Green energy for all Ceva warehouses 
Ceva Logistics plans to transition all its contract logistics and freight warehouses to low-carbon electricity by 2025. The commitment will rely on a combination of purchasing low-carbon electricity (renewable and nuclear) from local utility providers and expanding its own... plus
"Special flight division" with "special cargo"
"Human remains" are sensitive cargo, and long-haul transports are usually carried out by aircraft. With the help of Flightradar 24, our colleagues at The Moscow Times have observed that in the war that Russia has been waging in Ukraine as a so-called "special... plus
Bio-methanol fuelled “Cajun Sun” crosses Atlantic
The dual-fuel vessel “Cajun Sun” successfully arrived in Antwerp (Belgium) on 4 February 2023 after an 18-day Transatlantic voyage: departing from Geismar (USA) on 17 January, this vessel, the first methanol-fuelled ship, is the result of a collaboration between Methanex, the... plus
Louisa Hosegood joins board of Logistics UK
Louisa Hosegood, strategy and transformation director for Bis Henderson Group, has been appointed to the board of Logistics UK, the largest business group representing the logistics sector in UK. She joins the board as the industry faces the many challenges of a post-pandemic... plus
29th Intl maritime hall of fame: five honourees
The Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey (Mapony/NJ recently elected the 29th international maritime hall of fame honorees. The awards will be presented on 17 May 2023 at The Lighthouse, Pier 61 at Chelsea Piers in New York City. Mapony/NJ executive... plus
Silk Way West Airlines expands network
Silk Way West Airlines is expanding its network in the Middle East and Central Asia by introducing twice-weekly regular cargo flights to and from the Saudi Arabian city of Dammam, as well as to and from Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. These scheduled routes will enable... plus
Support for rail operators using electric traction
The European Commission has approved a EUR 1.1 billion German scheme to compensate rail transport operators using electric traction. The scheme will help rail operators cover part of the additional electricity cost experienced due to the exceptional increases in electricity... plus
New location for contract logistics
Logistics real estate developer Habacker + Thielemann is building a state-of-the-art e-commerce logistics centre with two halls measuring around 22,000 sqm on a 43,000 sqm site in Bönen near Dortmund (Germany), for Recht Kontraktlogistik. Construction will start shortly and... plus
World’s first collapsible AAX now available
VRR’s foldable and stackable cargo container, the world’s first collapsible AAX, has just been certified by Easa and is now ready for take-off. Developer VRR is delighted that it can bring its product to the air cargo market. “We’re very excited that we can officially launch the... plus
Next project for ABB and Rio Grande terminal
Wilson Sons, an integrated port and maritime logistics operator based in Brazil, has chosen ABB’s Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for its ship-to-shore cranes at Rio Grande container terminal. ABB provides automation, electrification, and digitalisation services for process... plus