China-train reaches Europe in 32 days 
Fifty feu containers carrying chemical, industrial and retail goods from Suzhou, China recently reached their destination terminal at Ludwigshafen, Germany after a journey of 32 days. This is the first westbound block train to be organised by logistics service provider... more
Sinovac vaccine arrives in Turkey
As part of its continuing healthcare, medical equipment and vaccine shipments across the globe, Turkish Cargo last week carried the first batch of Sinovac, Covid-19 vaccines procured from China by the ministry of health, to Turkey. Loaded inside 17 containers equipped... more
Blank sailings significantly down, says eeSea
The latest data from the Danish maritime and supply chain intelligence company eeSea’s ‘Blank Sailings Tracker’ shows that 1.7% (for February) and 0.6% (for March) of head-haul sailings have been cancelled on three main east/west trades at this stage of the year. This is a... more
TT Club: malpractice costs USD 6 billion a year
British TT Club’s recent analysis pointed out that two thirds of incidents related to cargo damage are caused or exacerbated by poor practices at the time of packing goods into a freight container. Such supply chain malpractice can result in containership fires with loss of... more
Mario Sommariva takes charge in east Liguria
The Italian ports of La Spezia and Carrara have a new captain at the helm. Mario Sommariva was recently installed as the new president of the Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea by Italian transport minister Paola De Micheli. Sommariva succeeds Carla Roncallo, who has... more
Five locomotives to be used abroad
Five 193 series locomotives have arrived at the centre for rail vehicle repairs in Usti nad Labem, Czechia. They were leased by CD Cargo on the basis of a tender announced at the end of last year. The locomotives will now be rented out to Alpha Trains for one year. The... more
New vessel for Wan Hai Lines
Japan Marine United has delivered a 3,055 teu container ship to Wan Hai Lines. The line has ordered a total of eight container vessels with a design capacity of 3,055 teu which can carry containers with a maximum of 12 rows x 6 stages in the hold and a maximum of 14 rows x 7... more
Managing director for parcel logistician
Daryl Dylan, who previously held the post of head of ‘carriers and commercials’, has been asked to step up to the role of new managing director of Caribou, a multimodal parcel, haulage and freight logistician. His first tasks are to bring the firm’s network of depots to ten... more
Amazon buys aircraft
Continuing its fleet expansion, the US e-commerce giant Amazon completed its first-ever purchase of eleven B767-300. The four aircraft purchased from WestJet in March are currently undergoing passenger to cargo conversion and will join Amazon Air’s network in 2021, and the seven... more
Takeover in Morocco completed
Ceva Logistics, an affiliate of CMA CGM, has acquired the Asti Group in Morocco as part of its ongoing strategy to expand its portfolio in Northern Africa. The companies have been long-standing partners for more than two decades and have delivered a range of multi-modal services... more