Oesterreichische Post building new logistics centre near... 
Austria’s mail service provider Oesterreichische Post recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new, around EUR 50 million logistics centre in Allhaming, near Linz. The village of Allhaming has proven to be a suitable new location for around 650 post office employees. The... more
PSA expands in Panama
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has granted PSA International, a port operator headquartered in Singapore, approval to acquire land for the expansion of its Panamanian container terminal. Under its lease agreement, PSA Panama International Terminal (PPIT) will be able to use an... more
Contargo takes over Neuss Intermodal Terminal
Contargo GmbH & Co has signed a contract APM Terminals (APMT) pertaining to the purchase of the latter company’s Neuss Intermodal Terminal GmbH (NIT). By acquiring the terminal in Neuss (Germany), Contargo, a provider of hinterland transport services, is augmenting its... more
Virgin Atlantic Cargo approves new tracking device
Virgin Atlantic Cargo is the first British airline to accept the new "Sentry FlightSafe" tracking device on its aircraft, enabling customers moving vulnerable and valuable shipments to monitor the location and environmental conditions of their cargo on the ground and... more
Dutch Strukton wins order in Sweden
The Dutch company Strukton Rail has received an order from the Swedish transport administration, Trafikverket, for the maintenance of 680 km of track in the northern section of the so-called Södra stambanan (southern main line). This is the key rail link between Stockholm and... more
UTi Worldwide opens new facility in London Heathrow
UTi Worldwide Inc, a global supply chain services and solutions company, officially opened its new London operations located in Heathrow (UK) in July. Located close to London's Heathrow international airport, the 3,300 sqm building is a highly secure facility with CCTV (HD... more
Successful South Korean bid for new Myanmar airport
The department of civil aviation of the Southeast Asian country Myanmar has announced that the consortium led by Incheon Airport (South Korea) has been chosen to build a new international airport in the Bago region, located about 80 km away from Yangon, the country's... more
HHLA gets ready for ULCVs
Hamburg's container terminal Burchardkai (CTB), which is part of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), has received four new gantry cranes designed for ships carrying up to 18,000 teu. A fifth one will follow in autumn. The cranes will go into operation consecutively over the... more
Management changes at AirBridgeCargo
Nagakazu Sagara has joined AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) as vice-president, Japan and Korea. His predecessor, Katsuhiko Sagami, will continue as consultant until the year-end. Sagara formerly worked for Japan Airlines, progressing from a cargo traffic manager to senior... more
Caro Trans sets up new link between Houston and Rio
The global NVOCC and ocean freight consolidator Caro Trans is to provide a new direct weekly LCL and FCL export service from Houston TX (USA) to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The first sailing from Houston is on 20 August and arrival in Rio de Janeiro will be on 14 September,... more