CMA CGM: another big investment 
CMA CGM has contracted the South Korean Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD to build a series of ten 2,000 teu ice-class vessels. The vessels will run on dual-fuel engines and can therefore rely on liquefied natural gas. The order was said to be worth a specific USD 627 million.... more
Record quarter for Air Charter Service
Air Charter Service has recorded its busiest ever quarter for its cargo division, with 1,445 cargo charters in the period August to October. This, combined with its other divisions, resulted in the highest ever revenue for the company in one quarter – a total of GBP 321.1... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Moles have to eat at least half their body weight in food every day. If they do not eat for a day, they die. more
First hybrid LNG battery PCTC enters service
A dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid PCTC, a technological innovation, has entered service for UECC. The maritime car carrier company took delivery of the vessel, to be named “Auto Advance”, being the first in a series of three newbuild pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) and measuring... more
Order for additional e-vehicles placed
USA-based Merchants Fleet is expanding its purchase order from Bright Drop to 18,000 electric vehicles with the addition of 5,400 mid-size electric light EV410s. The order adds to the 12,600 EV600s slated to be integrated into the company’s fleet starting in 2023. With an... more
GW completes integration in Bulgaria
Austria-headquartered transport and logistics provider Gebrüder Weiss has now completed the integration of Rhenus Bulgaria into its organisation. Four new locations have joined GW’s national network in Bulgaria – in Burgas, Svilengrad, Varna and Plovdiv. Gebrüder Weiss has... more
XPO Logistics picks Swati Sharma
XPO Logistics has appointed Swati Sharma as senior vice president and treasurer. She succeeds Ravi Tulsyan, who served as treasurer until his appointment as CFO in September. Prior to joining XPO, Sharma was chief financial officer of Avenues: The World School, where she led... more
Back into light
Latam Airlines Group and its affiliates in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and the USA - including Latam Cargo Chile, Latam Cargo Colombia and Latam Cargo Brazil, which will gradually increase their combined fleet from eleven to a total of up to 21 freighters by 2023 -... more
Ottmarsheim to become rail hub
Swissterminal is launching a new rail link between the port of Antwerp in Belgium and Ottmarsheim in Alsace in the border triangle between France, Switzerland and Germany on 1 January 2022. The new train will run three times a week in both directions. It will depart from... more