APM in Barcelona on simulation 
APM Terminals Barcelona has performed fire and evacuation simulation on an SC crane in order to validate the action guidelines set out in its emergency plan. The simulation was carried out in coordination with the port of Barcelona because APM’s emergency plan is integrated into... more
DSV Road moves to Rhein-Main logistics park
DSV Road is leasing 10,500 sqm of storage space, 800 sqm of office space and a 500 sqm mezzanine in the newly built Rhein-Main logistics park in Gross-Gerau near Frankfurt. Markus Neumann, automotive director at DSV Germany, declared: "We were searching for new space in... more
Locomotives banging the drum for Europe
Say yes to Europe" in eye-catching lettering now adorns yet another locomotive operated by TX Logistik. The latest locomotive to bear this motif is a Vectron multi-system locomotive that TX Logistik has leased from European Locomotive Leasing (ELL). The unit is equipped... more
Laurels for Palau in US port state control examinations
The United States Coastguard (USCG) targets flags for additional port state control examinations if their detention ratio scores are higher than the three-year rolling average detention record. The Palau International Ship Registry (Pisr) has recorded a zero percentage... more
Atran providing Hangzhou - Riga capacity
Atran Airlines has launched a new route between Hangzhou and Riga (Latvia) that guarantees cargo capacity for the Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group. Atran Airlines is the Russian air express carrier within the Volga-Dnepr Group. Hangzhou is an emerging... more
Honold satisfied with past business year
The Honold Group reported a turnover of EUR 265 million in 2018, a 9% increase compared to EUR 243 million in 2017. The German service provider achieved the upsurge through organic growth. The result does not include Honold’s acquisition of the company Eiltrans, with... more
Matthijs van Doorn takes seat on BDB board
Matthijs van Doorn, the port of Rotterdam’s logistics manager, has been awarded a seat of the board of Germany’s federal association of inland navigation (BDB). He is the first Dutchman to become a BDB board member. Van Doorn stated: "The port of Rotterdam has expanded... more
Launch of direct Vienna - Trelleborg rail service
Stena Line is augmenting the rail-based logistics services it offers on land. Since May, the ferry operator, in collaboration with RCA and Green Cargo, began offering fixed slots on train ferries to transport direct freight trains from Vienna to Trelleborg (Sweden). The service... more
World's biggest cargo airport waves good-bye to growth
Airport Authority Hong Kong has reported that cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) dropped by 8.1% year-on-year to 394,000 t in April 2019. Cargo traffic remained weak due to uncertain global economic conditions. The decrease in cargo throughput in... more
Hamburg Süd reshuffles Latin American coverage
Hamburg Süd, in cooperation with its new parent company Maersk, is remodelling its services on the Europe–Central America, Caribbean and South America West Coast trade lanes. The companies said there is a new stand-alone service - SAWC1 - covering Europe to/from Central... more