Karl Thorngren and Kenneth Juhls join ZeroNorth 
Technology company ZeroNorth has appointed Karl Thorngren (right) as chief financial officer, whilst Kenneth Juhls (left) will be managing director of Clearlynx, a ZeroNorth company. Thorngren has a long track record in maritime, including time spent as CFO for Maersk Supply... more
Cool play in Singapore
Global Cold Chain Solutions, a Singapore-based courier for temperature-controlled logistics, is changing its address and enhancing its warehouse. Spanning about 5,000 sqm in combined warehouse and office space, the property will be equipped with its own... more
Mali remains Isago certfied
Assistance Aéroportuaire du Mali (Asam) was first certified by Isago (Iata ground operations safety audit) in December 2016. The Malian ground handling company has regularly renewed this certification since then. The ground handling services offered by Asam at Bamako's... more
French Hy Shunt project launched
French hydrogen specialist HDF Energy and the SNCF affiliate Captrain France have signed a partnership agreement for the development of hydrogen locomotives. As a first step, the partners are launching the Hy Shunt project: a diesel locomotive with a power of about 700 kW... more
Customised B2B solutions with Cargo Ai
After a series of tests with digital freight forwarders and TMS systems worldwide, Cargo Ai is officially launching its API Suite services, allowing air freight players to plug in to the API Suite and retrieve real-time schedules, availability, rates and tracking information.... more
18 May: International Day for Women in Maritime
The maritime industry worldwide is celebrating its first International Day for Women in Maritime today, 18 May 2022. The event goes back to a decision of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). Special recognition will be given to women in the industry every 18 May in... more
Refurbishing non-sustainable locomotives
CZ Loko has won a tender to modernise more class 742 diesel locomotives for CD Cargo. The contract provides for the delivery of 25 locomotives and an option for five more. The class 742 diesel locomotives, built between 1977 and 1986, need to be modernised because they are no... more
Record April in Long Beach
The Port of Long Beach experienced its most active April since its foundation. Handlings amounted to almost 821,000 teu, a rise of 10% compared to the previous record set in April 2021. Imports rose by 9.2% to 401,000 teu, while exports were down 1.8% to 122,000 teu. Empty... more
Aramex's optimisation pays off
In Q1/2022, Aramex saw a rise in activities while cutting costs at the same time. Revenues went up by 2% to AED 1.45 billion (USD 390 million), especially pushed by the logistics & freight-forwarding business. Improving operational efficiencies and cost, by the... more