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Bulgaria, Kazakhstan Agree to Double Permits for Freight Transport
Bulgaria and Kazakhstan have agreed to double the quota of bilateral, transit and to/from third-country permits for freight road transport in 2026. The agreement was reached by Bulgarian Deputy Transport and Communications Minister Dimitar...
Smart Green Shipping's Diane Gilpin: 'Take a leaf out of nature's book – never give up'
BusinessGreen: What does winning these awards mean to you personally and professionally? Diane Gilpin: Shipping's a vast, globally interconnected, complex system produces three per cent of the world's emissions but remains quite niche. The...
Armenia, EU strengthen cooperation in energy, transport, and road safety
ArmInfo. Kristine Ghalechyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia, received a delegation led by Audron Perkauskine, Deputy Managing Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the EU...
Unifeeder and Sagarmala Finance Corporation unite efforts to ‘boost’ green coastal and short-sea shipping
Short-sea operator Unifeeder, a part of DP World’s Marine Services Division and India’s Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL) have joined forces to develop and scale “commercially sustainable” coastal and short-sea shipping services across...
Saša Koković: Država će pomoći transport derivata iz uvoza i iskoristiti sve kapacitete
BEOGRAD - Ministarstvo energetike, zajedno sa ostalim institucijama posebno će se angažovali na podršci i koordinaciji po pitanju logistike, kako bi se maksimalno iskoristili svi kapaciteti za transport naftnih derivata iz uvoza, izjavio je danas...
NYK Group Merges Shipping Companies to Form NYK Bulkship Partners
On October 28, 2025, three prominent shipping companies within the NYK Group—Asahi Shipping Co., Ltd., Hachiuma Steamship Co., Ltd., and Mitsubishi Ore Transport Co., Ltd.—announced a merger agreement. This strategic move aims to consolidate their...
Booming demand fuels growth in China's cold-chain logistics
Customs officials inspect imported fish inside a refrigerated warehouse at Shenzhen Airport International Cargo Terminal Co., Ltd. (Photo/Ye Junchao) Before dawn in Dongying, Shandong, crab farmers in Yong'an Township haul traps from shimmering...
MARPOWER Project Advances Clean Shipping Technologies
The MARPOWER project, funded by the European Union, is making significant strides in the decarbonization of maritime transport, a sector responsible for nearly 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. As international climate regulations tighten,...
NAO: Home to school transport cost rises to £2.3bn
The postponed schools white paper on Send must consider the impact of changes on home to school transport, with spiralling costs already putting councils in a “really difficult situation”, the NAO warns. Research published by National Audit Office...
Planning granted for 200,000 sq ft Grade A urban logistics development in Milton Keynes creating hundreds of jobs
Planning has been granted for a 200,000 sq ft, Grade A urban logistics development to be speculatively built on Blackhill Drive in Wolverton, Milton Keynes, which could create hundreds of jobs. A joint venture (JV) between property developer...
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed receives CMA CGM Group Chairman in Abu Dhabi
His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court of UAE, has received Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of France’s CMA CGM Group, a global leader in...
Westminster Council seeks views on its sustainable transport strategy
Morning cycle commuters ride west on New Cavendish Street. Photo: The Fitzrovia News. Westminster Council is seeking the views of residents on its plans to shape good quality and sustainable transport options across the city, in a new public...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports revenue & traffic rise in Jan-Sep 2025
Posted on October 31, 2025 Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) October 31, 2025 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited reported a 5.6% year-on-year rise in total throughput to 113.3 million TEUs in the first nine months of 2025, supported by growth in both...
Indian Register of Shipping, Neptunus ink pact to build indigenous marine engine condition
Neptunus Power Plant Services Pvt Ltd on Friday said it has signed a pact with the Indian Register of Shipping for indigenous marine engine condition-monitoring technology under the 'Make in India' initiative. In a statement, Neptunus said a...
Judge threatens ‘ultimate sanction’ to Kerry transport company if it re-offends
A representative for Ed Murphy Plant Hire and Haulage Limited of Cahir, Aghadoe, Killarney pleaded guilty to breaching EU road transport work conditions and for allowing a driver to use a card that was not his own on a tachograph tracking device A...
Heavy vehicle and logistics operators are encouraged to apply for Smart Truck permits
To qualify, companies must be certified under the Road Transport Management System (RTMS), a voluntary self-regulation scheme. Photo for illustration purposes only. Photo: Unsplash NATIONAL NEWS - The Western Cape Government has introduced its...
eThekwini engineers honoured for excellence as Transport Month ends on a high
eThekwini Municipality has wrapped up Transport Month with a proud achievement, securing multiple awards at the 2025 Municipal Engineering Excellence Awards, co-hosted by the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) and...
KZN cracks down on unsafe scholar transport
DURBAN - KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka is cracking down on unsafe scholar transport. This comes after a series of accidents that injured over 30 pupils in one month. Many of these involved unroadworthy vehicles and poorly vetted...
RITES signs MoU with Shipping Corporation of India to boost maritime logistics
RITES Limited has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) to strengthen cooperation in maritime logistics and multimodal transport solutions. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of India...
Pandemic lessons: New national purchasing and logistics centre presents social dialogue conflict
Luxembourg has unveiled plans for a centralised health procurement hub to streamline the purchase and distribution of medicines and medical supplies. Luxembourg has passed a law allowing the creation of a national purchasing and logistics centre...