Intermodal business changes hands 
STG Logistics has acquired the North American intermodal division of XPO Logistics for about USD 710 million. The division was formed after XPO’s purchase of Pacer in 2014 and Bridge Terminal Transport in 2015. The acquired XPO intermodal division is North America’s third... more
Agility performing without GIL
The Kuwait-based logistics provider, which sold its global integrated logistics (GIL) division to DSV Panalpina (DSV) in August 2021, witnessed a strong financial year 2021. While revenues went up by 22.1% to KD 486.2 million (almost EUR 1.5 billion), the group's ebitda... more
A roadmap for the Seine axis
The French Haropa port, which combines the maritime and logistics assets of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, has defined its business strategy for the period until 2025. The roadmap, aiming to develop the Haropa port into a high-performance maritime and river port system and... more
Back to Delhi and soon to Mumbai
After a two-year break due to the pandemic, India has reopened its borders - and six Indian airlines and 60 foreign airlines from 40 countries are resuming flights to and from India. Among them is LOT Polish Airlines, which today, 29 March 2022, is resuming a thrice-weekly... more
Management changes at Eurogate
Marc Dieterich will take over as new managing director of Eurogate Container Terminal Bremerhaven (CTB) on 1 April 2022. He comes from North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven (NTB), where he held management positions for more than two decades, most recently for seven years as operations... more
Lödige equips mega hub at Istanbul Airport
Lödige Industries completed the new fully automated terminal for Turkish Cargo recently. At the new location at Istanbul Airport, one of the largest and busiest cargo terminals in the world, has been built on a total area of around 300,000 sqm, offering a handling capacity of... more
Mersin is GW's new location
Gebrüder Weiss has opted for a multimodal approach in Eastern Turkey: its new location offers air and sea freight services, as well as intermodal land transport. Mersin, the country's second port and an important hub in the East Med not least due to the sanctions against the... more
Add Secure eco driving challenge cuts 12.900 t CO2
Add Secure has announced the results of its eco-driving 2021 competition. The competition, called the Add Secure eco-driving challenge, is voluntary for Add Secure's smart transport customers and is based on the Add Secure eco-driving index. When the data was analysed, it was... more
Road upgrades in Liberia and Sierra Leone
The African Development Bank Group (AFDB) has approved USD 88.2 million in financing for the third phase of the road development and transport facilitation programme for the Mano River Union, an association initially established between Liberia and Sierra Leone. The third... more
New equipment for the port of Lagos
Tincan Island Container Terminal (TICT) has ordered two new cranes for its operations at the Port of Lagos (Nigeria). The Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 Mobile Harbour Cranes are scheduled for delivery in June 2022. TICT is a consortium of Bolloré Ports and an association of China... more