Stinne Taiger Ivø moves up 
Bimco has promoted its director of contracts & support, Stinne Taiger Ivø, to deputy secretary general, effective 1 January 2024. Ivø joined the organisation in early 2022 as head of the contracts & support department. Prior to joining Bimco, Ivø ran the claims... more
Building its own loco fleet
RZD Logistics (RZDL) has acquired its first two diesel locomotives. They will be deployed for shunting and export work on 1,520 mm gauge railways operated by industrial companies. More acquisitions are planned for 2024. By building up its own locomotive fleet, RZDL aims to... more
A step towards sustainable stretch film
Mopi has released its new Hunter Nano Pac Stretch Film made from at least 30% recycled plastic. Mopi is a pallet stretch film supplier based in Singapore. Its main focus used to be on petroleum-based stretch film, of which it sold over 2,000 t in 2023. innovation reduces the... more
Chinese logistics provider heads Southeast
Chinese logistics provider Best is building a 220,000 sqm facility in Malaysia and expanding its presence in Southeast Asia by connecting Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, and Malaysia to its network. The company’s largest sorting centre is to be located in Selangor, a state in... more
Zim connects Asia with East Med
Zim Integrated Shipping Services has expanded its ZMP service, which connects Asia with the East Mediterranean, to include a new stop at Cai Mep Port in Vietnam. This addition positions Zim as the sole major carrier offering a direct connection from Vietnam to the East... more
Globallink augments Eurasian services
The multimodal transport specialist has introduced a new transport link between the Port of Pit, Georgia (USA) and Central Asia, combining sea-rail and sea-road services. The company’s network covers Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America and connects 65 countries... more
Uncertainties and opportunities in 2024
In its latest weekly market data analysis, ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform Xeneta says that 2024 may herald the start of a new economic growth cycle for the global air cargo industry after last year ended with a +9% year-on-year rise in... more
GW in Austr(al)ia
Gebrüder Weiss (GW) has been keeping busy over the New Year, from artwork transportation in Austria to new expansions in Australia. In December 2023, the company transported Barbara Anna Husar’s atelier from Vienna to Bludenz. The Austrian artist’s fragile artwork was... more
China Cargo launches Miami freighter service
China Cargo Airlines is extending its relationship with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the Sats Group, in North America with a new handling contract, marking the start of the first services of a Chinese airline to Miami. The airline will launch three Boeing 777... more
Enlarging container handling capacity near Almaty
Eastcomtrans is to receive a USD 40 million loan from the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Kazakhstan’s largest private rolling stock operator will use the funds to further develop its Zhetygen logistical centre near Almaty, acquire up to 250 new rail cars... more