Benelux inland ports for e-power 
The Ports of Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, the North Sea Port Netherlands, Drechtsteden and De Vlaamse Waterweg plan to set up a single shore-based power system for inland shipping and the river cruise industry. This facility is used to provide moored vessels with electric... more
Polish carrier invests in Swiss-made system
Railroad operator Transchem is now deploying Nexxiot technology for the digital equipment of its fleet. The two companies have agreed on a cooperation to this effect, which will start in the autumn of 2020. Transchem’s main aim is to increase the sustainability and quality... more
Relocation of banana ripener in UK
The British branch of the French Compagnie Fruitière, a supplier and ripener of fruit founded 1938 in Marseille, has taken up operations in a 23,000 sqm ripening facility at DP World London Gateway. The new ripening centre for bananas will replace Compagnie Fruitière’s existing... more
XPO hires Nascimento
XPO Logistics, a global provider of transport and logistics solutions, has appointed Carla Nascimento as transport sales leader for Portugal, Galicia and Asturias. She shares responsibility for the strategic expansion of customer relationships with Carlos Rivero, senior... more
Alibaba teams up with ZIM
The carrier ZIM and the Chinese online firm Alibaba.com have entered into a cooperation agreement for the direct purchase of sea freight, improving logistic services to the Alibaba.com platform sellers. Under the agreement, ZIM provides sea freight and services through a direct... more
Cargo capacity no longer required
A C-130 Hercules aircraft used as a static trainer for US airmen since the early 1980s finally met its end as part of a defence logistics agency disposition services scrap contract at Hanscom Air Force Base, MA. The 30-m-long aircraft, locally known as "Hulk", had... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Dogs share their food with other dogs, but they always prefer dogs they know. more
Warehouse development close to Birmingham
The authorities have given the green light for a new logistics development in Walsall to be carried out by the St Francis Group. The permission was granted for a major new warehouse of 38,000 sqm at a site in Darlaston, adjacent to the M6 near Wednesbury in the West Midlands.... more
Lombardi to become IICL president
Effective 1 January, Dennis Lombardi will become president of the Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL), a US trade association representing lessors of maritime containers and intermodal chassis. The industry veteran who spent most of his 40-year career in... more
Belgian port to receive better rail access
Infrabel, Begium's infrastructure manager, is investing millions of euros to renew the existing railway infrastructure leading to the port of Zeebrugge. The optimisation of the track changes in Dudzele will benefit the port's accessibility for railway cargo. The project... more