UECC plans to run on biofuels 
Words are followed by actions. After their three month biofuel trial, short sea operator UECC (United European Car Carriers) and the Good Shipping Program are cooperating with car manufacturer BMW Group to continue to test marine bio fuel-oil (BFO) on UECC’s ro-ro car carrying... more
New China train en route to the Netherlands
A freight train left Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Saturday 6 June 2020), heading for Tilburg in the Netherlands for the first time, according to the Chinese state council information office. The train, carrying 82 teu of cargo, will travel around 15 days... more
Awarding efforts to protect the environment
K Line recently hosted the environmental awards ceremony 2020. The awards were established to honour and give recognition to outstanding efforts made by both executives and employees to further the preservation of the environment. Seagate Corporation received the grand... more
South Korea – St. Petersburg bimodal in 16 days
Maersk’s Asia-Northern Europe ocean-rail service, previously offered on a monthly basis in west-bound direction only, will now be providing fortnightly connections in both directions, from Asia to Europe and from Europe to Asia. This is expected to help many customers who are... more
CMA CGM's sound start of the year
In his most recent outlook on the carrier's current situation, Rodolphe Saadé, chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, commented: “Despite the uncertainty around global economy, we anticipate an improvement during the second quarter.” CMA CGM Group, member of the Ocean... more
Rhenus opens new warehouse in India
Rhenus Logistics has opened a new warehouse at Gurugram, near the Delhi NCR region in North India. The 32,500 sqm facility will enable the company to provide more scalable storage options and solutions, strengthening its integrated logistics services and solutions offerings for... more
Cargo-partner arranges "regular" charters
Since the escalation of the Covid-19 crisis, the airfreight teams of the Vienna-based logistics provider cargo-partner around the world have organised numerous full and part-charter flights to ensure the timely delivery of highly urgent shipments. Throughout this month, the... more
Australia's Port of Newcastle bolsters executive team
Senior Australian infrastructure managers Glenn Thornton and Paul Brown will join Port of Newcastle’s (PON) executive team on 9 June as the organisation enters a major growth phase. Thornton – who comes to the port from global engineering professional services consulting... more
Criminals can't wait for restart of professional sport
While the professional sports leagues NBA and NHL in North America are working on concepts for resuming their playing seasons that were interrupted in March, smugglers are trying to benefit from the fans’ joyful anticipation. At two airports, US customs and border control... more
Transport market for fashion industry bounces back
Light at the end of the tunnel: the transport market for the fashion industry is beginning to recover. "Customers are reporting improvements in all modes of transport, and data from our SCM software OSCA confirms this," said Setlog. The German software company... more