Stay local to go global 
Greece can seize opportunities in the breakbulk segment. Local knowledge is often a closely guarded competitive edge in logistics, but according to the Thessaloniki-based Cosmatos Group a new mood of cooperation is opening up in Greece and in all of Southern Europe. The approach... more
Tech upgrade for order management 
Warespace has developed a new software solution to link 120 locations with 5 million sqm of warehouse space and enable decentralised orders. It is primarily a web app link that connects customers and warehouses on one platform. In addition to a dashboard, statistics,... more
Cargo outperforms PAX operations
In March, Finnair's passenger traffic figures declined by 3.6%, while cargo figures continued to improve. Total cargo tonnes increased by 8.6% year-on-year, reaching 12,295 t, due to increased Asian (6,761 t, +12.6%) and European (2,189 t, +26.8%) capacity, while North Atlantic... more
Swiss funds for Italian terminal
A transhipment facility for combined transport is to be built in Domodossola, Northern Italy to upgrade the Lötschberg-Simplon axis for transalpine railfreight traffic. Switzerland is contributing CHF 38.8 million to the total construction costs of CHF 67.1 million. The... more
Port of Hamburg: job portal for maritime sector
Hamburg's maritime industry is finding it increasingly difficult to hire enough employees for the over 60,000 harbour-related jobs in the area, ranging from warehouse logistics to engineering and piloting. Hafen Hamburg Marketing has launched a job portal to support member... more
New cargo infrastructure for Zurich airport
As the oldest cargo hangars at Zurich airport (ZRH), dating back to the 1950s and 1960s, no longer fully meet the requirements of today's cargo business, airport operator Flughafen Zürich is building a new cargo hangar in the east of the airport. Construction work for the... more
Groupage network overhauled
Sim Cargo has reorganised its general cargo network. Most importantly, it has reduced the number of transhipment points (TSPs) and added a northern and southern hub. The aim was to increase transport capacity utilisation, shorten transit times and improve the quality of service.... more
Trifleet Leasing picks MD
Trifleet Leasing Holding, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chicago-based Gatx Corporation, has appointed Robin Pol as managing director, effective 1 March 2024. Since joining Trifleet in 1995, Pol has held various leadership roles in the company’s commercial and technical... more
Green power at port of Antwerp
Power to Hydrogen and Triple W are the first companies to sign up for Next Gen Demo, an innovation hub within the Next Gen District in the port of Antwerp. The area aims to become a hotspot for circular economy projects. Power to Hydrogen will test a large-scale AEM... more
26 princes kiss a Danish sleeping beauty
Operations in the Hirtshals transhipment terminal. A road-rail transhipment facility that opened in Hirtshals (Denmark) in 2015 initially remained unused from its opening and seemed to have been a rather bad investment. Now the good news is that the project has been... more