Expansion in Georgia 
Gebrüder Weiss is celebrating ten years of operations in the Georgian market. In the past five years, the company’s land transport services have moved nearly 75,000 consignments with a total weight of 311,000 t. Now, the current company's infrastructure is no longer sufficient.... more
Using flexitanks to transport liquid cargo
Russian intermodal transport operator Fesco has expanded its portfolio by adding a new service for the transport of bulk liquids in containers using sealed flexitank liners. With the Fesco Flexi offer, goods can be dispatched via the group’s rail, sea, and intermodal... more
Three musketeers for one service
The three partners Sea Lead, OOCL and TS Lines are launching a new service covering India, UAE to East Africa. The ‘Idea’ weekly service will set out on 22 November with four vessels whose capacity was not announced. While Sea Lead will deploy two vessels on the service,... more
The dawning of the age of Aquarius
Aquarius LNG Shipping, an affiliate of the Japanese carrier MOL, has conducted sea trials of its owned LNG carrier, “Papua”, using biofuel. Approximately 1,500 t of biofuel was supplied by Exxon Mobil Marine on the vessel at Port of Singapore. The biofuel is expected to reduce... more
Cool chain on a grand scale 
A thriving segment in Turkey; bulkers piling up in the Sea of Marmara. Turkey’s agricultural sector accounts for approximately 20% of GDP – and depends heavily on logisticians offering international controlled-temperature operations. The cool chain is growing strongly – while... more
"Beaujo" is back - have you already tasted it?
Is this year's Beaujolais Nouveau as fruity as the one of 2021? Since yesterday, at any rate, wine lovers can enjoy the new vintage of this French red wine. Flawless logistics are needed to ensure that it is available all over the world, as it is on the third Thursday in... more
Freight service to receive an electronic upgrade
The South African state-owned transport company Transnet is digitising its freight services with Huawei's “all-optical backbone network for railways”. Reyling on next-generation intelligent and simplified Optix OSN 9800 series products, the chosen system promises high... more
Another player goes Down Under
It is a premiere. Arvato Supply Chain Solutions is opening its own warehouse in Australia. The new site in Villawood, the Greater Sydney area, has a 4,000 sqm warehouse area and a capacity of more than 3,000 pallet spaces. Frank Schirrmeister, CEO of Arvato Supply Chain... more
More connections for the Middle corridor
The Middle corridor is a hype now, but there is more to it. The Batumi International Container Terminal (Bict), an affiliate of International Container Terminal Services (Ictsi) in the Black Sea region, has received the maiden vessel call of the Chinese Cosco Shipping Lines’... more
CPSL enhances pharma handling capacities
Cathay Pacific Services Ltd (CPSL) has opened its newest facility at the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal, a fully temperature-controlled area of over 1,250 sqm dedicated to handle pharmaceutical products. The new pharma handling centre features real time temperature... more