Zhoukou Port in Henan Province opens its first automated container terminal, enhancing capacity and efficiency in inland waterway logistics.

Ukraine seeks investors for Chornomorsk Port's terminals in a 40-year concession, aiming for significant economic impact and increased capacity.

Maersk opens a 20,000 sq ft Ground Freight Station in Savannah, boosting its logistics network and service efficiency across the US.

SpeedX has launched a new 200,000 square foot e-commerce and freight superhub near Chicago O'Hare International Airport, reports London's Air Cargo News.

KUEHNE+NAGEL, a leading logistics provider for the automotive sector, has opened a new car spare parts fulfilment and delivery centre in Wallersdorf, Germany

CHINESE coffee giant Luckin Coffee opened its 10,000th store in the country, expanding its lead over American rival Starbucks as the two chains battle customer loyalty in a market expected to generate CNY1 trillion (US

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B&H Worldwide, an aerospace logistics provider, has opened a pan-European road transport network that aims to serve as a 'reliable alternative to air freight across the continent' as well as new offices in Frankfurt and Prague

GLOBAL provider of services and solutions for the shipping, logistics and marine industries, Dubai-based GAC has set up an operations office in Japan.

Tokyo - ClassNK has opened a new exclusive survey office in Paranagua, Brazil with operations beginning 1 September 2023.

PSA INDIA has launched a new direct southern rail connection linking Mumbai to Cochin in southwestern India, reports London's Port Technology

DUBAI-based air and travel services provider dnata has welcomed a new cargo centre at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), reports London's Gulf Business Magazine

HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has opened its revolutionary new Integrated Hactl Control Centre (iHCC), creating a single command facility that is manned 24/7/365

GERMAN battery recycling firm TES has opened a large facility in the Port of Rotterdam to recycle batteries from electric vehicles, the company announced

SWITZERLAND's CEVA Logistics, a subsidiary of French shipping giant CMA CGM, has officially opened its own offices in Ecuador and Uruguay as part of its strategic expansion across the Latin American markets

TIGERS Australia has opened a new omni-channel facility in Yennora, Sydney, Australia to meet rising demand in domestic and cross-border e-commerce for business to business (B2B) and business to consumer (B2C) fulfilment and retail scan pack

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has launched the country’s first ever dry port in the northern city of Kaduna

Rosatomflot opens the season of North Pole cruises on June 15

INTERNATIONAL shipping association, the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), has opened a new office in Singapore to be shared with staff from the Baltic Exchange and the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, creating what BIMCO called “a small hub of maritime organisations in the area".

TWO Grade R classrooms constructed from two old reefer FEUs donated by Safmarine have been officially opened to accommodate 40 pre-school children

SINGAPORE Maritime Week April 7 - 12 will stage a series of conferences, meetings, dialogues and networking events that "celebrate and showcase the diversity and vibrancy of the Singapore maritime industry".

At the Tokyo MoU’s Port State Control Committee meeting held in Singapore this week, INTERTANKO put over the growing concern from Members that facilitation payments are becoming more commonplace during ship inspections. INTERTANKO’s Regional Manager Asia-Pacific, Tim Wilkins, spoke during an Industry Open Forumsession at which Intercargo, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the Internati...

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LUFTHANSA Cargo has signed in a cooperation contract with cargo

THE opening of Guangzhou Port Singapore Representative Office is another milestone in the impressive development of Guangzhou Port Group, the company announced

E-LOGISTICS tech start-up headquartered at Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) airport, ViaEurope, has opened a new e-hub at Belgium's Liege airport

SILICON Valley headquartered air and ocean freight forwarder Flexport has officially opened its first warehouse in Shenzhen's Yantian port

AT the end of July Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) opened its first cargo terminal in Italy at Milan-Malpensa Airport, where it previously only provided documentation and cargo operations supervision services for American Airlines and China Cargo Airlines

LATAM Cargo has made available its Pharma Passive product in London as part of its effort to make the airline's specialised delivery services to and from Europe

PANALPINA is preparing to open a new office in Muscat, Oman, in the third quarter to expand its Middle East operations and, in particular, tap Oman's lucrative oil market which produces 900,000 barrels of oil per day, accounting for 80 per cent of the country's revenue

CEVA Logistics, now a CMA CGM unit based in Marseilles, has opened offices in Colombo to service clients in Sri Lanka and in the Maldives, the company announced

ENVIROTAINER, a provider of secure cold chain solutions for the airlift of pharmaceuticals, is expanding its stations supporting their smart containers, namely the RKN e1 and RAP e2, by adding Mumbai to the network

MONTREAL-HEADQUARTERED Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has opened a new final assembly hall at its Bautzen plant in Saxony, Germany

SINGAPORE's ST Engineering has opened a US$46 million maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Pensacola International Airport in Florida

GREENCARRIER Freight Services is launching an online shop where customers can compare different transport solutions and book shipments online to meet their customers' needs for convenience, accessibility and transparency

DHL eCommerce, a division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has opened its Melbourne distribution centre to support e-commerce exports from Australia to China, US, UK, Germany, New Zealand and Southeast Asia, utilizing DHL's networks and routes

HONG KONG's Anglo-Eastern Ship Management, which operates 600 ships worldwide, has opened its second ballast water treatment (BWT) training facility at its Manila academy.

AIR cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has opened a new 8,700-square-metre facility at Brussels Airport that is part of a wider development project that will see a 50,000 sqm building added in the coming months for a total investment of EUR100 million (US

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MOROCCO's Tanger Med port has inaugurated new terminals in a move to surpass Mediterranean's largest ports of Algeciras and Valencia in terms of capacity

QATAR's new Hamad port, which is the largest in the Middle East with annual capacity of 7.5 million TEU, has been officially opened in Umm Al Houl area.

ROTTERDAM has officially opened the first phase of Europe's largest container terminal hub, Maasvlakte 2, which is expected to unleash a fierce battle for cargo

GROUND handler and airport services provider, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), has officially opened its new pharmaceutical facility at Copenhagen Airport (CPH)

THE Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has announced the opening of a new regional office in Hong Kong to serve the Far East.

DHL Express Finland has opened a new EUR15 million (US

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YTO Cargo Airlines has expanded its network with two new routes to Tashkent International Airport (TAS) in Uzbekistan and Manila International Airport (MNL) in the Philippines, reports New York's Air Cargo World

HUTCHISON Ports-Icave has commenced the operation of its newly built specialised container terminal (TEC) located within the Mexican port of Veracruz