Esporg highlights EU parking gap 
The European Secure Parking Organisation (Esporg) has presented the findings of its 2025 EU study on 'Safe and Secure Truck Parking Areas' (SSTPAs) at EU meetings in Brussels. Speaking before the European Parliament's Tran committee, the sectoral social dialogue committee for... more
FedEx launches its first Taiwan–Korea flights
FedEx has launched its first direct cargo flight between Taiwan and South Korea, strengthening intra-Asian trade and enhancing capacity for time-sensitive shipments. The new service operates daily between Taoyuan airport and FedEx's Incheon gateway (pictured), linking two of... more
Green hub for Amazon in Nagoya 
Amazon’s latest fulfilment centre in Nagoya (Japan) uses geothermal technology and vertical solar panels to reduce emissions and improve energy efficiency. The facility, Amazon’s largest on-site solar project outside the USA, will harness underground temperatures for... more
Beijing opens route to Baku
A new China–Europe freight train route from Beijing (China) to Baku (Azerbaijan) has been launched, marking the Chinese capital’s first multimodal corridor across the Caspian Sea. The service uses a rail–sea–rail concept and reduces the transit time from 50 to around 15 days... more
New CEOs for SmartSea and Noatum-CSM
SmartSea, a maritime technology firm backed by the air transport IT specialist Sita, has named Kris Vedat as its new CEO, succeeding Julian Panter. Panter will now lead Noatum-CSM, a joint venture between the AD Ports Group and the Columbia Group. Vedat’s aims are to... more
UTA Edenred adds Powerdot chargers
UTA Edenred has partnered with Portuguese charging station operator Powerdot to expand its European public charging network. Around 8,000 Powerdot charging points in France, Spain, Belgium and Poland are now available to users of 'UTA eCharge'. Another 8,000 are currently... more
Ethiopian adds Urumqi; boosts Afro–Asian cargo flows
Ethiopian Airlines has launched a new twice-weekly cargo service between its hub in Addis Ababa and Urumqi (China). The inaugural flight to the capital of Xinjiang was greeted with a water cannon salute at Diwopu international airport. Services will fly on Mondays and... more
Resilient alternative fuels orderbook – DNV
New orders for alternative-fuelled vessels reached 19.8 million GT in the first half of 2025, up by 78% year-on-year, according to DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI). Although the number of vessels ordered fell slightly from 179 to 151, growth in gross tonnage... more
New Hellmann logistics centre in Melbourne
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has opened a new contract logistics centre in Truganina, thus doubling its warehouse capacity in the Melbourne metropolitan area at one fell swoop. The 19,000 m² facility offers 18,000 pallet slots and serves customers in the automotive, healthcare,... more
Rhenus MTG Mannheim joins NG.network in Germany
Rhenus MTG in Mannheim has officially joined the NG.network as a shareholder-operated site, making the site the eighth Rhenus road freight branch to be integrated into the group since Rhenus became a shareholder in September 2024. Located in the industrial port of Mannheim,... more