Fourth temperature-controlled hub in Spain opened 
Americold Realty Trust, which specialises in temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics for the food industry, has launched a new facility in Santa Perpetua, Barcelona in Spain. The location has eleven loading bays and over 20,000 pallet positions offering storage for... more
New air cargo service between Europe and China
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has launched a new air cargo service with scheduled flights between Billund (BLL) in Denmark and Hangzhou (HGH) near Shanghai. The new offer is Maersk's response to increasing customer demand. The scheduled Europe-Asia operation with three... more
Heavy-lift equipment company opens in Mumbai
Deugro has established DHP Heavylift Solutions to operate its own barges and specialised trailer equipment in India. The initial investment involves two barges as well as four Goldhofer heavy duty modular trailer combinations, each with six-axle lines. Deugro is one of the... more
Clearing the sky for alternative smoking products
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has endorsed the recent announcement by the Hong Kong government that it aims to facilitate the resumption of transhipping alternative smoking products (ASPs) from the Chinese Mainland via Hong Kong International Airport to overseas... more
Logistics influencer publishes new guidebook
The global logistics network owner, entrepreneur, and award-winning executive Kristy Guo has written her new leadership book "The Joyful Leader In You. Eight Secret Steps to Create Confidence and Success In Life and Business." Guo: "I saw there was a need for... more
Let the sun rise earlier!
Following a customer’s request, NVOCC and global 3PL services provider UWL and the Swire Shipping group have announced a new port call for export refrigerated containers in Busan, Korea on the "Sun Chief Express" service: the shorter eastbound voyage, Seattle - Busan -... more
Value Maritime's new office in Singapore
Based in the Central Business District (CBD) of Singapore, an important and expanding Asia Pacific shipping market, the new office of Value Maritime (VM) will be led by Milou van der Ven as the area manager for Asia. Headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the... more
MOU to solve safety issues
Representatives of Cargo Incident Notification System (Cins), Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting Programme (Chirp), Container Owners Association (COA), International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (Ichca), and Ship Message Design Group (Smdg) signed a... more
Kuehne + Nagel boosts footprint in Africa
Kuehne + Nagel is improving and expanding its services for its customers in Africa with the appointment of Alexandre Muratore as managing director of the newly established West Africa Cluster comprising Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Sierra... more
Kalmar to deliver heavy e-forklift to Austria
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has secured an order from Austrian rail logistics service provider Innofreight for a Kalmar heavy electric forklift. This unit is the first of its kind to be delivered to a customer anywhere in the world. Kalmar’s first heavy electric forklift is to... more