Big investments for Maasvlakte 
After some negotiation, Maersk and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have agreed on an utilisation plan for an 185,000 sqm site at the extreme southern tip of the Prinses Amaliahaven. The carrier's logistics arm will build a 23,000 sqm cross dock and a 35,000 sqm cold store on the... more
Optimising its systems 
A hub’s terminal operating system (TOS) is seen as the heart of multimodal operations. The Samskip Group renewed its TOS in 2018 and is now reaping the benefit of its investment. ‘AI optimisation modules’ are pushing development further. more
An extraordinary year for Haropa
Since its merger in 2021, France’s Haropa Port has now reached the "critical size" in Europe's Northern Range as well, as Laurent Foloppe, Olivier Ferrand and Cédric Virciglio described it at the virtual media conference on 28 January. The merger went along with a... more
Hellmann launches new weekly Silk Road train
Hellmann has introduced a new weekly train between Chongqing (China) and Bremen (Germany). The first train recently arrived at the Roland Umschlagsgesellschaft Terminal in Bremen. The new service follows an increasing demand for train connections between Europe and Asia. Transit... more
ACS delivers presents to remote village
Last month, Air Charter Service helped to buy, wrap and deliver more than 300 Christmas presents for children in the remote region of Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire, in the far north of Queensland. Paul Crook, CEO of ACS’s Sydney office: “The relatively complex set up of the... more
Automotive logistics reeling from soaring costs
ECG, the Association of European Vehicle Logistics, has pointed out that the finished vehicle logistics (FVL) industry continues to face an unprecedented crisis with rising costs and dwindling capacities and volumes. In the maritime sector for instance, the time charter rates... more
Aircargo Club Deutschland renews presidium
The Aircargo Club Deutschland (ACD) elected a new presidium at its annual general meeting on 18 January. Ingo Richter (centre), managing director of Topsystem, a provider of intelligent IT solutions, is taking over the office of vice-president with immediate effect. Thorsten... more
Container flows stronger in Northern Europe
The container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose by 0.8 points to 122.8 points (revised) in December 2021. The index for Chinese ports showed a decline this time,... more
Qatar Airways Cargo to insource operations in Spain
Qatar Airways Cargo is insourcing its entire commercial operations in Spain from 1 February. “Qatar Airways Cargo extends its sincere and grateful thanks to ATC Aviation Services, which has helped over the past 16 years to build our Spanish footprint into what it is today.... more
Gebrüder Weiss trains national champion
Marko Nebrigic, who completed his apprenticeship at Gebrüder Weiss’s Wolfurt air and sea services location in Voralberg in autumn 2021, has won the ‘Austrian Skills 2021’ national championships in the category forwarding merchant. From 20–23 January Nebrigic, a native of the... more