Knut Kokkeling takes charge at Cuxhaven 
After a two-month transition period, Knut Kokkelink has taken over the management of the Cuxhaven subsidiary of Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts, Germany). His predecessor Hans-Gerd Janssen is retiring after 33 years of work for the port administration. Kokkelink has headed... plus
Le Brexit isole-t-il les Ecossais et Irlandais? 
Lorsque le Royaume-Uni quittera l’UE, en mars 2019, après 46 ans, des nuages sombres s’amoncelleront dans le ciel d’Écosse et d’Irlande du Nord. Quelle sera la situation du fret aérien là où la majorité des électeurs a voté en 2016 pour le maintien dans l’UE? plus
Savoir-faire suisse
Michele Molinari, entrepreneur suisse du secteur technique ferroviaire, joue un rôle important dans le projet de ligne ferroviaire trans-Amérique du Sud. Les connaissances et techniques suisses devraient contribuer à franchir les Andes. plus
70,000th tractor rolls off the production line
Kalmar’s manufacturing plant in Ottawa (Kansas, USA) has produced its 70,000th Kalmar tractor. The truck was ordered by long-standing customer Penske Truck Leasing. Kalmar is part of Cargotec. The Kalmar Ottawa T2 terminal tractor supports trailer handling solutions for... plus
Third location in Turkey
Cargo-partner continues to expand and has just opened its third location in Turkey. After entering that market in summer 2018, the Austrian service provider has set up its third facility in Bursa. Cargo-partner now has 33 employees in Turkey - 18 in Istanbul, eleven in... plus
Damen's LNG/MGO hybrid ready for work
Success for the switchover: a dredger has been converted to a dual-fuel unit running on LNG and MGO eighteen months after the contract was awarded. It was the first conversion of its kind in Europe. Damen delivered a turnkey package that included engineering, procurement and... plus
Green trucks for Simon Loos and Peter Appel Transport
DAF Trucks helps Albert Heijn, a Dutch supermarket chain, to supply its shops electrically. The first electric trucks have been handed over to Albert Heijn’s carriers Simon Loos and Peter Appel Transport. It is the start of a long-term field trial involving three fully electric... plus
Success for Eurotunnel's legal action
The British government has paid out GBP 33 million to settle a claim with Eurotunnel which runs the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France. Eurotunnel took legal action over the process of the British authorities to award ferry contracts to cope with a no-deal Brexit in... plus
Equipment for port of Posorja in Ecuador
DP World is to purchase 33 terminal tractors, three empty container handlers, three reachstackers and one forklift for the group's new deepwater port of Posorja (Ecuador). Kalmar is to supply the new equipment and start deliveries in Q2/2019. The Posorja terminal - Ecuador's... plus
Noerpel reinforces personnel services division
Noerpel Logistics Services has opened three additional branch offices in Germany – namely in Elsdorf, Passau and Offenburg. The company’s personnel services sector now has eight locations nationwide, where well over 500 employees can be placed to fulfil operations for clients.... plus