Russian port of Bronka has started testing an innovative container for bulk cargoes, writes PortNews. The container is developed by Russian company UNA and promoted by KOTTA Container, both firms are based in St. Petersburg. The framework of the container is made of steel, passed preliminary trials according to the program and methodology approved by the […]
A unique transportation of 2 STS cranes via the Northern Sea Route was arranged at the end of 2016 by Russian ZAO «SMM» in cooperation with Hansa Heavy Lift (HHL), a Hamburg company specializing in heavy lift and project cargo, as annouced by SMM press release. In April 2016, SMM, a leading Russian company providing […]
Spanish major terminal operator Noatum and Algeposa Group, one of Spain’s leading logistic operators, agreed to integrate the assets and teams of their companies functioning in the port of Sagunto, 25 km north of Valencia, announced yesterday’s press release of Noatum. The alliance of Logística Portuaria de Sagunto, S.A. and Noatum Terminal Polivalente Sagunto will result […]
To transfer large amounts of corporate data to the cloud as part of a migration effort can be rather a challenging task for a company. Just imagine: moving petabytes (1 mln gigabytes) or exabytes (1 bln gigabytes) of financial records, AutoCAD design drawings, engineering documentation, simulation files, scientific data, satellite images and corporate videos by […]
FESCO Transportation Group launches a new Trans-Caspian container logistics service for shipping import cargo from Iran, announces the company’s press release. FESCO Russia Iran Service (FRIS) includes shipping by Caspian Sea on board the vessels of FESCO partners, terminal handling in the ports of Olya (Russia) and Nowshahr or Bandar-e Anzali (Iran) and inland transportation […]
Höegh Autoliners ships 60 railcars from Spain to Colombia for the expansion of the Medellin Metro network which will help to reduce the congestion of its 2.5 mln inhabitants, writes the company’s press release. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF), a Spanish world leading manufacturer of rail cars with factories in Zaragona and Beasain, […]
Yingkou Port (China) will acquire from Russian Railways 49% of the share capital of Bely Rast logistics centre near Moscow on the basis of an open competition, announces Russian Railways’ press release. This is provided by the cooperation agreement signed by the President of Russian Railways (RZD) Oleg Belozerov and the CEO of China Yingkou […]
The French automotive group PSA has awarded an EUR 8 bln exclusivity agreement to 4PL provider GEFCO to manage and optimise the automaker’s entire global supply chain. The agreement reaffirms that GEFCO is the PSA Group’s leading supplier in Europe, number two worldwide. The 5-year agreement will take effect on 1 January 2017. Under the agreement, GEFCO will […]
