Rambaud switches from Africa to Asia 
Bolloré Logistics has appointed Jean-Baptiste Rambaud as sales & marketing director for Middle East & South Asia. He will be based in Dubai, UAE reporting to Philippe Lortal, CEO for Middle East & South Asia. Lortal: "His background and leadership in... more
Belarus and Russia join forces
Belarusian Railway and Russian Railways (RZD) have signed an agreement on cooperation in rail traffic, the procedure for transferring wagons, containers and cargo and maintaining the railway infrastructure between transfer stations. The companies reviewed their cooperation... more
WFS expands businesses in Seattle
EVA Air has signed a new three-year cargo handling contract with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Seattle, extending more than 15 years of partnership in North America. As well as handling more than 83,000 t of air cargo per year for the Taiwanese airline in Newark, New... more
RCH starts testing e-hybrid mainline locomotive
The first e-hybrid locomotive developed and optimised for freight transport by the Chinese company CRRC ZELC for Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH) in accordance with the company's needs has arrived in Europe. In the upcoming months, experts will check whether the vehicle meets the... more
CSafe Global adds sales director in Seoul
CSafe Global, a US provider of temperature-controlled container solutions for the transport of life-enhancing pharmaceuticals, has been building its life science sales team worldwide for the past 18 months. It has now appointed Dong Woo Lee as director of life science sales for... more
Aircraft lessor demands more freighter capacity
Miami-based Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has been awarded a contract to provide Aero Capital Solutions with ten additional B737-800SF freighter conversions. This news follows an AEI announcement in October 2020 providing its client, a major mid-life lessor from Texas, with... more
ONE's great leap
Singapore-headquartered Ocean Network Express has published its results for its Q3, which covers the period of October to December 2020. ONE’s fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31. The quarter saw a particularly strong momentum with a profit of USD 944 million (5... more
Carrier reliability hits rock bottom
The Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence has published the figures on carrier schedule reliability in December last year. In its latest issue of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, CEO Alan Murphy spoke of a "record-low 44.6 pc in December... more
Special trains during pandemic
In spite of Covid challenges, Indian Railways is now running as many as 1,138 mail/express trains per day in different zones of its network. This number amounts to 65% of the trains in pre-Covid times. All important destinations across the country are connected by these... more
A hundred for Tapa
The Transported Asset Protection Association (Tapa) in Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA) has seen its membership steadily growing during the continuing disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic. The supply chain resilience and security association welcomed over 100... more