1,000 robots announced 
DHL Supply Chain has announced a USD 150 million investment in warehouse robotics solutions and automation at its Australian warehouses. The company plans to introduce 1,000 robots by 2025. The measures include the deployment of assisted picking robots in a multi-customer... mehr
India and Middle East ever more popular
Maersk has introduced a new maritime service to meet rising demand for transport links between India and the Gulf Markets. The Shaheen Express calls the ports of Mundra, Pipavav, Jebel Ali, Dammam, and Jebel Ali and back to Mundra, connecting India, United Arab Emirates... mehr
Trotz aller Schwierigkeiten 
Neuer Fährdienst zwischen Thessaloniki und Izmir, Seit kurzem wird eine neue Verbindung zwischen Nordgriechenland und dem türkischen Izmir von der Schifffahrtslinie Levante Ferries angeboten. Eingesetzt wird die Smyrna di Levante, die drei Mal wöchentlich Passagiere und Fracht... mehr
Expansion in Georgia
Gebrüder Weiss is celebrating ten years of operations in the Georgian market. In the past five years, the company’s land transport services have moved nearly 75,000 consignments with a total weight of 311,000 t. Now, the current company's infrastructure is no longer sufficient.... mehr
Using flexitanks to transport liquid cargo
Russian intermodal transport operator Fesco has expanded its portfolio by adding a new service for the transport of bulk liquids in containers using sealed flexitank liners. With the Fesco Flexi offer, goods can be dispatched via the group’s rail, sea, and intermodal... mehr
Three musketeers for one service
The three partners Sea Lead, OOCL and TS Lines are launching a new service covering India, UAE to East Africa. The ‘Idea’ weekly service will set out on 22 November with four vessels whose capacity was not announced. While Sea Lead will deploy two vessels on the service,... mehr
The dawning of the age of Aquarius
Aquarius LNG Shipping, an affiliate of the Japanese carrier MOL, has conducted sea trials of its owned LNG carrier, “Papua”, using biofuel. Approximately 1,500 t of biofuel was supplied by Exxon Mobil Marine on the vessel at Port of Singapore. The biofuel is expected to reduce... mehr
Cool Chain in grossem Stil
Ein Segment floriert – während sich im Marmara-Meer Bulker stauen. Der Agrarsektor der Türkei steht für 20% des BIP – und ist auf Logistikpartner angewiesen, die Waren auch international temperaturgeführt transportieren. Der Cool-Chain-Bereich wächst stark – während die... mehr
"Beaujo" is back - have you already tasted it?
Is this year's Beaujolais Nouveau as fruity as the one of 2021? Since yesterday, at any rate, wine lovers can enjoy the new vintage of this French red wine. Flawless logistics are needed to ensure that it is available all over the world, as it is on the third Thursday in... mehr
Freight service to receive an electronic upgrade
The South African state-owned transport company Transnet is digitising its freight services with Huawei's “all-optical backbone network for railways”. Reyling on next-generation intelligent and simplified Optix OSN 9800 series products, the chosen system promises high... mehr