PSA Sines has awarded a construction contract for the first phase of the Sines Container Terminal (Terminal XXI) expansion project to the bid comprising Mota-Engil, Engenharia E Construcao, SA/Etermar – Engeneharia E Constructao. The projects includes the construction of another 204 meters of quay in order to provide the terminal with a 1,150m long quay by the end of 2021, representing a private investment of 16.5 million euros. This is the first expansion phase after the renegotiation process for the Terminal XXI concession, which, in its final configuration, will feature a 1 ..read more

Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services (ET) has launched a new service from Seoul Incheon International Airport to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport via Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport. Operated by a Boeing 777-200F, the service under flight ET3703 began operating on November 9, 2020. Ethiopian Group chief executive Tewolde GebreMariam said: “We are delighted to have launched our newest freighter service to our cargo forwarder customers worldwide, extending from Incheon to Atlanta via Anchorage in the current global pandemic crisis where speed in the supply chain m ..read more

Virgin Atlantic Cargo is adding a new service from London Heathrow to San Juan, commencing on the 24th November. It is the first time that the airline has operated cargo flying to Puerto Rico and it will be serving the destination twice weekly on a Boeing 787-9 aircraft. Dominic Kennedy, managing director at Virgin Atlantic Cargo, said: “We are delighted to welcome San Juan to our network, and we are excited about the new growth opportunities this presents for our customers. Over 11 million kilogrammes of cargo move between Puerto Rico and Europe each month  ..read more

DB Cargo has secured a 10-year contract to supply ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Eisenhüttenstadt with raw materials from mid-2021 to 2031. Under the contract DB Cargo will purchase 352 multi-functional double wagons and 1,408 special containers to transport ore, coke and limestone. Its partner, the logistics provider Innofreight, designed the wagons and optimised their load volume specifically for these raw materials. Innofreight will also build two semi-automated loading and unloading facilities at the Eisenhüttenstadt plant by summer 2021 and will operate them itself. The new transports w ..read more

Luxembourg based CFL cargo has signed a contract purchase 10 Traxx MS multi-system electric locomotives from Bombardier Transportation. The new locomotives will enable CFL cargo to provide seamless cross-border transport from Central Europe to France. The locomotives will be authorised for service in Luxembourg, Germany, Poland, Austria, Belgium, and France. A part of the 10 new locomotives for CFL cargo will be equipped with the innovative Last Mile diesel concept that enables the Traxx locomotive to operate in non-electrified terminals and sites. “We are very pleased to be the f ..read more

The Port of Oakland reported October imports up by 10.4 percent compared to October 2019. The Port also said containerised export volume was down 0.5 percent when compared to October 2019. Total TEUs for October were 216,686, up 5.8 percent compared to October 2019 when TEUs were 204,880. The Port attributed the jump in imports to the pandemic changing consumer spending habits. The Port said consumer products are driving the strong import performance from Asia. In turn, this is causing retailers to continue stocking up fearing a second wave of factory shutdowns. “We’re cautiously optimistic ..read more

Kalmar, part of Cargotec has signed a six-year Kalmar Care service agreement with long-term customer Belfast Container Terminal Ltd in Northern Ireland covering the supply of maintenance support personnel for Belfast Victoria Terminal 3 (VT3). The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2020 Q4 order intake with the agreement coming into effect at the start of November 2020. Belfast Container Terminal Ltd (BCT), the largest container terminal in Northern Ireland, is located in Belfast Harbour and operated under concession by Irish Continental Group. In January 2019 Kalmar won the tender to supply a c ..read more

Israel-based Zim Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) reported strong results for the third quarter of 2020 with net profit at US$144.4 million, compared to US$5 million for the same period 2019, an increase of 2,818.4 percent. The increase in net profit was all the more impressive given that ZIM carried 2.042 million TEU in the third quarter of 2020 compared to 2.124 million in the same period 2019, a decrease of 3.9 percent. Eli Glickman, ZIM President & CEO, said: “I’m proud to report these exceptional results delivered by ZIM, compared to the same period in 2019 and historically. Z ..read more

Port Everglades has received three Super Post-Panamax container gantry cranes, the largest of their kind worldwide. The new cranes are part of the Port’s $3 billion 20-Year master/vision plan update, which will add new cargo berths, expand cruise and energy capacity and improve navigation channels to handle larger ships. “The state-of-the-art cranes are pivotal to allowing our customers to grow their businesses in Broward County so that they can compete in the global marketplace,” said Port Everglades chief executive and port director Jonathan Daniels. “The advantage is that the extended rea ..read more

CEVA Logistics Italia and Emmelibri (Messaggerie Group) have renewed their partnership to provide logistics services for another 12 years. The new contract provides for the launch of a jointly owned business named C&M Book Logistics SrL – aimed at developing an innovative book logistics and distribution centre in Italy through the project. CEVA Logistics and Emmelibri have been collaborating since the 1990s, and since 2013, CEVA Logistics has been in charge of the physical handling of the products distributed by Messaggerie Libri through the logistics hub, City of Books, at Stradella in ..read more