Geodis and SFCE extend partnership 
The shoe company Shoes For Crews Europe (SFCE) has awarded Geodis Netherlands a third multi-year contract, reinforcing the partnership that the two companies have built since 2012. Geodis continues to take care of the entire supply chain process, from the incoming order to the... mehr
180,000 more vehicles to pass through the port of Lübeck
In cooperation with the Grimaldi shipping company Finnlines, the Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) in Germany has secured a gigantic cargo loading contract. In the coming three years, LHG will handle some 60,000 more fully-assembled vehicles per annum. The new cars will... mehr
Innovation in safety award for a team of three companies
The 3rd TT Club innovation in safety award was presented to a joint winning delegation of Künz, CSXIT and Yardeye at the ICHCA 20/20 cargo vision international conference in Malta. Künz, CSXIT and Yardeye won the award for their winter haven terminal automation and safety system... mehr
Elvis opens new cargo handling hall
Elvis Teilladungssystem, the company that provides part load systems, has officially opened its new hall in Knüllwald (Hesse, Germany). With the new building, the Elvis group has doubled its storage capacity at this location. The key junction of the Elvis part load network now... mehr
Sympathy for the smart in the port of Gothenburg
The most recent in a series of digital solutions in the Swedish port of Gothenburg is the launch of the data system Permesso, which was designed and developed by the port itself. The system allows work permits to be issued online and for planned and ongoing maintenance and... mehr
Austria bans truck transit for two thirds of total cargo
The Brenner Pass in Austria has always been one of the most important routes across the Alps. A recently adopted drastic tightening of the Austrian sectorial traffic ban will forbid most trucks to cross the pass as from January 2020. The German federal association of road... mehr
UTA chooses area manager for western and southern Europe
Union Tank Eckstein (UTA) is strengthening its sales activities in western and southern Europe. As new area manager, Maximiliano Sassaroli is now in charge of all sales operations in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Benelux countries, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.... mehr
Koper to receive a fourth rail-mounted gantry in 2020
Many operational measures that were taken by the port of Koper and Slovenian railways last year helped to improve the port’s railway infrastructure. The current daily average of arriving/departing container trains varies from 20 to 24, while the container terminal capacity is 30... mehr
Spanish ports: good results in first nine months of 2019
The throughput figures of the Spanish ports showed a distinct improvement between January and September 2019. Total traffic (imports + exports + cabotage + transits) amounted to 418.5 million t of goods, 2.3% more than in the same period of the previous year. The main item... mehr
FM Logistic unveils the Ergoskel
Third-party logistics provider FM Logistic has unveiled the Ergoskel, an ergoskeleton designed to help warehouse workers lift parcels while reducing physical strain on their bodies. The Ergoskel was developed and patented by FM Logistic and the University of Technology of... mehr