Confidence in shipping on the rise 
Carriers seem to be finding the way out of the valley of tears, gradually. One of the Big Three in Ratings, the Agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P), has just upgraded its perspective on the carrier Hapag-Lloyd. The shipping company's credit rating was raised one notch... plus
Maritime purchases more container business
The UK-based transport and logistics operator Maritime Transport (Maritime) will take over Wincanton’s container transport business, Wincanton Container Logistics, by an investment of approximately GBP 1.5 million. The move follows a strategic review of Wincanton’s business... plus
Palletised network expands in Iberia
Pall-Ex Iberia recently completed work on its brand new 12,000 sqm hub facility, which is strategically located in San Fernando de Henares. The state-of-the-art building will replace its current warehouse in Madrid and give the business additional capacity to develop its... plus
Haropa appoints directors for two agencies in Paris
Haropa - Ports de Paris has elected new executives to lead two of its agencies in Paris. Morgane Sanchez joins the association of the northern French ports comprising Le Havre, Rouen and Paris and will take over the management of the Paris-Seine agency, effective 2 November... plus
Young GDP network looks back in joy
The pharma logistics network "GDP network solutions", which was launched in Germany last July, has drawn a positive balance of its performance over the last three months. Heinrich Koch, managing director of Koch International Pharmalogistik, Osnabrück, and Steven... plus
New terminal active in Wilhelmshaven
Mosolf has commenced operations at its auto terminal in Wilhelmshaven. The terminal operator will handle vehicles and other rolling cargo at the German Northern port and plans to develop further lines of business in the medium term. Wilhelmshaven is now the newest of 38 business... plus
Nordic ro-ro operations about to begin
The final preparations for the opening of the new ro-ro terminal in the Stockholm Norvik Port are underway. Sweden’s newest port currently covers an area of 440,000 sqm. The last of eleven million paving stones was laid at the end of September. The construction work to build... plus
Second "City Dock" close to Berlin
In a business park in the Berlin metropolitan region, a real estate is being developed on the basis of a new concept called “City Dock”. Since 2019, Panattoni, a project developer for industrial and logistics real estate across Europe, has been working on the construction of... plus
Shipping agent despatches train to China
The port of Rotterdam recently gained its first direct rail connection with China. In the night of Friday (2 October 2020) leading into Saturday, the Maersk shipping company despatched a 640 m long freight train to the provincial capital of Xi’an in China. Xi'an is the eastern... plus
First Airbus solution for freight in A350 cabin
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has become the world’s first airline to embody the Airbus solution to convert an A350 passenger cabin to carry freight. This solution was developed in cooperation between Airbus, European Union Aviation Safety Agency and Asiana. The project... plus