Rail infrastructure expansion for port of Fremantle 
Fremantle port in Western Australia is set to expand its rail infrastructure to reduce the growth of port-related truck traffic. The AUD 31.4 million (EUR 22 million) project is designed to increase the efficiency and capacity of the rail infrastructure servicing the port's... more
Tunisair to cancel Dubai and Kuwait service
From tomorrow (26 October), Tunisair is cancelling its service to Dubai (UAE) and Kuwait. The closure of non-profitable routes is one of the steps that the Tunisian flag carrier is taking to relieve the financial pressures which continue to weigh on Tunisair since the revolution... more
Panalpina agrees to settle US antitrust class action suit
The Basel (Switzerland)-based logistics service provider Panalpina has entered into a preliminary agreement to settle a US class action lawsuit alleging anticompetitive industry practices regarding certain freight surcharges. Panalpina agreed to pay USD 35 million, which... more
CN achieves record quarterly revenues
Canadian National Railway (CN) reported that its revenues for the latest quarter rose by 8% to a record CAD 2.698 billion (EUR 1.897 billion), driven by a 4% increase in revenue ton-miles, and a 3% increase in carloadings. CN is maintaining the 2013 financial outlook, as well as... more
Air Canada augmenting cargo capacity to Latin America
Air Canada Cargo's service to and from Latin America is getting a boost at the end of October thanks to aircraft upgrades to Brazil, Chile and Argentina. From 26 October, flights to Sao Paulo, Santiago and Buenos Aires will be operated with Boeing B777 aircraft. The carrier... more
TNT Express constructs new road and air hub in Saudi Arabia
TNT Express and Saudi officials recently celebrated the first day of construction of the company’s future air and road hub at Dammam’s King Fahd international airport (KFIA), Saudi Arabia. The new facility, which will enter service by January 2015, will have 4,800 sqm of sorting... more
More international truck traffic in Denmark
In Q3/2013, international truck traffic in Denmark was 3% higher than in the same quarter last year. In Q2/2013 the number of lorries crossing the border into Denmark set a new record with 5,189 passages per day. The figure for Q3/2013 is 4,937, equating to almost 5% less... more
More storage space on Hamburg's O'Swaldkai
Some 1,300 new slots for the automotive sector have been created at Hamburg’s O’Swaldkai, HHLA’s multipurpose terminal. The vehicle logistics service provider Unikai removed unused sections of the railway facilities and redesigned the former fruit shed no. 45, which can now be... more
Passing on the baton at port of Aarhus
Jakob Flyvbjerg Christensen has been appointed director of the port of Aarhus (Denmark). He previously worked as global client director at APM Terminals at its headquarters in Den Haag (Netherlands), and was also a former director of the container terminal at Aarhus (APM... more
Norwegian brings trans-Atlantic routes to Gatwick
Norwegian is continuing its international expansion as it takes delivery of more B787 Dreamliners. The carrier is now adding London Gatwick (UK) to its intercontinental route map after launching new European routes from Gatwick earlier this year. The airport to the south of... more