Geodis chases Phantom 
French logistics group Geodis has entered into a collaboration with Phantom Auto, a software specialist for unmanned vehicles, to jointly develop a remote-controlled electric lift truck. Phantom Auto was founded in Silicon Valley in 2017 by a team of communications and... more
Freeport status on film
Since DP World’s terminals at Southampton and London Gateway were both part of bids which were awarded freeport status by the British ministry of transport in early March, the Dubai-headquartered company published a film to illustrate its operations. Over the last decade, DP... more
More pharma options from today
Air Canada Cargo is launching its enhanced "AC Pharmacair" solution. Starting today, 1 April 2021, all shipments of this product will be handled as Priority 1. Based on their specific temperature handling requirements, clients are able to choose "AC Pharmacair... more
New head at ICHCA International
The International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA), an independent, not-for-profit organisation established in 1952, has appointed Richard Steele as the new head of ICHCA International. He takes over on 1 July 2021, following the retirement of the current... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Easter eggs are in fashion. Chinese hens lay almost every third egg on the planet: in 2018, they laid 466 billion. In 2020, by contrast, 42.9 million laying hens in Germany laid 12.9 billion eggs. While an organic hen laid an average of nearly 293 eggs, caged hens came in at... more
Fewer trucks due to corona
A new heavy traffic control centre (SVKZ) is currently being built in Giornico in Ticino (Switzerland), on the site of the former Monteforno steel mill. When it comes on stream in 2022, it will provide another checking point for heavy goods vehicles bound for the Gotthard.... more
E-Commerce - what's next?
Singapore-headquartered Asia Pacific and the EEMEA section of DHL Express have just published a new whitepaper with the boasting title of "The Ultimate B2B E-commerce Guide: Tradition is out. Digital is in." The study refers to the current trend to e-commerce and... more
Replacements in Liverpool
The British Peel Ports Group has placed an order for two new Liebherr ship-to-shore container cranes for its facility at the Port of Liverpool. They will replace two of the existing STS cranes, which will be relocated to Peel Ports’ Greenock Ocean Terminal at Clydeport. The... more
“It can work dynamically”
Slower transport operations, a lack of capacities and missed time slots aren’t god-given facts – not even with Brexit. 4Flow’s Felix Kaemmerer and Shippeo’s Thomas Spieker held a webinar recently illustrating the potential dormant in the data-based optimisation of resources. more
Master plan for goods transport required
It is forecast that Austria's freight traffic will have increased by 45% by 2040. Even with a maximum expansion of their infrastructure and portfolio, the railways will not have the capacity to deal with this growth rate. A study conducted by the Institute of Transport and... more