Rhenus starts new business in China 
Rhenus Group has set up its first office in Changsha, Hunan Province in China. It will offer a wide range of logistics services to enable local businesses to expand their overseas outreach. The new office will offer solutions all along the supply chain, including air and... mehr
Empties take their toll
A new container yard for empties has opened in the Port of Shanghai. It is intended to help the Shanghai International Port Group (SIGP) tackle the flow of empty containers. Located in the Yangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Zone, the yard is expected to handle a... mehr
Major renewable energy certificate deal for Hactl
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), the SAR’s largest independent handler, has signed an agreement to purchase renewable energy certificates (RECs) from CLP Power Hong Kong Limited equating to 45.9 GWh of power generated from renewable energy sources.The move is the... mehr
Rail First changes ownership
DIF and Amber are jointly acquiring the Australian railfreight leasing company Rail First on a 50-50 basis. The companies have signed a takeover agreement to this effect. The transaction is subject to approval by Australia’s foreign investment review board and is expected to... mehr
Amur tigress treated as a princess
Last month, Aeroflot transported a tigress from the Russian Far East for treatment in Moscow Zoo’s centre for rare animal reproduction. The transfer took place on a scheduled flight from Vladivostok to Moscow.The Amur Tiger Centre addressed the airline with a request to... mehr
West-östliche Qualitätsansprüche 
Im September 2022 ist der Wechsel der Geschäftsleitung der Nippon Express Schweiz vollendet. Es ist ein Generationenwechsel: Beat Högger übernimmt bei der Nippon Express Schweiz das Präsidium des Verwaltungsrates und reicht nach acht Jahren operativer Führung der Firma den... mehr
Fifth warehouse in India
Maersk India has just opened a new warehouse in Bhiwandi on the outskirts of Mumbai. With a surface of 23,000 sqm, the new facility will be the company’s fifth warehouse inaugurated this year in India after Sikandrabad in Uttar Pradesh, Kolkata in West Bengal, and Pune and... mehr
EV Cargo picks Dorothy Zhang
EV Cargo, a global freight forwarding, supply chain and technology company, has appointed Dorothy Zhang as managing director, global forwarding, Central & Northern China. Zhang, an experienced senior executive with 26 years of international logistics knowledge, joins EV... mehr
Gründer geht von Bord
Russische Luftfrachtgruppe nach Sanktionen in heftigen Turbulenzen. Die russische Volga-Dnepr Group hat wegen des russischen Angriffskriegs gegen die Ukraine folgenden internationalen Sanktionen mit erheblichen Problemen zu kämpfen. Nun trennt sich das Unternehmen vom Chef und... mehr
More agricultural transports to China
The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) have decided to strengthen their cooperation in the international rail and multimodal transport sector. The member states Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia signed an agreement to this effect at the Eastern Forum in Vladivostok... mehr