Rising global fleet faces staff shortfall 
London-based maritime consultancy Drewry draws attention to a growing concern of the high sea shipping industry, according to the latest Manning Annual Review and Forecast report. Due to the diminishing attractiveness of a career at sea, coupled with rising man-berth ratios... more
Charles Morgan joins network
Charles Morgan Transport has joined the Fortec Distribution - and thus the Pall-Ex Group - as a shareholder member. After setting up his business at the age of just 17, Charles Morgan incorporated his own business in 2016. Based in the village of Full Sutton, Yorkshire,... more
Kijfhoek is automated
Siemens Mobility has been awarded a EUR 110 million contract by Pro Rail to modernise and optimise the Kijfhoek freight railyard, the largest yard in the Netherlands and a vital link between the Rotterdam ports and major industrial areas in Europe. This contract includes... more
Nordic barge service now in operation
Sweden’s first container barge shuttle service on inland waterways between Stockholm Norvik Port and the Port of Västerås set sail in June. The services are operated by German shipping company Deymann. On this EU class inland waterway, the container barge "Emelie... more
Hansetrans goes digital
Hanseatische Transportgesellschaft, a subsidiary of the Hansetrans group of companies, integrates digital solutions. Prices for any consignments can be called up on the homepage and orders including all required additional services can be booked directly. Users may also order... more
Long trains in operation
In UK, DP World’s two deep-water ports at Southampton and London Gateway have become the first in the country capable of handling Freightliner’s new 775 m intermodal container trains. The longest in use on the national rail network, the new trains are 250 m longer than a... more
New director for pharma competence centre
Global logistics provider Agility has appointed Theresa Deeken as director of its pharma competence centre (PCC) in Switzerland. She brings more than twelve years’ experience in the logistics and freight forwarding industry with a special focus on transport services for... more
Contargo wins tender in Weil
Contargo, founded in 2004, has been awarded the contract for handling operations at the container terminal of the Rhine port of Weil am Rhein (Rheinhafengesellschaft Weil am Rhein), near Basel (Switzerland) at the end of a Europe-wide tendering process. Contargo, which has... more
High freight rates inflate prices
Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence recently analysed the impact of the elevated freight rates on importers for a variety of consumer goods, especially on the Asia to US West Coast and North Europe trade lanes. An OECD-data-based value of consumer goods... more
More logistics at Llubljana's airport
Cargo-partner is expanding its warehouse capacities in Brnik near Slovenia's Ljubljana Airport. Now that the warehouse opened in 2019 has reached its full capacity, this expansion, which was originally planned between 2024 and 2026, will start in 2022. In its final stage,... more