Bob Jaques editor of Ship Management Intl 
Elaborate Communications, publisher of Ship Management International (SMI), has appointed Bob Jaques as editor. He will immediately oversee the November/December issue. Jaques is an English literature graduate from the University of York with a postgraduate diploma in... more
Train carrying 700 t of hazardous goods to Tajikistan
Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) is handling a heavy rail transport of hazardous goods from Kryolith in Russia to Tajikistan for an aluminium company based in Tajikistan. The goods will travel more than 2,800 km in covered wagons from Orlovka in Russia's Volgograd region,... more
ONE's call to action
Singapore-based Japanese container shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) is joining the “getting to zero coalition”, an alliance of more than 150 companies within the maritime, energy, infrastructure and finance sectors that aims to decarbonise shipping. “ONE is... more
New port in Haifa operational
Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG)'s commitment, made in 2015, for the concession to build a new port in Haifa has brought fruit. Early in September this year, the NIS 5.5 billion (USD 1.7 billion) investment came to a close with the opening of the Bay Port at Haifa,... more
IFOY award: three new jurors
The IFOY organisation has appointed three new jurors: Peter MacLeod, news editor at "Logistics Business" in UK, Rosa Maria Cherubini, managing editor at "Il Giornale della Logistica" in Italy, and Klaus Koch. The editor-in-chief at the online magazine... more
Leasing company invests in rolling stock
VTG Rail Russia, which leases its rolling stock to customers in the Russian market, has ordered around 100 flat cars from Russian manufacturer UWC. The wagons will be used to transport freight containers. The partnership between VTG and UWC began back in 2017. Over the next... more
Geodis adds air route between Europe and Asia
Geodis is extending its "AirDirect" service by adding a twice weekly flight routed London Stansted (STN)/Amsterdam (AMS)/ Hong Kong (HKG)/STN/AMS. The global transport and logistics provider will in part use its new A330-300 full freighter aircraft to operate this... more
(Too) much time spent in ports
Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence used recent data published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and development (Unctad) on port stays of vessels to gain more information about current bottlenecks in the container shipping industry.... more
Trains haul Russian timber to China
Russian Railways Logistics (RDZL) has launched regular container train services to transport timber from Russia to China. The second train, loaded with 62 40 ft containers, has just reached its destination in Mongolia. The timber from the Krasnojarsk region is first picked... more
New parcel centres Down Under
An enlarged parcel hub in Perth, this is Australia Post's next goal. At 23,000 sqm, the new purpose-built facility will be equipped with adequate automated sortation and the capacity to process 14,000 parcels per hour on its first day of operation, allowing for an acceleration... more