Berlin airport about to open - really! 
Berlin's new airport (BER) will finally go into operation tomorrow, 31.10.2020, thus ending an odyssey that began in 1996. At the beginning, it was decided to extend the already existing Schönefeld (SXF) airport and then close down the Tegel (TXL) and Tempelhof (THF) locations... more
Norwegian railways upgrades signalling system
By the beginning of 2021, trains equipped with Alstom’s latest ERTMS Baseline 3 Release 2 (BL3R2) onboard train control system will be ready for commercial service in Norway. Now, the first locomotive furnished with the upgraded signalling system has started digital test... more
CBRE: Logistics in Catalonia resilient
According to an analysis run by real estate group CBRE in Spain, Catalan logistics remains robust thanks to contracting linked to e-commerce. Since January, the warehouse surface in Catalonia used for e-commerce has risen to 56,000 sqm, surpassing the 54,000 sqm in 2019 - an... more
Trade body elects chair and Asian representative
Interferry, a trade association representing 260 members of the global ferry industry, has appointed Christophe Mathieu as the new chair of its board of directors. Board member since 2010, he was elected at the association’s AGM on 27 October - held virtually e due to Covid-19... more
Brexit a benefit for air freight?
The British aviation services group and air freight broker Air Partner is preparing for a possible influx of air freight requests as the UK approaches the end of its transition period out of the EU (31 December 2020). In fact, loaded trucks that at present enter England via... more
Funding for fuel cell drives
Companies in Germany may submit applications for the funding of fuel cell technology projects in intralogistics until 20 November 2020, the industry network Clean Intralogistics Net (CIN) said. The funding is intended for forklift trucks with fuel cell drives and an... more
New owner changes FSG CEO
Philipp Maracke is the new CEO of Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG). The management of the shipyard was acquired by Tennor in September. Effective from 2 November 2020, he will lead the management of the company, analysing firstly which ship types will allow the shipyard... more
Hackathon in Valencia
In days of a growing need for digital security, the Fundación Valenciaport is currently organising the Valenciaport Hackathon, an international event which will be held from 20th to 27 November, in online mode, under the claim "Innovating and transforming to achieve the... more
ISO certification for UK pallet network
Fortec Distribution has expanded its pallet network in UK taking six new hauliers on board. The most recent newcomers are Butlers of Kent, Lakeland Commercials in Cumbria, Poole-based haulier Harbour Transport, the London branch of Freightport Logistics, Middlesex-based LHR... more
TT Club launches Brexit website
On the background of uncertainties, TT Club has launched a Brexit webpage resource in an attempt to bring clarity. The British group’s aim is to collate, in a single accessible location, a wide variety of available information. Through researched articles and the webpage’s... more