New AEO status in preparation for Brexit 
The internationally recognised quality mark of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) has been awarded to the British Peel Ports Group, which operates six UK ports (Liverpool, Heysham, Manchester Ship Canal, Medway (Sheerness / Chatham), Clydeport and Great Yarmouth). The... more
3 Dees Transport opts for Krone container carriers
Tilbury (UK)-based 3 Dees Transport has added six Krone Box Liner container carriers to its fleet. The company says that the carriers combine weight advantage with fast loading to bring long-term commercial benefits. Strategically located near Tilbury docks, 3 Dees operates... more
Retailer teams up with delivery platform to widen its scope
Online traders that want to grow are dependent on strong distribution partners. To this end, Flaconi, a manufacturer of perfumes and beauty products, has joined forces with the delivery platform Seven Senders to manage carriers and check shipments by deploying the tracking and... more
Chipolbok's "Paderewski" makes a maiden call
After taking on board a portion of project and break bulk cargo, including a gas turbine of 330 t unit weight, in Hamburg (Germany), the “M/V Paderewski” proceeded to Emden for its maiden call. The plan was to make a quick stop to load 38 packages weighing a total of 538 t and... more
Sailors’ Society welcomes new Greek ambassador
Sailors’ Society has welcomed a new ambassador from Greece to its fold ahead of the maritime charity’s plans to further expand its existing work in this country. Costis Frangoulis, CEO, president and founder of Franman, which provides ship building, consultancy and security... more
Six seconds on the Dutch railway in 2020
The Dutch infrastructure manager Prorail has finalised the planning for its timetable for the year 2020, effective from 15 December 2019. One innovation is a new method for distributing capacity with a system that enables to arrange transports every six seconds. Previously... more
Ceva Logistics renews contract in the global energy sector
Ceva Logistics has reinforced its reputation in the global energy sector with the renewal of its contract with Borr Drilling for an additional year to the end of August 2020. Borr Drilling is a provider of international drilling contracts to the oil and gas exploration industry.... more
Logwin participates in Marco Polo finance network
LBBW and Commerzbank have carried out another trade transaction between Voith and KSB SE via the Marco Polo trade finance network built on R3’s distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform Corda. This time, besides the two companies involved, logistics provider Logwin AG was... more
Thordon appoints Michael Haraldsson
Canadian-based Thordon Bearings, a provider of environmentally safe propeller shaft bearings and seal systems, has chosen Michael Haraldsson as its new marine business development manager. A native of Sweden, Haraldsson has more than 25 years of strategic sales experience... more
Dematic automates distribution hub for Ceratizit
Dematic is automating the new distribution hub operated by Ceratizit, a manufacturer of carbide products, in Kempten (Bavaria, Germany). To this end, the intralogistics specialist is setting up a Dematic multi-shuttle system comprising about 90,000 bin spaces that saves room by... more