Maersk appoints Aruna Hussain 
Maersk has named Aruna Hussain as managing director of Sealand – A Maersk Company, Europe & Med. She started her career at Maersk in 2000, where she worked in liner and trade roles in Pakistan and UK before moving to Damco in Pakistan. After several years with Maersk,... more
Decision on LNG Terminal in Brunsbüttel
In Germany, the long dispute on the location of the planned LNG Terminal seems to have come to an end. Gasunie and the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) (on behalf of the German federal government) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to take the project into a... more
Planning to test electric mining truck
Teck and Meda Tech will begin piloting a fully electric on-highway transport truck to haul copper concentrate in Canada in summer 2022. The start of the trial will mark the first use of a battery-electric truck to transport this raw material worldwide, the two companies said.... more
Timar's AEO for customs handling approved
At the beginning of 2022, the Moroccan provider of international transport and logistics services obtained the status of authorised economic operator (AEO) in customs categorised security/safety for its international transport and transit activities. This categorisation,... more
Carbon-free power for locos on last mile
More biofuels: the German railfreight company DB Cargo is planning to power even its heavy shunting and diesel locomotives with HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil). With HVO, the locomotives can also run carbon-free on the last mile and without any reduction in performance, as... more
Dan Fitz-Patrick joins Seaport Manatee
Seaport Manatee has appointed Dan Fitz-Patrick to the newly created position of director of planning and project development. Fitz-Patrick joins Seaport Manatee after nearly seven years with the Florida department of transportation, having served since 2018 as manager of FDOT’s... more
Cooperation to develop a brand-new e-truck
Renault Trucks and Geodis are combining their know-how to develop a brand new 16 t electric urban truck, at a comparable cost to that of a diesel vehicle, which is a prerequisite for the widespread adoption of alternative power units, the two companies said. Delivery of the... more
A good year for Geis Group
Geis Group, which is headquartered in Germany, increased its turnover by 19.4% year-on-year to almost EUR 1.2 billion last year. It had recorded a slight decline of 3.3% in 2020. The air + sea services segment proved to be the growth driver in 2021, with turnover up by 60%.... more
A new low in reliability on the seas
Copenhagen-based Sea-Intelligence has analysed the schedule reliability figures up to and including January 2022. As expected, schedule reliability lost again to reach 30.9% "the lowest ever global schedule reliability since Sea-Intelligence started the measure in... more
Cool chain high in Antwerp continues
The Port of Antwerp is maintaining its upward trend in the cool chain segment: the number of reefer containers handled in the Belgian port rose by 2.7%, surpassing the mark of 1 million teu for the second year in a row now. The growth in 2021 was mainly driven by a 6%... more