ONE growing fresh fruit 
In the first of two new programmes, the container shipping alliance ONE worked with New Zealand avocado grower Avanza on CA reefer container exports for the full season running from September 2018 to January 2019. The avocado shipments were dispatched from the port of Tauranga,... plus
GAC wins Caspian Sea contracts with Petronas
GAC’s marine branch in Turkmenistan has been awarded two contracts by Petronas Carigali, a subsidiary of Petronas, to provide marine services for its development of the Garagol Deniz west field. GAC Marine will supply three anchor-handling vessels manned by experienced crew... plus
New non-stop connection between Italy and Germany
The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has launched TransFER Duisburg Venice, a non-stop rail service between the port of Venice on Italy’s Adriatic coast and the bimodal terminal in Duisburg (Germany). The train will run three times a week. Venice will be connected to the Duisburg... plus
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Buenos Aires has the highest ratio of psychoanalysts per capita than any other city. Argentina itself has 202 shrinks per 100,000 inhabitants. Austria comes a poor second with only 80 per 100,000. plus
Substantial growth in oil logistics for Bolloré
The 2018 financial statements have been approved by Bolloré’s board of directors. Last year’s revenue amounted to just over EUR 23 billion, a 7% increase at constant scope and exchange rates (+26% as reported), thanks to a 9% surge in transport and logistics activities.... plus
Contship Italia taking bull by the horns
In its 50th anniversary year, the operator Contship Italia has entered into negotiations with MSC for the sale of the latter’s 50% stake in CSM Italia Gate, the company that controls the Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT). MCT is the concessionaire of the container terminal... plus
Contship Italia taking the bull by the horns
In its 50th anniversary year, the operator Contship Italia has entered into negotiations with MSC for the sale of the latter’s 50% stake in CSM Italia Gate, the company that controls the Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT). MCT is the concessionaire of the container terminal... plus
Regard vers le sud-ouest
International Airlines Group (IAG), née en 2011 de British Airways et d’Iberia, a transporté davantage de fret en 2018 et augmenté ses recettes. Elle se montre peu impressionnée par le Brexit et mise sur les éléments du groupe qui demeurent dans l’UE. plus
Lower track access prices and innovation impulses
Several measures are urgently needed in order for the railway to continue growing. The railway trade body, Netzwerk Europäischer Bahnen (NEE), based this conclusion on the findings of a new study. Alongside extending the infrastructure, track access charges – or railway... plus
Endangered birds fly onboard Air Seychelles
With the support of the Denis Private Island hotel (Seychelles), Air Seychelles recently flew endemic Seychelles paradise flycatchers from Denis, where they were introduced in 2008 as part of a national conservation programme, to Praslin, another island in the archipelago, to... plus