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24.02.2025

BTK surpasses EUR 100 million in revenue and plans price increases

BTK Befrachtungs- und Transportkontor has surpassed EUR 100 million in revenue for the first time in 2024, marking a key milestone in its 25-year evolution since the management buyout in 1999. The company has quadrupled its...

24.02.2025

Growing in the USA and Southeast Asia

Awery Aviation Software has appointed Wayne Phelan as a business growth and product development consultant, to support its expansion into the USA and Southeast Asia. Phelan brings experience in aviation software and digital...

24.02.2025

WRS investing in new locomotive type

Siemens has received a first order for its Vectron locomotives equipped with a battery module. The module allows the engine to operate over short distances without an overhead power line and thus offer an eco-friendly way to...

Utiliser judicieusement les données

Une lueur dans le post-sondage de collaborateurs. Un sondage auprès des collaborateurs est bien plus qu’un instantané. Il permet de gérer de façon ciblée la culture de travail et d’impulser des changements durables. Comment les...

21.02.2025

Strengthening ties between Kenya and Dubai

Dubai-based Emirates SkyCargo has signed an mou with the Kenyan cargo carrier Astral Aviation to enhance cargo connectivity to and from Africa. Astral’s network of 50 destinations and Emirates SkyCargo’s reach of over 145...

21.02.2025

Terminal system marks 15 years of operation

Since its launch at CSX Ohio (USA), technology specialist Tideworks has implemented ‘Intermodal Pro’ its intermodal terminal operating system (TOS), in more than 85 rail terminals. The system supports all types of intermodal...

21.02.2025

Stuttgart to become a ‘fairport’

Stuttgart airport (STR) has installed its first charging stations for electric trucks. The four charging points offer up to 400 kW for high-power charging and 150 kW for fast charging. Located on the south side of the airport,...

21.02.2025

Joint forces in the UK and Ireland

Kögel has entered into a partnership with Horizon to expand its presence in the Anglo-Saxon trailer market. Under the agreement, Horizon, based in Dublin (Ireland), will distribute Kögel’s premium trailers exclusively in the UK...

21.02.2025

Thessaloniki court of appeal relocates to port

The Port of Thessaloniki (ThPA) has signed a sub-concession agreement with Dimera Land & Property Investments and the Hellenic Republic to relocate the Thessaloniki court of appeal to the port. The agreement, signed in the...

21.02.2025

Barcelona port’s Boqué to chair IAPH committee

The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), which represents 191 ports and 165 port-related businesses which handle a third of global maritime trade, has appointed Ingrid Boqué, the director of institutional...

21.02.2025

Asco launches Evo series for dry-ice pelletisers

Asco Kohlensäure has introduced the Evo series, aiming to set new standards in dry ice production. The series features a redesigned hydraulic unit and improved casing, reducing operational noise by over 20% to an average of 65...

21.02.2025

Strategic partnership at Hong Kong airport

Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) and Sats HK have formed a strategic partnership with DHL Air Capacity Sales (DHL ACS) at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). This collaboration, building on an existing partnership between Sats...

21.02.2025

Budweit lifted to the top, Schmitz succeeds

Clark Europe has appointed Holger Schmitz (pictured) as its new director of sales and marketing, succeeding Stefan Budweit, who’ll step into the role of president and CEO. Schmitz joined Clark in 2023 as business development...

21.02.2025

“Curiosity of the Day”

104 years ago today, on the 21st of February 1921, the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918 to February 1921), passed a constitution based on that of Switzerland. It included women’s suffrage – 50 years before women...

21.02.2025

Jebel Ali Port records highest volumes since 2015

DP World handled 15.5 million teu at Jebel Ali Port in 2024, marking its highest container throughput since 2015. This represents an increase of 1 million teu compared to the previous year and accounts for nearly 18% of DP...

21.02.2025

Easing cross-border transport in North America

Amid growing complexities in cross-border trade due to shifting markets, nearshoring trends and US tariff adjustments affecting Mexico and Canada, Rhenus has enhanced its cross-border solutions through its ‘Rhenus Beyond Borders’...

21.02.2025

Warning against high expectations for EU-UK trade review

The British International Freight Association (Bifa) is urging caution regarding expectations for the upcoming review in 2026 of the trade and cooperation agreement (TCA) between the EU and the UK. While discussions with “warm...

20.02.2025

SC Ports breaks Wando Welch terminal record

The port of Charleston has set a record with the arrival of the ‘OOCL Iris’, the largest vessel ever to call at its Wando Welch terminal. The 16,828 teu ship surpassed the previous record held by the ‘CMA CGM Marco Polo’ (16,022...

20.02.2025

Transmec grows in Mediterranean intermodal field

The Transmec Group has acquired Servizio Trasporti Combinati (STC), an Italian specialist for land-sea intermodal transport between Europe and North Africa. With this takeover, Transmec now boasts an even more extensive and...

20.02.2025

HD Ksoe presents design of SMR-powered vessel

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD Ksoe) has introduced a nuclear-powered containership model, using small modular reactor technology. The company reports that it has it received approval in principle from...