All good things come from above 
The HGK Shipping vessel ’Helios’, 135 m long and 11.5 m wide and just named in June, seems a barge like any other inland waterway ship. Yet it has a power station on board that has now earned it an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. more
Christophe Buisson to manage overseas business 
Christophe Buisson joins Dimotrans Group as managing director of its overseas business unit that focuses on air, sea and customs freight forwarding services and operates under its main brand Qualitair & Sea as well as Alis International, Tala France and Pilot. Buisson has... more
India: double stack services at ICD Faridabad 
Gateway Distriparks (GDL) recently launched double stack services at the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Faridabad, Haryana. ICD provides direct connectivity to major Indian seaports via the western dedicated freight corridor and is now the first and only location in the Delhi... more
Order book rebound 
According to Bimco, shipyards have delivered a record-breaking 2.5 million teu capacity in container ships just ten months into 2024, with 410 new vessels contributing to an 8.7% fleet increase, now totalling 30.4 million teu in 6,699 ships. Since 2020, the fleet has... more
A first for Maersk in Vietnam 
Maersk has opened its first bonded warehouse in Vietnam and thus created more capacities in the north of the country for import and export operations. Located at SLP Park in Nam Dinh Vu IP, the hub offers connections to Hai Phong’s seaport area and thus further shipping routes.... more
Fuso e-canters to electrify deliveries in Malmö 
The Swedish company Falkenklev Logistik is adding six new Fuso eCanter 9C18e to its electric truck fleet. The light units will be used exclusively for DHL transport operations on the southern coast of Sweden in the Skane region and particularly in the city of Malmö. The 8.55... more
Hellmann Italy picks new MD 
Enrico Farneti will take over as the new managing director of the Italian subsidiary of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics (Hellmann Italy) in November, as a successor to Daniela Coppola, who will leave the company at the end of the year as planned. Following various roles in Italy... more
Solidifying presence in Indonesia 
Established in August 20222, BBN Airlines Indonesia, a subsidiary of Avia Solutions Group, has become the 32nd airline member of the Indonesian National Air Carriers Association. The airline's chairman Martynas Grigas: "By joining Inaca, we are reinforcing our growing... more
Kobe Port to house dangerous goods warehouse 
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) will establish a logistics centre on Port Island, port of Kobe, Japan, which will feature two warehouses for dangerous goods and one for general cargo. It is expected to come on stream by spring 2026. Managed by MOL’s Japan Express Co., this... more
Cheers to a consulting collaboration 
Broad Range Logistics is collaborating with Cascadia Managing Brands to strengthen food and beverage deliveries. Under the agreement, Cascadia will provide consulting for its partner’s market expansion. Broad Range has committed to offering up to five-year contracts with a... more

