Thome Group sets up simulator 
The Thome Group, a Singaporean provider of services to the shipping and offshore industries, installed a ‘full mission navigation bridge simulator’ with a 320⁰ view on 20 January in Makati City, in the Metro Manila region of the Philippines. The visual system brings geographic... more
Finland – Siberia in just 5.5 days by rail
Russian Railways (RZD) has launched a high-speed cross-border freight service from Western Siberia to Northern Europe. The first high-speed freight train loaded with chemical products recently departed for Finland from Kopylovo station on West Siberian Railways in the Tomsk... more
Hot demand for chilled goods
The latest annual analysis of the reefer market presented by the Dutch consultancy Dynamar confirmed the trend in 2019, the latest year analysed. A global appetite for selected special food products boosted the reefer market. The provisional figures in Dynamar’s ‘Reefer... more
Colombian operator achieves milestone
The Sociedad Puerto Industrial de Aguadulce (SPIA), a joint venture between ICTSI and PSA International, started the year well when it handled 1 million teu in January. The SPIA operates the Aguadulce multiuser container terminal in the Colombian port of Buenaventura. SPIA... more
Singapore banks on vaccination
The Port of Singapore will supply the Covid-19 vaccine to more than 10,000 of its maritime workers before the end of January, which is part of the country's national vaccination plan (sea and air vaccination exercise, Save). Among these are dock workers, pilots, cargo officers,... more
Is air-sea the key for Djibouti's hub plans?
Djibouti has strong international backing on the issue of "making Djibouti a hub for air-sea logistics for the region." In a recent summit conference, the outlook of combining Djibouti's expertise in the port and Ethiopian Airlines’ experience in the air with Air... more
Japanese go safe with cool chain provider
ANA Cargo, the core air freight business of ANA Group, has partnered with CSafe Global, to introduce its active air cargo containers to the carrier's "prio pharma" line-up. The first and only Japanese airline to receive Iata CEIV Pharma (2017) certification for its... more
Chinese investment for Italian Post
Poste Italiane and Cloud Seven Holding recently inked an agreement to form an e-commerce partnership. The Italian group acquired 51% of the shares of Sengi Express, a company based in Hong Kong that specialises in providing logistics solutions for Chinese e-commerce companies... more
10,000th Taiwan-made truck
In Dadu, Taiwan, the 10,000th locally assembled DAF truck has rolled off the assembly line just three years after production of the 5,000th vehicle. The jubilee truck was ordered by Yong Yuan Transport. It is a CF 480 tractor unit which will be used to transport gravel and... more
Clarksons’ overview on newbuilds
In 2020, global orders for newly-built ships amounted to 53.9 million dwt, 29% less than in 2019, according to current data from Clarksons Research. The decrease in orders for bulk carriers was particularly strong, with a drop of 58%, or a total of 13.5 million dwt, compared to... more