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Government
Grand scheme to link Zimbabwe with China by rail
21 Jan, 2019
HARARE: January 21, 2019. A little more than a year after removing Robert Mugabe from…
ports
DFDS makes post-Brexit investment at Port of Felixstowe
21 Jan, 2019
PORT OF FELIXSTOWE, UK: January 21, 2019. DFDS and the Port of Felixstowe have agreed to…
ports
No-Brexit planning increases on both sides of the Channel
17 Jan, 2019
GHENT/DOVER: January 17, 2018. North Sea Port (NSP) says it is “keeping a close eye on…
Rail
FESCO first container train arrives in Moscow from Yiwu
15 Jan, 2019
MOSCOW: January 15, 2019. The FESCO Transportation Group has begun operating a weekly…
Rail
Port of Hamburg adds another intermodal container link
15 Jan, 2019
HAMBURG: January 15, 2019. Intermodal container service Eurogate Intermodal (EI) has…
Ocean
Brittany Ferries post-Brexit capacity increase
15 Jan, 2019
BREST/PORTSMOUTH: January 15, 2018. As the UK Parliament today rejects the Brexit plan of…
ports
Hong Kong terminal alliance faces competition investigation
12 Jan, 2019
HONG KONG: January 10, 2019. Hongkong International Terminals, Modern Terminals,…
Government
US business leaders call on Trump to focus on climate change not a wall
10 Jan, 2019
WASHINGTON: January 10, 2019. As Donald Trump continues his obsession with building a…
Ocean
Hapag-Lloyd container vessel fire now “under control”
10 Jan, 2019
HAMBURG: January 10, 2019. A fire that broke out on Hapag-Lloyd’s Yantian Express…
News
Freightweek hits of 2018
08 Jan, 2019
LONDON: January 08, 2019. After 17.4 million hits, 9.1 million pages views and over 1.6…
Government
Transport tops US emissions rise
08 Jan, 2019
NEW YORK, NY: January 08, 2019. After three years of decline, US carbon dioxide (CO2)…
Air
Brussels and Hong Kong launch pharma air corridor
08 Jan, 2019
BRUSSELS/HONG KONG: January 07, 2019. Brussels Airport and Hong Kong International…
Rail
New rail venture links Dunkerque-Port with Northern Italy
05 Jan, 2019
DUNKERQUE: January 05, 2019. Dunkerque-Port and Greenmodal Transport, a subsidiary of…
Air
SpiceXpress supports India perishables exports
04 Jan, 2019
GURUGRAM, Northwest India: December 31, 2019. SpiceXpress has begun operating a B737…
ports
Another “deeply troubling” post-Brexit transport plan
04 Jan, 2019
TEESPORT, UK: January 04, 2019. With just over 80 days to Brexit, UK port operator PD…
Air
KKR to invest US$1 billion in commercial aircraft leasing market
04 Jan, 2019
NEW YORK/SEATTLE: January 03, 2019. US venture capital firm KKR is to acquire a 50…
Rail
Eurasian Rail Alliance sets record
27 Dec, 2018
MOSCOW: December 27, 2018. The JSC United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Rail…
Humanitarian
Climate change disasters cost at least US$60 billion in 2018 - report
27 Dec, 2018
LONDON: December 27, 2018. A report from Christian Aid says 14 climate change-related…
Manufacturer
Pharma giants form joint venture
21 Dec, 2018
LONDON: December 21, 2018. With potential relevance to the air cargo industry,…
Ocean
Norway to develop hydrogen-powered, short-sea containership
21 Dec, 2018
OSLO: December 21, 2018. Hyon, a fuel-cell joint venture owned by Hexagon Composites, Nel…
