Better border-control procedures in Arabian world 
The International Road Transport Union (IRU), the Arab Union of Land Transport (AULT) and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) have unveiled the results of an 18-month joint project and presented an action plan to help the economic integration of the Arab world at the... more
Rhenus building new logistics centre in Schaffhausen
Rhenus Contract Logistics, a subsidiary of the German logistics group Rhenus, is currently constructing a new logistics centre on its land in Schaffhausen (Switzerland). The foundation stone was recently laid for the complex that will encompass a high-bay warehouse, picking and... more
Seko Logistics member of retail organisation
David Emerson, group sales and marketing director of Seko Logistics, has joined the advisory board of the International Omni Retailing Members Association (Iorma). The trade body provides global and regional knowledge for members on all matters relating to the growing world of... more
NYK buys stake in Yang Ming's terminal in Kaohsiung
The Japanese NYK Group has acquired a 12.5% stake in Yang Ming's Kao Ming Container Terminal Corp (KMCT) in Kaohsiung port (Taiwan). The automated terminal opened in January 2011 and handled 1.08 million teu in its first year of operation. A second-phase of the project was... more
EU to co-finance rail studies for northern Greek line
The European Union will provide EUR 1 million from the TEN-T programme for a series of studies which are required for the construction of a new 43 km long single track railway that connects the commercial port of Kavala (Philippos Port) with the Greek rail network. The... more
Air India taking Dreamliner to Tokyo
On 17 November 2013, Air India is introducing a Boeing B787 operation on the route between its Delhi hub and Narita, the Japanese capital Tokyo's biggest airport. The B787 Dreamliner is replacing the B777-200LR on the link that is served thrice weekly. www.airindia.com more
Planzer taking over Maier Spedition on New Year’s Day
Planzer Holding AG, a Swiss transport and logistics company headquartered in Dietikon, near Zurich, has been holding negotiations for quite some time about a possible participation in the forwarding company Maier Spedition Gmbh, as part of the latter’s plan of succession. It... more
Russian Railways launches new service
Russian Railways Logistics has launched a new service from St Petersburg to Yekaterinburg (Ural Federal District) that substantially reduces delivery times. The new high speed train was dispatched from St Petersburg-Tovarniy-Vitebskiy station on 30 October and reached the... more
NMEA: changes at the top in 2014
The USA's National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) has announced that Johnny Lindstrom will become chairman of its board of directors on 1 January 2014. Lindstrom will succeed David Gratton, who is completing his three-year term of office. Lindstrom started his own company... more
Maritime industry responds to typhoon in the Philippines
Shipowner groups, unions, and welfare organisations are pulling together in response to the devastating effects of typhoon Yolanda (also know as Haiyan) in the Philippines. One of the main concerns is for Filipino seafarers, who represent over 20% of the world's mariners, to be... more