September 2023

Heavylift lines set up Chile joint venture

Multipurpose carrier Intermarine and sister company Jumbo-SAL-Alliance (JSA) have are joining Intermarine’s long-time agent, Marval, to set up a the new subsidiary JSA-Intermarine Chile in Santiago. It will be led by general manager, Nelson Matus. A veteran in the South American breakbulk and multipurpose sector with over 25 years of experience he leads a five-person team. [+]

Swissport gains CEIV Pharma status in Liège and Toronto

Swissport has gained IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification for its cargo centres at Liège Airport in Belgium and Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada. The handler now operates 21 Pharma Centers and more than 70 pharma-capable air cargo facilities worldwide. Liège is Swissport’s second CEIV Pharma-certified facility in Belgium after Brussels and ... [+]

Best practice for electric vehicle transport

The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has published a paper on best practice and recommendations for the safe carriage of electric vehicles (EVs). It says that while research which demonstrates that fires in battery EVs are not more dangerous than fires in conventional vehicles and, in general, there are ... [+]

CMA CGM completes US East Coast terminal acquisition

CMA CGM Group has finalised its acquisition of Global Container Terminals’ Bayonne and New York terminals. Port GCT Bayonne and Port GCT New York expand CMA CGM’s portfolio of terminals in the US to seven, complementing the acquisition of the Fenix Marine Services container terminal in the Port of Los ... [+]