Fashion logistics upgrade 
The Italian fashion retailer OVS has partnered with TGW Logistics for its omni-channel fulfilment capabilities. TGW has implemented its 'FlashPick' goods-to-person system at OVS’s Pontenure distribution centre, enabling processing of up to 100,000 items daily for store... more
Evolution series joins Simandou
Wabtec and Rio Tinto SimFer have unveiled the first ES43ACi evolution series locomotive built for the Simandou project in Guinea, Africa’s largest mining and infrastructure development project, according to Wabtec. Assembled at Wabtec’s Marhowra plant in India, the 4,500HP... more
XPO taps Balcou to grow French freight role
XPO Logistics has appointed Vincent Balcou as its director of operations for global forwarding activities in France, thus strengthening the country’s role in XPO’s European logistics network. With over 30 years of experience at Maersk, MSC and Dachser, Balcou will lead the... more
Haropa and Pointe-Noire join forces
On the occasion of the official visit of Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso to Paris, Haropa Port and the Autonomous Port of Pointe-Noire (PAPN) signed a strategic cooperation agreement on 23 May 2025. The deal aims to strengthen ties between the two Atlantic maritime... more
Connecting Hangzhou from end July
On 30 July, just over two months from now, Emirates will launch daily Boeing B777-300ER flights between Dubai and Hangzhou, expanding its SkyCargo capacity to and from China. Each flight offers 22 t and 80 m³ of cargo space, enabling efficient movement of high-value and... more
Baltic Rail Gate appoints Lonke as co-head
Dietmar Lonke (on the left) has taken over as managing director of Baltic Rail Gate (BRG) in Lübeck, succeeding Antje Falk, who'll retire this summer after leading the terminal since its founding in 2000. Falk played a key role in establishing BRG as a major intermodal hub in... more
Deugro delivers CCU cargo
Deugro has successfully delivered critical cargo units for the world’s first large-scale carbon capture and utilisation facility (CCU) in the German cement industry. Located at a cement plant in Triefenstein-Lengfurt am Main, the project, built by Linde Engineering, aims... more
Siemens powers Indian rail
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first of 1,200 electric locomotives (D9–9000 HP units) at Indian Railways’ Dahod factory in Gujarat. Developed in partnership with Siemens, the locomotives are among the most powerful freight engines globally and are... more
Ducat marks 300th rice shipment to West Africa
Ducat Maritime has completed its 300th rice shipment to West Africa, reinforcing its position in South–South food trade. The milestone cargo, carried by the 55,803 dwt 'MV Rishabh' included 45,500 t of white rice —12,200 t in bulk, the rest bagged — that was en route from Ko... more
Arkas orders eco-vessels
Arkas, a leading Turkish container shipping line, is scaling up its liner fleet to 59 vessels by 2028, reinforcing its strategic role in regional and intercontinental trade. The company has ordered ten next-generation containerships — six 4,300 teu and four 3,100 teu units —... more