28.06.2021

Self-driving trucks in port area

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Munich-based truck manufacturer Man have tested a truck prototype equipped with electric automation systems in regular logistics operations in the port area. As part of a two-day...
28.06.2021

Container index: the only way is up

The container throughput index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose by 2.3 points (seasonally adjusted) to 128.6 in May, according to the current...
28.06.2021

Accelerating freight traffic

After two years of construction and several months of test runs, the new EUR 171 million container terminal Mega Hub Lehrte has now opened its doors. The facility loads containers in record time within just a few minutes. All...
28.06.2021

Big changes at Singapore Shipping Association

At the 25th annual general meeting of the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), the industry voice of Singapore’s maritime community, seven members were elected into the SSA Council for the 2021/2023 term and a refreshed logo...
28.06.2021

Certified pharma logistics in Caspian Sea region

Baku (Azerbaijan)-based Silk Way West Airlines, which has a fleet of twelve B747 freighters, has been awarded good distribution practice (GDP) certification. To further improve its capacity for a reliable handling of time-...
28.06.2021

Rhineland project in progress

Construction work is underway for a 22,300 sqm logistics centre which Garbe Industrial Real Estate is developing in Rheinberg, around 25 km northwest of Duisburg in central Germany. The future tenant, the Rudolph Logistics...
28.06.2021

First cargo investments at JFK in two decades

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Panynj), which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, has signed a long-term ground lease agreement with Aeroterm for the development of a USD 145 million, 32,500 sqm cargo...
28.06.2021

How maritime trade performed in 2020

The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has published a report that aims to quantify the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic measures in maritime transport. Maritime trade in the European Union (EU) fell by 9.3% in 2020,...
28.06.2021

A train full of water for China

Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) recently transported a large load of Russian bottled water per train from Irkutsk on Lake Baikal (Russia) to Tianjin (China). The train was loaded with 41 40-ft containers of bottled water. It...
28.06.2021

BLG Logistics picks head for contract division

Bremen (Germany)-based port and logistics company BLG Logistics has appointed Matthias Magnor, expert in management, logistics, services and retail, to join the management board on 1 October 2021. He will head the contract...
28.06.2021

Dedicated warehouse in Santiago de Chile

Bolloré Logistics Chile recently inaugurated its new logistics distribution facility at the "Bodenor Flex Centre" in the Enea industrial park (Pudahuel community) in Santiago de Chile, 5 km from Arturo Merino Benítez...
28.06.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

Twelve years ago today, on 28 June 2009, Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) threw a party for time travellers from the future. Nobody came.
28.06.2021

More maindeck services from Canada

Calgary-based Westjet is launching a new dedicated cargo service, today, 28 June 2021, using B737-800 converted freighters, as dedicated aircraft, to fulfil the larger-scale needs of Canadian businesses, freight forwarders,...
28.06.2021

A surge in intermodal transport

Lithuanian carrier LTG Cargo transported almost 4.3 million t of cargo in May this year - 2% more than in May 2020. Intermodal cargo volumes grew the most – rising to 19,000 thousand teu in May, 82% above the amount of the same...
28.06.2021

Zim completes early redemption

Haifa-based Zim Integrated Shipping Services recently announced “the full completion of the early redemption of 100% of the principal amount and accrued interest of its series 1 and 100% series 2 unsecured notes.” The measure,...
28.06.2021

From Forward Computers to Forward Solutions

UK-based transport technology provider Forward Computers has announced a new name, Forward Solutions, and a new brand. Recently, the firm announced a GBP 500,000 investment in redeveloping and reengineering its product portfolio....
28.06.2021

New LCL service between Mexico and Brazil

Dachser Mexico has launched a new weekly maritime link for less-than-container load (LCL) services, running service between the port of Altamira, Mexico and the port of Santos, Brazil. This route is a viable undertaking,...
25.06.2021

North America as an import region

The fact that container flows in North America have increased considerably cannot compensate for the increasingly low pairing of transports. On the contrary – according to the latest figures from CTS, exports from the USA and...
25.06.2021

17,000 truck journeys less

Kombiverkehr and ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) are now running a new rail service linking Hungary's capital Budapest with Neuss in Germany with six round trips per week, spread over six working days. Operated jointly by...
25.06.2021

Easy access to air cargo data for Africa

Hong-Kong-based neutral air cargo solutions group Aero Africa recently launched its digital airfreight rate platform to cater to the needs of the African freight and logistics community. It will be available exclusively to...
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