Logistics

On its maiden call to ICT, the 5,551-TEU vessel discharged and loaded over 2,500 containers. (Image source: Gulftainer)

Gulftainer, an independent port operator, has announced that it has received the largest container vessel to call at Iraq?s ports to date

The UAE handled 7.7mn TEU in first half of 2017, growing 4.3 per cent year-on-year, implying a Q2 2017 growth of 6.6 per cent. (Image source: DP World)

DP World Limited handled 34mn TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first half of 2017, with gross container volumes growing by 8.2 per cent year-on-year on a reported basis and 7.7 per cent on a like-for-like basis

According to Egypt?s minister of transport, the agreement will leverage the role of ENR in transporting goods using rail, which is aligned to the Ministry?s vision to improve rail infrastructure, decrease loads on the road, and help achieve our target to transport 25mn tonnes of goods annually using rail by 2022. (Image source: ENR)

GE has signed a letter of intent (LoI) worth US$575mn with the Egypt?s Ministry of Transportation (MoT) and Egyptian National Railways (ENR) to supply 100 GE ES30ACi Light Evolution Series Locomotives that can be used for both passengers or freight rail, as well as a 15-year agreement for parts and technical support for GE locomotives in ENR?s new and current fleet

The joint venture will operate under the name ?Bahri Bollor? Logistics?. (Image source: Bahri)

Bahri, transportation and logistics solutions provider, has signed an agreement with Bollor? Logistics to establish a new logistics joint venture and this new cooperation will serve the needs of customers in Saudi Arabia and the wider region