UK selects first eight freeports 
In his annual budget announcement, British chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak said that eight freeports will be established in England, with Teesside and the Solent amongst the winners. The first wave of freeports includes successful bids from the Thames (including London... more
Bottleneck for heavy traffic eliminated
The new bridge across Akhtuba River in the Astrakhan region in Russia is now open for traffic. The new bridge is one of the key links to increase goods throughput to the ports of the Azov-Black Sea basin. The opening of the bridge eliminates the last single-track section... more
Solar power for Night Star Express
Night Star Express, an association of six medium-sized logistics service providers founded in 1993, is reducing its carbon footprint by introducing solar energy on its building in 's-Heerenberg, the Netherlands. To this end, 676 solar panels were installed by the Kremer company... more
TSA "qualifies" dual-view air cargo scanner
The HI-SCAN 145180-2is pro of Smiths Detection, an American specialist for threat detection and security screening technologies, has been added to the “qualified” section of the transportation security administration’s (TSA) air cargo screening technology List (ACSTL) under... more
More than 100,000 teu at Liège
The Autonomous Port of Liège, Belgium, witnessed a new mark in 2020 for the volumes of river container traffic. With 115,921 teu and an increase of 20% (+19,701 teu), the container terminals of the Port of Liège thus recorded their eighth consecutive increase. Total traffic... more
4,000 violations discovered
In Germany, the Federal Office for Goods Transport (BAG) and the Federal Association of Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal (BGL) joined forces to combat unfair practices in road haulage such as illegal cabotage. The cooperation was successful: in the second half of 2020,... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The Cavendish banana variety, which dominates 95% of world trade, is sterile and can only be propagated by cloning. more
Chep appoints Vicente Vallina
Chep, a provider of supply chain solutions, has named Vicente Vallina as director of retail and asset management in Spain, effective 1 March 2021. He reports directly to Vicente Mollá, Chep Spain's CEO and will design and implement business strategies to optimise the company's... more
The last mile is the key
It’s not just CEP providers that are happily surfing the e-commerce wave. Classic forwarders also bank on this growing market, seeking to score in selected growing fields – as is the case with XPO Logistics after a difficult year. more
Drones assist in vaccine logistics
Zipline is cooperating with UPS and the UPS Foundation to assist the government of Ghana in the delivery of Covid-19 vaccines across the West African country. Supported by the coordination of UPS Healthcare with vaccine manufacturers, UPS deliveries of initial vaccines... more