Port of Duisburg set to test 5G 
Duisport, the city of Duisburg and the University of Duisburg-Essen are applying for funding from the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia to set up a 5G test field in the inland port of Duisburg. The joint project, called '5G.Logport Duisburg', aims to develop digital... more
Modernising a hub on a modular basis
Lufthansa Cargo will further develop and renew the logistics centre at its home hub in Frankfurt on a modular basis. The German air cargo carrier’s supervisory board has approved investment in a comprehensive infrastructure programme. The complete modernisation has already been... more
ITJ Video News – 21 January 2021
In the ITJ Video News of 21 January 2021, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen tells you how the normalisation of relations between the UAE and Israel affects the logistics industry; about Swiss WorldCargo’s continued network expansion; Brussels airport’s new director of cargo and... more
Fast trains between Western Europe and Romania
Swiss intermodal operator Hupac has introduced a shuttle service on the axis between Romania and Western Europe. The train promises fast transit times and a wide range of network options. The new shuttle runs between the Ploiesti terminal near Bucharest (Romania) and... more
2,250 trucks ordered in one fell swoop
Scania Great Britain has won a major order for a minimum of 2,250 trucks from Consortium Purchasing, an operation led by William Stobart, executive chairman of GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions, which owns Eddie Stobart, The Pallet Network, iForce etc., and Allan Jenkinson, owner of... more
Setting sails in the Baltic Sea
Norsepower has installed two 35 m tall Rotor Sailson Sea-Cargo units in Finland. Vessels that have to negotiate height restricted routes can benefit from this fuel and emissions-saving solution. According to the analysis conducted by the two partner companies, the... more
Stengg extends contract with cargo carrier
ST Engineering has signed a five-year airframe heavy maintenance contract "with an international air cargo carrier". As part of the contract that took effect 1 January, the company is to provide heavy maintenance support for multiple fleet types at the group’s airframe... more
Ullah succeeds Wiedmann
At its first digitally organised assembly of delegates on 15 January 2021, the BME (German Federal association for supply chain management, procurement and logistics) elected a new board of directors: Gundula Ullah (line manager procurement at the Funke Mediengruppe, Essen) will... more
Polar Speed for vaccine spread
A new 31,000 sqm healthcare logistics facility has opened in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Polar Speed, a subsidiary of UPS, is expanding. The new hub will create faster and more efficient logistics support for Polar Speed to also help address the increasing need for last-mile... more
Spanish trade picking up since November
The set of state-owned Spanish ports moved 462.9 million t in total between January and November 2020, 9.0% less than in the same period of the previous year. However, during the month of November, the movement of goods was only 0.2% lower than that of the same month of 2019... more