August 2026

Saudia to fly Dhaka-Frankfurt

Saudia Cargo is to launch a scheduled freighter route between Dhaka, Bangladesh and Frankfurt Germany. It operates twice-weekly and follows a recent agreement for four Boeing 777-200 freighters. [+]

Kuehne+Nagel to build Cambodia station

Kuehne+Nagel has invested in a new container freight station in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Scheduled for completion in June 2027, it will provide more than 20,000 sqm of warehouse space and will feature a raised-floor warehouse equipped with loading doors and dock levellers. It will offer a floor loading capacity of ... [+]

Retirement and appointment at Kent logistics firm

Carole Sutton, business development manager at Kent-based transport, storage and logistics provider A. Salvatori & Son, is to retire and has appointed new starter Melissa Aalpol. Having joined the team in 2008 with four years of experience in the logistics industry, Carole Sutton has spearheaded the company’s sales and new ... [+]

CSafe brings temperature tracking to the warehouse floor

CSafe has launched a Connect Mobile App, which it says is the first mobile solution in the pharmaceutical cold chain space. It brings real-time shipment monitoring, GPS tracking, and lease ordering to iOS and Android, previously available only on desktop computers. The new app extends the company’s cloud-based CSafe Connect ... [+]

Davies Turner offers northern alternative for Far East to Europe shippers

Davies Turner is offering a seasonal FCL shipping service between China and the UK via the Northern Sea Route, on sailings operated by China’s Sea Legend shipping company. Unlike Far East-Europe services that transit the Suez Canal or route around the Cape of Good Hope, the Polar Silk Road travels ... [+]

Specialised transport for the semiconductor industry

Qatar Airways Cargo has added VRR’s RGX and RZY containers to its fleet for transport  of advanced capital equipment for the semiconductor industry. VRR’s RZY (16ft) and RGX (20ft) containers are purpose-built to support the secure transport of fabrication machinery and related equipment with advanced climate-control systems and enhanced shock-absorption ... [+]

ONE to move New Zealand hub

Ocean Network Express (ONE) is moving its Zealand container operations to the Port of Kalundborg from October following an agreement with the port and APM Terminals. ONE becomes the second global container shipping line to choose Kalundborg as its base in the country. The terminal will receive a weekly call ... [+]

Transport experts welcome new planning guidelines

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport UK has welcomed the dedicated national planning policy for freight and logistics, saying it should help better recognise the infrastructure needed to support supply chains. The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published on 17 August, introduces Policy E3, a standalone national decision-making policy ... [+]

Car carrier Sallaum takes to the road

Ro ro carrier Sallaum Lines has launched Sallaum Logistics, a dedicated European automotive specialist. It will operate as an independent road company focused on the movement of finished vehicles for manufacturers, dealerships, fleet operators, shipping companies and logistics partners. It connects Sallaum's ocean and inland operations into a single vehicle-transport ... [+]

Hapag Lloyd signs Rotterdam terminal deal

Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with APM Terminals to acquire a 25% stake in the latter’s Maasvlakte II facility in Rotterdam. The German line will secure long-term automated terminal capacity under its Hanseatic Global Terminals arm. APM Terminals will retain operational control of Maasvlakte II.The 11-year old terminal is currently ... [+]

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