Five China-Europe rail connections have now been integrated into a fixed timetable by China Railways and will now be running on a weekly basis. Three of them concern westbound services, while the remaining two are for...

Rolls-Royce, today announces a further key milestone, a world industry first, has been achieved in its hydrogen research project. Both Rolls-Royce and its partner easyJet are committed to being at the forefront of the development...

Canada, home to the world’s third-largest crude deposits, is poised to reshuffle global oil flows next year. The nearly completed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline promises to vault Canada into a new role in global markets...

Rail freight moved across Britain’s railway network had its ups and downs in the last quarter – and that’s no reference to the hilly gradients on the line. DCRail and Colas posted record distances travelled...

Recruitment firm Faststream has just published its latest Senior Maritime Executive Report in which it is clear shipping’s top brass have itchy feet.  There has been movement at the top with over a quarter of respondents saying...

Chinese container port interests in Europe have been making plenty of headlines in recent years. Putting their total presence across the continent into perspective analysts at Alphaliner have produced a map (see above) which shows...

Ships carrying everything from consumer goods to food and fuel in and out of the European Union will soon face hefty emissions bills. The maritime industry will join the bloc’s Emissions Trading System in January, meaning big ships will start paying...

As the world’s oceans have broken surface temperature levels consistently during the past several months, more and more eyes have looked up to the north towards the growing shipping opportunities provided by the Northern Sea...

As the world’s oceans have broken surface temperature levels consistently during the past several months, more and more eyes have looked up to the north towards the growing shipping opportunities provided by the Northern Sea...

U.S. container import volumes increased slightly in August compared to the previous, consistent pre-pandemic peak-season patterns, according to Descartes Systems Group’s September Global Shipping Report. The report shows that U.S. container import volumes in August 2023...

Kazakhstan’s grain export volumes to China could double in 2024, in line with the Alashankou border crossing’s capacity doubling for grain transportation. Another border crossing, the Khorgos terminal, will also stimulate grain transportation capacity by...

The ACI EUROPE airport traffic report released today reveals that passenger traffic for the peak Summer month of July came closest ever to a full recovery to pre-COVID-19 levels. Passenger traffic across the European airport...

Nevomo carried out the first test on its MagRail technology in Poland. The test was conducted on existing railway infrastructure with railway vehicles reaching a speed of 135 km/h. Through levitation and magnetic guidance, the...

Airline Performance: In August 2023, traffic carried by African airlines reached 98.4% of the 2019 level. Domestic market share was estimated at 34%, intra-Africa at 29%, and intercontinental at 37%. The total number of intercontinental routes operated...

Giant newbuilds being forced to idle ahead of a maiden voyage for months on end is never a good sign, and is something that is now a reality for the container trades where fortunes have...

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The potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the worldwide air cargo logistics industry. Among the reviewed studies, one suggested that while AI could affect 10% of the work tasks of 80% of the US workforce (“The...

There’s good news and bad news in the lead article in this week’s report from Alphaliner, the leading container publication from brokers BRS. First, the good news. Analysing Q2 results for the nine global carriers...

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the trade association Electric Flying Connection (EFC) offered a group of KLM guests a unique opportunity to experience the future of flying. The eighteen guests received a trial electric flying...

The Emperor’s New Clothes is a tale written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1837. Disney hasn’t made a film of it; the plot turns on a vain monarch, who is tricked into believing that he...