Global maritime city rankings in 2024 
The 2024 "Leading Maritime Cities of the World" report, researched by DNV and Menon Economics, rigorously evaluates global maritime hubs. Singapore claims the top spot this year, excelling in digital transformation and green technology. Europe also features... plus
Cargologic: like open-heart surgery
Day and night, the material flow computer of Cargologic, a subsidiary of Rhenus Group, processes thousands of shipment orders and keeps its centralised automated shuttle warehouse with 8,500 pallet spaces up and running. In partnership with the software company LplusR, a... plus
SVP for cargo businesses in 16 countries
Global air and travel services provider Dnata has appointed Clive Sauvé-Hopkins as divisional senior vice-president of airport operations to oversee the group’s global ground-handling and cargo business at 97 airports in 16 countries and will manage a team of over 37,000... plus
Expanding pharma logistics in Germany
Goslar (Gemany)-based logistics provider Med-X-Press is expanding its portfolio into pharma logistics by becoming a shareholder of Eurotranspharma Deutschland, a newly founded cold chain transport network. The new collaboration will help Med-X-Press respond to a growing demand... plus
Rotterdam improves services to terminal
Q-Terminals Kramer Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed an agreement regarding a temporary connection of the Rail Terminal West II (RTW-II) site to the container exchange route (CER). With the agreement, all terminals and depots of Q-Terminals Kramer... plus
Ports honoured for environmental management
At the annual European Sea Ports Organisation (Espo) conference in Paris, eleven European ports received the port environmental review system (Pers) certificate for their efficiency in environmental management. The certified ports were Algeciras, Barcelona, Klaipeda,... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The average employee spends four hours a week complaining about his or her superiors. plus
Sharpening airfreight tracking data
Bonn (Germany) based-Bluebox Systems, a developer of intelligent airfreight tracking solutions, has gained a new customer for its airfreight tracking programming interface: Logicsols. The New York-based digital logistics solution provider enables its customers to manage their... plus
MLP: new head of technical project management
MLP Group, a developer, owner, and manager of commercial, industrial and logistics parks specialising in brownfield sites, welcomed Norbert Philippen as its new head of technical project management on 1 April 2024. In his new capacity, he will be responsible for the planning,... plus
Everything's bigger in Texas
With its most recent acquisition, Realterm has added a new IOS truck terminal and maintenance shop in El Paso to its logistics real estate network. The site, which is fully leased to DC Logistics, features a 22-door terminal which comes in at over 1,394 sqm as well as over... plus