Valenciaport satisfied with latest figures 
The consolidated annual accounts of Valenciaport for the year 2018 have been published. The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) closed the year 2018 with a turnover of more than EUR 138 million, a decrease of 0.9% compared to 2017. This variation is a consequence of the... mehr
Fedex launches new Colombian connection
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., has launched a new flight between Miami (FL, USA), Bogota and Medellin (Colombia). The new B767 flight facilitates the arrival of Colombian products to the US through its gateway facility in Miami and opens new markets for Colombian... mehr
Red Sea Gateway goes Bangladesh
The Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), a container terminal at Jeddah Port (Saudia Arabia), and Bangladesh’s Ministry of Shipping have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which the Saudi Arabian terminal operating company will jointly evaluate investments in the South... mehr
“Curiosity of the Day” 
The US federal state of Wyoming has just two escalators. Both are in a bank in the town of Casper. mehr
New member of the board of harbour commissioners
The Long Beach city council voted unanimously to confirm Mayor Robert Garcia’s appointment of Steven Neal to the board of harbour commissioners, which oversees the Port of Long Beach and the staff of the city’s harbour department. Neal is a former city council member. His... mehr
Circle acquires Progetto Adele
Circle, which specialises in the analysis and development of automation and digitalisation solutions for the port sectors and intermodal logistics, has defined the terms of the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Progetto Adele, a software house specialising in logistics... mehr
Port railway shores up operational safety for the winter
The EUR 5.2 million project to extend and upgrade the quality of Bremen’s port railway (Germany) is making progress. The entire overhead line of the port railway in the Kaiserhafen-Nord has been renewed and 67 new lighting masts deploying the most recent LED-technology for a... mehr
Schlüssel in der Hand
Der zu Jahresbeginn gestartete Wettbewerb «#NexGenLeaders» (vgl. ITJ 07-08/2019, S. 5) hat auf der Air Cargo Europe in München seinen grossen Abschluss erlebt. Der Erfolg kommt, so die ausrichtende ECS Group, der ganzen Luftfrachtbranche zugute. mehr
Stark und aufmerksam
Trotz leichter wirtschaftlicher Abkühlung präsentiert sich der Logistiksektor in Österreich und der Schweiz in guter Form. Neben vielversprechendem Vorwärtsdrang gibt es allerdings auch einige sorgenvolle Entwicklungen. mehr
Weltweit auf Investorenfang
Die Logistik ist der Schlüssel zum Erfolg des Projekts. Das Team um S.E. Ahmad Al-Sayed, Staatsminister und Vorsitzender der Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA), sucht Investoren aus allen Schlüsselindustrien. In München erläuterte Al-Sayed dem ITJ, welche Schwerpunkte die QFZA... mehr