New generation rolls into Le Havre 
The Port of Le Havre, a major French container port for international trade and part of the Haropa Ports association, has welcomed four new gantry cranes from China, among the largest in the world, at the France Terminal in Port 2000. Operated by GMP - Port Synergy, Port... more
Remote service for vessels at sea
Machinery Maintenance Connect (MMC) is DNV GL’s remote approach to the machinery planned maintenance system (MPMS). Instead of requiring surveyors to travel to each individual vessel and go onboard, machinery data can be processed via algorithms and presented to customers in a... more
Air freight statistics in Lucerne
In 2019, goods totalling CHF 157 billion (USD 161 billion) of 50% of all exported goods left Switzerland by air, and the share of overseas destinations even exceeded 80% (35% for imports). These are just a few of the data contained in the study «Schweizer Luftfrachtlogistik... more
65 new vehicles in one package
Dutch Transport and logistic company Freja has invested in 65 new trailers to operate in the Nordic countries: eight walking floor trailers, 18 reefers, 17 standard taut liners, four swop bodies and 18 Krone/Liebner trailers with flexible sides and roof. The trailers will be... more
Young Forwarder Network shortlisted for award
The British International Freight Association's (Bifa) Young Forwarder Network has been named as a finalist in this year’s talent in logistics awards in the collaboration in people development category. Carl Hobbis, BIFA's training development manager: “We are absolutely... more
ESR secures major lease with Daiwa in Japan
ESR, an APAC focused logistics real estate platform, has signed a new lease agreement for 71,736 sqm of prime logistics space with Daiwa Corporation at the ESR Kawasaki Yako distribution centre located in Kawasaki City, Tokyo Bay, Japan. The delivery of the leased space to... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Andreas Skala, a police officer from Berlin, owns the world's largest collection of police caps – more than 2,000. more
First TIR transport along KTAI corridor completed
Seven TIR trucks carrying a varied cargo of yeast, pistachios and tyres from Iran have arrived safely in Kyrgyzstan, marking the end of the first TIR transport along the entire Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran (KTAI) corridor. The success of this TIR pilot is an... more
Southern link to Ports of Switzerland now open
Schweizer Rheinhäfen (Port of Switzerland) has gained another rail link to complement its intermodal network. After seven years of planning, approval procedures and construction, the new southern link of the railway company Hafenbahn Schweiz is now operative. CHF 35 million... more
Hasler Transport widens its scope
Swiss transport company Hasler Transport from Weinfelden (canton Thurgau) has taken over Dünki Transport from Kloten (canton Zurich) with retroactive effect from 1 July 2020. The company’s former owner Beat Dünki is selling his shares to Hasler Transport and therefore ensuring... more