Plastic instead of wood 
After a trial period of around two years, the express delivery company trans-o-flex is saying goodbye to wooden pallets for long-distance transport services within Germany and has decided to opt for plastic pallets instead. The company has purchased about 30,000 of these... plus
Speeding up intermodal transport through Vladivostok
Russian Railways (RZD) and FESCO are launching a service for electronic document flow for intermodal shipments of freight through the commercial port of Vladivostok (VMTP) (Russia), which reduces transit time by 4 days, that is, from 5 days to 21 hours. The first container... plus
Panattoni is building a new hub in Essen
Panattoni Europe is building a logistics park in Essen (Germany). On a plot of about 43,220 sqm, the company is setting up around 23,134 sqm of logistics areas, 1,215 sqm of offices as well as 1,575 sqm of mezzanine floors. The logistics facility can be divided into three... plus
New crane for the Netherlands
The Hoogtij terminal in Zaandam in the Netherlands will go on stream in September 2019. The new Kuenz crane, which will be deployed at the terminal, is equipped with a special cantilever lifting system, which will allow large vessels to travel underneath it without risk of... plus
Expanded cooperation to reduce 50,000 t of CO2
In Sweden, railfreight operator Real Rail, which is part of Sandahl, and the Swedish state-owned carrier Green Cargo are strengthening their ties to continue to offer climate-smart transportation from north to south for Swedish businesses. On the... plus
1,000 grain-hoppers to cut back truck transports in Ukraine
The EBRD is providing a loan of up to USD 35 million to a railcar logistics business in the Ukraine, which will be fully owned by the Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC). The funds will be used to acquire up to 1,000 grain-hopper railcars, which will significantly facilitate... plus
IMO 2020-compliant bunker fuel for Maersk
A big carrier has taken another step in its preparation for the sulphur cap looming in 2020: Maersk Oil Trading and Koole Terminals have agreed on the production of IMO 2020-compliant bunker fuel. The production will take place at the petrochemical industrial distillation (PID)... plus
Markus Pütz is the new CCO
Markus Pütz has assumed the position of chief commercial officer at Schenker Germany for the DE/CH cluster. He succeeds Rainer Götz, who has retired. Pütz has been working for DB Schenker for more than 20 years. During this time, he served with great success in various... plus
CSM Energy and Waterworks Offshore Services join forces
Columbia Shipmanagement has announced a strategic co-operation between its offshore and energy subsidiary CSM Energy and Waterworks Offshore Services, its German offshore shipbroking houses with a footprint in the offshore renewable market, combining traditional and Hanseatic... plus
New distribution centre for beverage manufacturer
Prologis is developing a 23,000 sqm logistics hub in Hünxe in North Rhine –Westphalia in Germany. The distribution centre will be used by an international beverage company, which is a long-standing Prologis customer in a variety of markets worldwide. The building is scheduled to... plus