CMA CGM speeds up service 
Marseilles-based carrier CMA CGM is restructuring its Bsmar service connecting the Black Sea, Turkey and Morocco, as from June 2021. Transit and lead times will be improved due to the rescheduling of terminal berthing windows and one single call in the Port of Algeciras. The... more
Spare parts for Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has awarded Unipart Logistics a five-year contract to run its new global parts logistics centre at Appleby Magna in Leicestershire, which is set to open in 2022. The logistics provider will handle aftermarket parts logistics for both the Jaguar and Land... more
Customs facility for railfreight terminal
iPort Rail in Doncaster has become the UK's first strategic railfreight interchange (SFRI) to be given government approval for an on-site customs area. As a result, businesses can now clear customs in South Yorkshire and move goods through the Channel Tunnel by rail in both... more
Swedish Orient Line names new CEO
Effective 1 August 2021, privately owned shipping and logistics company Swedish Orient Line (SOL) will welcome Tommy Kalin (photo) as its new CEO. He succeeds SOL’s CEO Ragnar Johannsson, who will remain CEO of shipping company Wallenius SOL, which SOL and Wallenius Lines... more
Trieste Marine Terminal ready for fresh fruit
The Trieste Marine Terminal is prepared for the harvest season. There is now more space for reefer containers, due to the implementation of an additional power unit, and new plugs are now operational to comply with seasonal peaks of temperature-controlled cargo. The total number... more
Transatlantic biking to Europe
While there is a serious shortage of bikes and their spare parts in Europe, Super 73, a designer and manufacturer of electric bikes based in the USA, has awarded Geodis a three-year contract to cover logistics services in Europe and the Middle East. The freight forwarder's... more
Another cloud keeps logistics busy
Prologis has signed a ten year lease with Kleine Wolke Textilgesellschaft for a new logistics property in Bremen. Kleine Wolke, a Bremen-based textile company, is thus now leasing two units at Prologis Park Bremen DC3, comprising a total of almost 17,000 sqm. The customer... more
Harren Bulkers' growing fleet
The bulk carrier’s fleet continues to grow: German shipping company Harren Bulkers just acquired the Handysize bulker “Pabari” (37,000 tdw, built 2012, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea). With an overall length of almost 187 m (beam 28.60 m, depth moulded 15.60 m), “Pabari”... more
Smartlynx registers first freighter in Malta
Smartlynx, a family member of the Riga (Latvia)-headquartered Avia Solutions Group, has introduced the first freighter aircraft registered in Malta which is also the first of its type to be added to the Smartlynx line-up of A320 and A321. Leased by launch customer Vallair, the... more
Northeast Italy joins intermodal network
Two new links to expand Hupac's network: Firstly, the company has re-launched its Italian shuttle service between Porderone and Novara providing multiple gateway connections to Benelux / Germany / Scandinavia / France and Italy. The service started with three roundtrips a week.... more