3D simulator for crane operations installed
The Duisburg free port has introduced its own crane simulator. With Professor Thomas Schlipköther, executive board member at duisport as project manager, the crane simulator was assembled in the USA and meticulously adapted to the requirements and conditions of the port of... more
Indian cargo volumes fall by almost 3%
India’s airports handled 2.9% less airfreight last year than in 2018. As the country‘s airport authority AAI has now announced, the largest shares of the unloaded and loaded 3,34 million t of cargo were handled by hubs with volumes down from 2018, such as Delhi (990,000 t,... more
Robinson Labs to accelerate innovation
C.H. Robinson has launched C.H. Robinson Labs, an innovation centre where the company will design, test and scale the next strategies for logistics and supply chains to create smarter solutions for C.H. Robison’s customers and carriers. Tim Gagnon, vice president of... more
ESR gains IWBI's Well gold certification
ESR, a pan-Asia logistics platform, has received APAC's first Well gold certification with the Bucheon Logistics Park in South Korea from the International Well Building Institute (IWBI) for its outstanding achievements in creating a work environment that promotes health and... more
Hydrogen powered fuel cell electric trucks on the move
There is no one-size-fits-all-universal solution for the electrification of heavy commercial vehicles. One of the technology options that manufacturer Scania has explored with the Norwegian wholesaler ASKO is a fuel cell electric truck powered by hydrogen gas. This venture... more
Two Russian hauliers link up
Globaltruck, a Russian FTL-trucking company, has signed a long-term contract with GTD, a logistic firm also based in Russia. The contract implies that Globaltruck’s fleet will serve GTD’s main trunk delivery routes for the next three years. The agreement defines a tariff... more
Skycargo celebrates 20 years of Bahrain service
On 25 January 2000, Emirates took off from DXB headed for Bahrain. When the B777-200 landed, it marked a major milestone for the airline – its first flight to the country. Since the first flight, more than 6.7 million passengers have flown with Emirates on the route to Dubai... more
Coronavirus restrictions likely to affect shipping industry
The shipping industry must prepare for potential restrictions to prevent the further spread of the ‘Wuhan’ coronavirus, Hill Dickinson, a maritime law firm, advises. Beth Bradley, a partner of the Liverpool (UK)-headquartered unit, said that shipping companies should be... more
Gothenburg celebrates all-time record for railfreight
Container freight from the whole of Sweden is being increasingly channelled to the port of Gothenburg by rail. In total, 456,000 teu were transported through the Swedish port by this mode of transport in 2019. This represents an increase by 14% within a year and is the... more