Ashdod and DP World in negotiations 
The first MSC vessel to sail with cargo from Israel directly to Dubai through Egypt’s Port Said carried a special container from Ashdod, Israel's second main port. It was a special shipment of adhesive tapes from the Davik plant at Kibbutz Sde Boker. The customer from Dubai... mehr
Youngest director on the board
Perishable Movements Ltd (PML), a family-owned British forwarder specialising in all transport modes for perishable goods, is expanding its senior management team with the promotion of Ryan Parr to the position of operations director. Parr joined the business in 2013 at the... mehr
More parking space at Lübeck harbour
The Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) has opened a new 25,000 sqm space for weekly parking at the harbour house. It is primarily intended for truck drivers of freight forwarders who park their private cars there and transfer to a truck or tractor unit. The secured area is... mehr
Return to pre-pandemic service level
iPort Rail in Doncaster, UK, has this week welcomed a sixth daily train Felixstowe service, bringing the terminal back up to pre-pandemic service levels. The new overnight service will depart six days a week and bring the number of daily services between iPort Rail and... mehr
Framework for autonomous shipping
The Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco) is currently preparing the first contract model for the operation of autonomous vessels. The first version is planned to be published in 2021. It will be an adaptation of the current Shipman 2009 contract for management... mehr
Metzger to take over next week
At Danser Switzerland in Basel, one of six locations of the European container operator (inland shipping and railways) Danser Group, Heinz Amacker (left), managing director for 22 years, will retire early "at his own request" on 30 November 2020. He will however... mehr
eTIR advances in Central Asia
A significant step has been made towards transport digitalisation with the first eTIR pilot movements between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the International Road Union (IRU) said. Trucks from Tashkent (Uzbekistan) carrying household electrical items crossed the border into... mehr
New passive thermal solution from Italy
Rome FCO-based company La Couverture aims no less than "to change the face of temperature-sensitive shipment handling in airports." Indeed, refrigerated trolleys and trucks are very expensive, and other solution currently on the market are not suited to the specific ... mehr
Tiffa and Kale for paperless
Tiffa EDI Services and Kale Logistics Solutions (Kale) have joined hands to promote paperless trade in maritime sector of Thailand through their integrated and comprehensive port community system (PCS). The integrated platform enables the SME players in the value chain to... mehr
Matternet's drones in the skies above Berlin
Urban drone logistics platform developer Matternet from California has launched operations at Labor Berlin Charité Vivantes. The programme kicked-off last week with permanent operations expected to take flight next year, creating the first urban BVLOS (beyond visual line of... mehr