UECC snaps up award for sustainability 
The Greenports award for the most eco-friendly vessel was presented to “Auto Energy”, a UECC vessel, when she called at Bremerhaven (Germany) in September. The Greenports award 2019 to the vessel was announced at the sustainable shipping 2019 conference in Bremen (Germany) on 24... more
Japan – Europe over land in just 23 days
Nippon Express recently introduced "NEX Ocean-Solution China Land Bridge", a multimodal transport service from Japan to Europe that uses cross-border rail transport between China and Europe via Xiamen in China. This service combines marine transport from major... more
Chad Call steps up as CFO of Zeamarine
Zeamarine has announced that Chad Call will succeed Michael Dumas as CFO with immediate effect. An experienced financial executive, Call has nearly a decade of financial leadership experience within the maritime industry, most recently as vice president of finance for Zeamarine.... more
New software for Europart
The spare parts distributor Europart recently started using the time slot management system developed by Cargoclix in its central warehouse in Werl (North Rhine Westphalia, Germany). With the help of the IT specialist’s cloud-based software, the company optimises the use of its... more
Wordwide GSSA network goes Down Under
40 years after it was founded in Australia, the GSSA Wexco has joined ECS Group. Through this acquisition, ECS Group is developing its presence all around the world. Grown into the New Zealand market in 2003, Wexco enjoys an excellent reputation in the Pacific region - a crucial... more
The next MLO LNG carrier for Yamal is ready
The naming ceremony for a conventional LNG carrier, jointly ordered by MOL and China Cosco Shipping, was recently held at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group in China. As many participants in the Yamal LNG project looked on, the newly built vessel was named the "LNG... more
LOT improves pharma transport options
Qualified by LOT Cargo director Michal Grochowski as "a big step in our LOT Polish Airlines history", the Central European carrier recently signed a master lease agreement with CSafe Global, an innovative provider of active temperature-controlled air cargo containers,... more
Automated distribution hub for Dillewijn Zwapak
Dematic has fully automated the new distribution centre of Dillewijn Zwapak in Amstelveen (the Netherlands), the Dutch wholesaler of packaging solutions for flowers and floristry articles. The intralogistics specialist has installed a tailor-made solution with a driverless... more
Heavy haul freight train runs by itself in the USA
New York Air Brake, a US subsidiary of the Knorr-Bremse Group, has deployed its on-board energy management system to test the automatic driving capabilities of a freight train in Colorado, USA. Driving on an 80 km long test track and with locomotive engineers riding along,... more
Rémi Julien takes the helm at MGI
MGI, the French provider of intelligent loading systems, announces today, 3 October 2019, that it has appointed a new chairman of the management board. Frenchman Rémi Julien replaces Jaap Van Den Hoogen, who led the company since 2015. "On behalf of the entire... more