Ports throughput globally back on track 
The London (UK)-based maritime consultancy Drewry sees a comeback on the rise. The global container port throughput index, which experienced a dip of around 2.5 points in June 2019, bounced back to 134.7 points in July 2019. On an annual comparison, the index was 2.8% (3.6... more
Hellmann opens branch in France
In September 2019, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics will open its first air freight and sea freight office in France. With this investment the company will close a gap its own European network and expand its global service portfolio. The office is in Villepinte, near the Charles de... more
Spatial planning framework for Swiss regional airport
The Swiss federal council has approved the object sheet of the aviation infrastructure plan for the regional airport in Samedan (SMV, Switzerland). This stamp of approval replaces the object sheet of 2002 and determines the spatial planning framework for the long-term... more
Debate on European state aid for shipping sector
The report on the maritime subsidies of OECD countries published by the International Transport Forum (ITF) remains in the headlines. The main conclusions mostly address the EU state aid guidelines (SAG) and their application in EU member states. The ITF report questions the... more
New member of the board at Dunkerque-Port
Julien Lernould, CFO of Dunkerque-Port, has been appointed to the board of the port operator, upon the recommendation of the chairman of the board. The board of Dunkerque-Port has four members. Lernould will join chairman Stéphane Raison, sales director Daniel Deschodt and... more
Night Star Express partners Mazda
Mazda Motor Logistics Europe has formed a partnership with the night express services provider Night Star Express Hellmann. As part of this cooperation, Night Star Express Hellmann delivers several hundred consignment per day from Willebroek in Belgium to Mazda retailers... more
Czech locomotives drive metallurgical operations in Turkey
After a three-week trip that included rail, river and road travel, the first two of the six EffiShunter 600 locomotives recently arrived in Turkey. The trip from the CZ LOKO production plant in Jihlava, Czechia, to the Isdemir ironworks in Turkey was completed without any... more
Advances in ULD air cargo technology innovations
ACL Airshop, a technology-driven global provider of air cargo ULD logistics solutions, used the occasion of the annual ULD care conference in Montreal (Canada) last week, to discuss continued progress with innovative technologies such as Bluetooth tracking & tracing,... more
Carrypicker wins GLEC accreditation
The online forwarder Carrypicker has fulfilled the quality standards of the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) and obtained the corresponding accreditation of the Smart Freight Centre (SFC), which campaigns for emission-free freight transport services worldwide. With... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
The wheelbarrow was invented in early China, not for gardening, but as a means for the army to transport war materials along the narrow dams between the paddy fields. more