Works in Felixstowe enter next stage 
The terminal and port operator Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has further enhanced its deep-water berth capacity following the completion of strengthening and dredging works to berth 7 on Trinity Terminal. Berth 7 – one of the Port of Felixstowe’s nine container berths -... more
Urban test laboratory
As the first city in Europe, Malaga in Spain is puttinh Kapsch Traffic Com’s most recent dynamic signalling system and real time traffic optimiser to the test. The solution developed by the Austrian technology company displays the most appropriate route in real time and... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
According to a US study, people are up to 46% more productive when working at a standing desk instead of sitting. more
New space for more facilities
In Bitterfeld-Wolfen, 30 km north of Leipzig, Germany, Hamburg-based real estate specialist Garbe Industrial Real Estate has acquired a 200,000 sqm plot of land ready for construction. A logistics property with a hall area of up to 110,000 sqm is to be built on this site. It... more
Train connects Turkey and UK in eight days
MSC has introduced the Omerli-Tekirdag rail service with three roundtrips daily on six days per week. The new train is operated by Medlog, MSC’s logistics arm in Europe, and connects the Omerli Depot in Istanbul’s industrial zone, Turkey, with UK. The service uses the fast... more
Agility: blue skies above Maputo
After opening warehouses in Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire and Nigeria, Agility has now launched its new African logistics park in Maputo. The 290,000 sqm park is located on the new Maputo ring road in the Marracuene-Chiongo district, providing road connections to the major highways... more
Air freight director for Asia Pacific
Geodis has promoted Yigit Saricinar to regional air freight director, Asia Pacific (APAC). He will join the company’s regional management board, reporting to Onno Boots, Geodis’ regional president and CEO, APAC. Saricinar has 15 years of experience in the air freight... more
Faster transport with less emissions
CFL Cargo Sweden has started a new shuttle service for a forest producer in the north of Sweden wishing to export more products via the Port of Gothenburg and its rail network. The 500 m long new train operates four weekly round trips to the Port of Gothenburg. Each train... more
Better screening at USA's biggest mail facility
The International Mail Facility (IMF) at New York JFK has undergone a multi-million-dollar renovation. Troy Miller, senior official performing the duties of the commissioner: "I am immensely proud to cut this ribbon and step into a new era of narcotics detection and border... more
Fresh segments to offset decline in cargo
At 5.6 billion EUR (-0.9%), the Dachser Group's turnover remained stable in 2020, yet saw a downturn in the volume of goods transported. The number of shipments at group level fell by 2.5% to 78.6 million, while tonnage fell by 2.9% to 39.8 million t. The family-owned company... more