SAL's step over the Atlantic 
This may be the beginning of a wonderful marriage. SAL Heavy Lift and Intermarine, two well-known brands in the heavy lift shipping arena, join forces within the Americas and for cross-Atlantic trade. SAL Heavy Lift, a member of the Harren & Partner Group, acquire a major... more
Launching Lahore flights
Starting from this month, a new service between London and Lahore will strengthen IAG Cargo's existing presence in Pakistan, which since 2019 has also included flights to Islamabad, which resumed service on 14 September operating daily between the two capital cities. IAG... more
Sofia warehouse with direct rail access
cargo-partner continues to expand its service portfolio in its iLogistics centre in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia. To this end, the company has just opened a rail terminal on the warehouse premises. With rail access directly beside the warehouse, goods can be easily unloaded from... more
Confidence in shipping on the rise
Carriers seem to be finding the way out of the valley of tears, gradually. One of the Big Three in Ratings, the Agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P), has just upgraded its perspective on the carrier Hapag-Lloyd. The shipping company's credit rating was raised one notch... more
Maritime purchases more container business
The UK-based transport and logistics operator Maritime Transport (Maritime) will take over Wincanton’s container transport business, Wincanton Container Logistics, by an investment of approximately GBP 1.5 million. The move follows a strategic review of Wincanton’s business... more
Palletised network expands in Iberia
Pall-Ex Iberia recently completed work on its brand new 12,000 sqm hub facility, which is strategically located in San Fernando de Henares. The state-of-the-art building will replace its current warehouse in Madrid and give the business additional capacity to develop its... more
Haropa appoints directors for two agencies in Paris
Haropa - Ports de Paris has elected new executives to lead two of its agencies in Paris. Morgane Sanchez joins the association of the northern French ports comprising Le Havre, Rouen and Paris and will take over the management of the Paris-Seine agency, effective 2 November... more
Young GDP network looks back in joy
The pharma logistics network "GDP network solutions", which was launched in Germany last July, has drawn a positive balance of its performance over the last three months. Heinrich Koch, managing director of Koch International Pharmalogistik, Osnabrück, and Steven... more
New terminal active in Wilhelmshaven
Mosolf has commenced operations at its auto terminal in Wilhelmshaven. The terminal operator will handle vehicles and other rolling cargo at the German Northern port and plans to develop further lines of business in the medium term. Wilhelmshaven is now the newest of 38 business... more
Nordic ro-ro operations about to begin
The final preparations for the opening of the new ro-ro terminal in the Stockholm Norvik Port are underway. Sweden’s newest port currently covers an area of 440,000 sqm. The last of eleven million paving stones was laid at the end of September. The construction work to build... more