Quito performs better than last year 
Export cargo numbers at Quito airport (UIO) show a clear trend. Andrew O'Brian, President and CEO of Corporación Quiport, operator and administrator of the airport of the capital of Ecuador: "In April, the worst month for cargo exports, there was a -33.5% variation compared... more
Nordic ro-ro operations about to begin
The final preparations for the opening of the new ro-ro terminal in the Stockholm Norvik Port are underway. Sweden’s newest port currently covers an area of 440,000 sqm. The last of eleven million paving stones was laid at the end of September. The construction work to build... more
Second "City Dock" close to Berlin
In a business park in the Berlin metropolitan region, a real estate is being developed on the basis of a new concept called “City Dock”. Since 2019, Panattoni, a project developer for industrial and logistics real estate across Europe, has been working on the construction of... more
Jaxport's economic impact honoured
The First Coast Manufacturers Association (FCMA) recently recognised Jaxport, Florida's leading container port based in Jacksonville, with the 2020 economic impact award during its annual excellence awards programme. The award recognises Jaxport as Northeast Florida’s economic... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The millipede "Illacme plenipes" is the animal with the largest number of legs: 750. more
Rates through the roof
The record current spot market rates just represent the beginning for the London-based analyst Drewry. The firm’s experts see the concentration of shipping companies, alliances and capacity management as heralding a new era. more
Shipping agent despatches train to China
The port of Rotterdam recently gained its first direct rail connection with China. In the night of Friday (2 October 2020) leading into Saturday, the Maersk shipping company despatched a 640 m long freight train to the provincial capital of Xi’an in China. Xi'an is the eastern... more
First Airbus solution for freight in A350 cabin
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has become the world’s first airline to embody the Airbus solution to convert an A350 passenger cabin to carry freight. This solution was developed in cooperation between Airbus, European Union Aviation Safety Agency and Asiana. The project... more
Ship managing unit with two stakeholders
The multinational Thome Group and the Hamburg-headquartered shipping company Carsten Rehder have decided to cooperate in a joint venture. A new company, Thome Shipmanagement Germany, with the Thome Group and Carsten Rehder as the two shareholders, will be set up to take over... more
Rail access for customers without private sidings
Collection today, delivery tomorrow – DB Cargo is using overnight express service to transport freight from Hamburg to Cologne for its customer Coca-Cola. This is a combined transport service, which means trains cover the long-distance leg of the route while lorries handle the... more