APM Barcelona introduces new technology 
APM Terminals Barcelona has installed a new fleet management and automatic weighing system in the 29 straddle carrier cranes it acquired recently. Thus the system is now installed in all straddle carriers in the terminal. According to the terminal manager the system allows the... more
DSV introduces fast China–Europe road freight
There’s no business as usual with Covid-19 around. Passenger flight cancellations are putting pressure on airfreight, causing capacity constraints. DSV’s new intercontinental road bridge between China and Europe offers a reliable alternative. With door-to-door transit times of... more
High-cube container facility saves space
The SME Harder Logistics is investing in a new fully-automated container warehouse on the edge of the German city of am Neu-Ulm. The facility, due to be completed by mid-2021, has the capacity to store 250 containers.The high-cube container warehouse is coming up in an... more
Chemical systems 
Operating an intermodal full-service terminal in one of the world’s largest integrated chemical-industry complexes is quite a challenge. Managers in Ludwigshafen are banking on the advantages offered by artificial intelligence to overcome the present limits to their capacity. more
Train carrying wood fibre from Linz to China
The logistics service provider Cargo-Partner was asked by the international fibre manufacturer Lenzing to organise a blocktrain from Linz (Austria) to Qingdao (China). The transport carrying sustainably-produced wood fibre on the ‘iron Silk Road’ will arrive at its destination... more
Five new locomotives for UK rail operator
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has agreed to bring an additional five class 66 locomotives from Germany to the UK, in cooperation with Beacon Rail Leasing. The first two, classified as 29004/29005, have already been delivered to EMD Doncaster, ready for conversion to GBRf’s specification... more
Recovering from Covid-19
Brussels airport is welcoming back All Nippon Airways today, 13 October 2020, as ANA has resumed flights between Tokyo NRT and BRU. The route will be operated three times a week with Boeing B787 passenger aircraft that will be used for cargo only, thus providing a 35-t belly... more
Samskip links Scotland to Amsterdam
Short-sea operator Samskip has made some changes to its Amsterdam–Hull service. The line currently offers three sailing a week on this route; in future it will introduce a second vessel and offer two Amsterdam–Hull and one Amsterdam–Grangemouth sailings a week.Eastbound vessels... more
Four challenges and three trends, says Kaizen
In Madrid, the Kaizen Institute recently published its analysis of the situation in the logistics sector. The consultancy has identified four main challenges that logistics faces.The increasing cost of labour, more than 5% in 2020, with the forecast for the next 3 years that... more
China–Georgia blocktrain launched
Maersk’s intercontinental rail product portfolio is further expanding, thanks the recent introduction of a blocktrain connecting China and Georgia – the first such product developed specifically for the needs of imports into Georgia.The train, which focuses on ocean shipping... more