450,000 vehicle rail hub launched 
India’s largest in-plant railway siding for automobiles was recently inaugurated at Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar facility. Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini joined the event. The site can dispatch 450,000 vehicles annually and aims to... mehr
Adding another ONE in Singapore
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has welcomed the 'ONE Singapore' into its fleet – a 13,900 teu containership designed to be methanol and ammonia ready. Built by Imabari Shipbuilding, the newbuilding is the sixth in a series of 20 sustainable vessels and will serve on global trade... mehr
Tailwind expands 'Tiger Express' in Malaysia, Vietnam
From today, 17 June 2025, Tailwind Shipping Lines will expand its Tiger Express (Tex) service to include one call in Vietnam and two in Malaysia. The intra-Asia loop now connects Bangladesh, Malaysia, Vietnam and Sri Lanka, offering customers greater planning security and new... mehr
BHP shifts copper to rail
BHP’s subsidiary Copper SA has awarded four contracts worth USD 1.5 billion to Aurizon for a new rail, road and port logistics solution supporting the Olympic Dam, Carrapateena and Prominent Hill mines. According to the company the deal aims to shift over 11,000 truck... mehr
Vietnamese line with first US call
The ‘Haian Zeta’, a 1,702 teu containership built in Germany in 2010 and acquired by the Vietnamese company Hai An Transport and Stevedoring (Hai An TS) in February 2025, has made the firm’s first-ever port call in the USA. Chartered by Sealead Shipping, the vessel operates... mehr
Pactl reinforces reach and joins Cargo iQ
At Transport Logistic 2025 in Munich, Pactl–Shanghai Pudong Int’l Airport Cargo Terminal, a joint venture between the Shanghai Airport Group and Lufthansa Cargo, showcased its strategy for the first time and reaffirmed its Cargo iQ membership, originally announced in... mehr
Green transport drives rail investment
According to a new report from 'Research and Markets' the global rail transport market will grow from USD 541 billion in 2025 to USD 932 billion by 2034, driven by high-speed rail expansion, sustainability goals and smart tech adoption. Europe and Asia are driving this... mehr
Airbus prepares for surge in freighter demand
Just ahead of the Paris Air Show 2025, which runs from today, 16 June, until 22 June, Airbus released its latest 'Global Market Forecast', projecting a 60% increase in air cargo traffic by 2044. This growth will drive demand for 970 new freighters over the next two decades,... mehr
Pil appoints new agent in Uruguay
Pacific International Lines (Pil) has appointed Pil Uruguay as its general agency in Uruguay, effective today, 16 June 2025. The move strengthens the Latin American presence of the shipping line, based in Singapore, and aims to bring services closer to regional customers. The... mehr
Turkish motorway project wins award
The Nakkaş–Başakşehir motorway in Turkey, backed by the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), has won Txf’s ‘Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year 2024’. The EUR 1.044 billion project involves developing a 35 km greenfield section of... mehr