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Heavy Cargo Gains Visibility as Transport Logistic Southeast Asia Unveils Dedicated Zone for Oversized Freight

SINGAPORE | June 17, 2025By Maria KalamatasCategory: Cargo → Project Freight At most logistics trade shows, oversized freight is barely more than an afterthought—too bulky, too niche, too complex to display. But at this year’s Transport Logistic Southeast Asia (opening today in Singapore), the story is different. For the first time, the...

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In Rotterdam, Shipping Waste Finds New Life as Circular Economy Gains Steam

ROTTERDAM | June 17, 2025By Maria KalamatasCategory: EchoChain → Sustainability & Circular Logistics Early Monday morning, as container cranes swayed gently above Europe’s largest port, a different kind of logistics movement was quietly taking shape behind the warehouses. The Port of Rotterdam, in partnership with local waste recyclers and a startup coalition...

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Congestion at Northern Europe’s Ports Escalates as Delays Ripple Through Supply Chains

EUROPE | June 17, 2025By Maria KalamatasCategory: Maritime → Port Operations LeadAt dawn, dozens of trucks lined the access roads outside Rotterdam’s terminal gates. By noon, the story was the same in Hamburg, Antwerp, and Bremerhaven. Northern Europe’s ports are under strain again—this time, without a storm or a strike to...

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DP World Connects Cricket and Communities with ‘Beyond Boundaries’ Launch at Lord’s

By Maria Kalamatas | The Logistic NewsJune 12, 2025 – Section: Business / Strategic Partnerships London, UK – When logistics meets legacy, the result can be more powerful than expected. At the historic Lord’s Cricket Ground, DP World unveiled its new initiative Beyond Boundaries, aimed at giving underserved youth better access...

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Seventeen Bongos Take Flight: DHL Delivers Endangered Antelopes to Kenyan Sanctuary

By Maria Kalamatas | The Logistic NewsJune 10, 2025 – Section: Air / CSR & Special Transport They left Florida before sunrise, not in silence, but with the subdued rustle of movement from inside their crates. Seventeen eastern bongos—majestic, elusive, and perilously close to extinction—boarded a DHL cargo aircraft bound for...

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Don Watson Transport to Cease Operations After 77 Years of Service

Melbourne, AustraliaBy Maria Kalamatas | The Logistic NewsJune 10, 2025 – Section: Land / Cold Chain After nearly eight decades in the refrigerated freight business, Don Watson Transport has announced it will shut down operations, bringing an end to one of Australia’s most enduring family-owned logistics companies. More than 300 employees...

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