Great works in the Port of Shanghai 
A challenging project: the Port of Shanghai is investing 55 billion renminbi (about EUR 8 billion) in a new container terminal, Chinese media reported. The expansion is expected to amplify annual handling capacity to 60 million teu. The Shanghai Port Group also recently... more
Green warehouse south of Greenland 
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) is going to build the company’s first low GHG emissions contract logistics warehouse in Denmark. The facility will be constructed in partnership with Taulov Dry Port, a Danish joint venture between ADP A/S and PFA Pension. The warehouse is part... more
How expensive is the Suez Canal?
The Suez Canal will become more expensive next year, with the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) in Egypt raising its transit tolls by 15% for all types of ship as from January 2023. Only bulk carriers and cruise ships will pay just 10% more than in 2022. This increase follows a 6%... more
Extending partnership in Japan
Swissport and Hong Kong Airlines are extending their long-standing partnership in Japan until 2025. The cooperation covers services at Kansai Airport near Osaka and at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. Swissport Japan has been providing airport ground services and air cargo... more
Karsten Bley to lead Sievert Logistik
Sievert Logistik has a new top management: Karsten Bley became the sole managing director of the Westphalian logistics service provider on 1 September 2022, having shared the management with Rui Macedo since March this year. Macedo left the company at his own request on 31... more
Iceland to join Eurocontrol
Iceland and Eurocontrol have signed a transitional agreement marking Iceland’s intention to become a member state of the organisation on 1 January 2025. The transitional agreement was signed on 15 September 2022 in Reykjavik by Jon Gunnar Jonsson (rght), director general of the... more
Marine biofuel bunkering ship-to-ship a success
It's a first-timer: Total Energies Marine Fuels has completed the refuelling of a CMA CGM containership in Singapore with sustainable marine biofuel. The 4,300 teu “CMA CGM Montoir” was bunkered via ship-to-ship. The biofuel is made of Vlsfo (very low sulphur fuel oil)... more
Three for zero emission heavy transport
One shipper, one vehicle manufacturer and one logistics and transport company have opted for a common approach in green logistics: Ikea Industry, Volvo Trucks, and Raben Group have inked a collaboration agreement on zero emission heavy transport in Poland. To this end, Ikea... more
"Curiosity of the Day"
When Henri Matisse's paper cut "Le Bateau" (1953) was exhibited at the MoMa in New York in 1961, it was initially mistakenly hung upside down for 47 days. more
BHV elects Petra Lüdeke
Petra Lüdeke has taken over the helm at the port and logistics trade association BHV-Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung with effect from 1 September 2022 after a unanimous decision of the association’s management board. Lüdeke is filling the position of managing... more