Free passage restored for 15,000 vessels a year 
Since the beginning of October, the deepening of the inland waterway Nieuwe Waterweg and Botlek has been completed. One of the busiest waterways in the Netherlands has been deepened by a metre and half across a distance of 25 km. The contractors Van der Kamp and Boskalis... mehr
Rainer Liebhart to manage air cargo logistics
Rainer Liebhart is taking over the leadership of the restructured air cargo logistics business unit at Lufthansa Industry Solutions (LHIND) with immediate effect. Liebhart replaces Peter Rothenberger, who is taking early retirement at the end of the year after almost 30 years of... mehr
Shipowners better prepared for sulphur cap than expected?
The Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has completed a survey on the upcoming IMO 2020 sulphur regulation. During the survey, more than 44% of the member shipowners, operators and managers confirmed that they will definitely comply with the forthcoming IMO regulations.... mehr
New Street Scooters with a higher additional load
Street Scooter has presented the follow-up version of its fully electric utility vehicles “WORK” and “WORK L” in Germany. The new vehicle generation of the two Street Scooters “WORK” and “WORK L” is particularly attractive with the additional load capacity of more than one tonne... mehr
Panattoni invests in Leipzig
Panattoni Europe has signed a contract of cooperation with Invest Region Leipzig GmbH and the district town of Schkeuditz (Germany). The partners have decided to pool their expertise with regard to the development and marketing of the Panattoni Park Leipzig Airport. By the... mehr
Salzburg airport makes a stand
Last week’s meeting of the federal association of logistics Austria (Bundesvereinigung Logistik Österreich, BVL) at Salzburg airport focused on the future challenges of the airfreight industry. Managing director Bettina Ganghofer used the opportunity to present the handling of... mehr
First flat rail operation in the Philippines
Subic operation Subic Bay International Terminal (Sbitc), a unit of the Philippines-headquartered International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), operating at the Subic Bay Freeport, recently handled the first flat rail operation in the Philippines with the loading of a new... mehr
Jaxport's board of directors elects new officers
The Jaxport board of directors selected new officers during its regular monthly meeting, unanimously electing Jacksonville business executive and civic leader John D. Baker II as chairman. Baker is executive chairman and CEO of FRP Holdings, a successor to the real estate... mehr
Preparing for UK’s peak bridge strike season in October
In the UK, October each year sees the highest number of bridge strikes of any month. With an average of five strikes a day - which typically doubles in October - the British motoring association AA is calling for greater education for drivers and fleet managers to avoid the... mehr
Avon Freight Group to use new facility in Redditch
A joint venture between the brownfield regeneration specialist St Francis Group and the Richardson family has announced that it has secured a second occupier at Velocity 42, a new warehouse and distribution centre development in Redditch, south of Birmingham (UK). Unit... mehr