More volumes in sweet waters 
Puerto Aguadulce (Colombia) passed a threshold by handling the largest-capacity vessel so far to call the port and in the country at all. The ‘CMA CGM Argentina’, a 1,572 teu vessel, was built in 2019 and sails under the Maltese flag. The milestone highlights Buenaventura’s... more
Opening up in Mumbai
In India, Rhenus Warehousing Solutions recently launched a multi-user facility in Bhiwandi. The warehouse, which covers approximately 28,000 sqm, focuses on storing chemical and petrochemical products. The building features solar panels and rainwater recycling. A large part... more
1 of 171 transformers across Russia
RZD Logistics (RZDL) recently delivered a 175 t, 4 m high voltage transformer for a thermal power plant by rail from the St Petersburg region to Krasnoyarsk, central Siberia. Special preparations had to be made for the transport, such as loading, securing and reloading the... more
CDB Aviation picks Jie Chen
The board of directors of CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, has selected Jie Chen to become the company’s new chief executive officer. Chen will take the helm in January 2023 and replace Patrick Hannigan, whose... more
New unit digitalised into the fleet
SITC International, headquartered in Hong Kong, and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding have put a new vessel into operation, the ‘Haifeng Chenming’. The ceremony was largely held online, due to the policy to tackle the epidemic. The company now operates 98 vessels, including 75... more
CCA welcomes members and treasurer
The Cool Chain Association (CCA) has welcomed Brussels Airport, Boeing, Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats), and Validaide as new members and appointed Miguel Rodríguez, the senior manager of climate control products with Qatar Airways as its treasurer. The... more
Turkish-German integration is on
Early in December the transport and logistics group Gebrüder Weiss (GW) fully integrated the Turkish forwarding company 3S Transport & Logistics, acquired in October 2021, into its country organisation. The firm’s main focus is on transport between Turkey and its key trading... more
First quay cranes arrive in Papua New Guinea
South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT), a unit of International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) located in the Port of Lae, can now handle larger box ships, thanks to the arrival there of two new ship-to-shore cranes, the largest port-handling equipment... more
Inland service for imports into Oman and Yemen
Maersk and the Omani port of Salalah are launching a new truck service to the Al-Mazyouna free zone in Oman. Designed to facilitate inland services, the new offer includes secure customs clearances and bonded trucking between Salalah and the Al-Mazyouna free zone under carrier... more
Deepwater port operational in Timor-Leste
Tibar Bay Deepwater Port, a new port that will improve logistics services in Timor-Leste and develop into a regional transhipment hub, was officially inaugurated recently. The first public-private partnership in the country is in line with current developments in the maritime... more