Atlas Air expands partnerships 
Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and Cainiao Network (“Cainiao”), the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, are expanding their strategic partnership by adding a new Boeing 747-8 freighter under a long-term agreement to increase capacity on routes between China... more
40 freight locomotives delivered
Azerbaijan Railways recently received the last two of a total of 40 Prima freight locomotives produced by Alstom. The locomotives will be put into operation initially on the Baku-Boyuk Kesik and Bilajari-Yalama sections of the east-west and north-south transport corridors.... more
Dimos opens its own office in Dubai
Dimos Maschinenbau, a manufacturer of warehouse and industrial trucks and a system supplier for the air cargo sector, is setting up a branch in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With this move, the Petersberg (Germany)-based family business is taking a big step towards... more
Ro-ro activities return to Karachi
It's the new beginning of an old story. The Pakistan International Container Terminal (Pict) achieved a new operational milestone with its recent handling of Messina Line’s Jolly Quarzo, the first ro-ro vessel to call the terminal. This marks the resumption of ro-ro services at... more
GXO's ambitious outlook
GXO, the logistics spin-off of XPO listed at the stock market, has reported its results for 2021. For the full year, revenues increased to USD 7.9 billion, a rise of 21.5% compared to the USD 6.2 billion achieved in 2020. The company reported adjusted ebitda of USD 611... more
Digitally embracing air cargo from Dakar
Africa-based carrier Air Senegal will deploy the Smartkargo solution across all functional areas of its cargo business serving 19 destinations, including New York, Washington and Paris. The US technology aims to digitally transform the West African carrier's operations and... more
Arpin chooses Ronnie Blanchard
Arpin International has promoted Ronnie Blanchard from general service administration (GSA) supervisor to general manager, GSA services. In his new role, he will be responsible for daily operations, account management, overseeing domestic moves, managing claims and assisting... more
Infranord to invest in signalling system
Manufacturer Hitachi Rail is installing new digital signalling technologies on board two yellow maintenance trains operated by Swedish rail maintenance company Infranord. The digitisation of these vehicles will help Infranord to better maintain rail infrastructure across the... more
K Line's new terminal in Yokohama
In April 2022, K Line and Daito Corporation will jointly launch the K Line Group’s first finished-vehicle terminal in Japan, at Yokohama. The Japanese shipping group leases the terminal from Yokohama Port Terminal Corporation (YPC) and operates it at Yokohama port, which is... more