Record year for port of Barcelona 
Attaining new heights: The port of Barcelona was able to increase its container throughput by 15% in 2018. The port lifted a record 67.7 million t across all cargo sectors last year, a 10% increase year-on-year. Container traffic last year was in excess of 3.4 million teu -... more
Custom-built Fuso Canter has room for complete team
Harder logistics, a provider of factory removal services based in Neu-Ulm (Germany), has equipped a new 7.5 tonne truck with an XXL cabin space that seats six people. The vehicle will be used in furniture logistics for office and private home removals. In this... more
Supply vessel for offshore activities enters service
A supply vessel with extensive functions has started service for Rhenus Offshore Logistics, working in conjunction with A1 Offshore Solutions. The customer TenneT uses the ship for supply trips to offshore platforms as well as inspections and repair work on structures and... more
DHL and FIA World Endurance Championship renew contract
DHL Global Forwarding and the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) have extended their logistics partnership. "Our motorsport logistics team ensures that everything is in place for every race. For each overseas race of the WEC DHL carries more than 800 t of sea freight... more
Natco picks Lukas Kopp as projects director
Lukas Kopp is the new projects director at Natco AG. He will operate from the company’s headquarters in Rümlang, near Zurich (Switzerland). Natco specialises in international project logistics and forwarding and is a part of the Trans Global Projects Group (TGP), which is... more
Kombiverkehr to launch new services in 2019
In 2018, Kombiverkehr transported a 937,838 truckloads (1.86 million teu) in its national and international networks. Compared to the previous year, 2.1 % fewer shipments were shifted from road haulage to rail freight. The volume of international transports deceased by... more
Cargolux concludes its "year of the horse"
Cargolux handled a record number of live animal transportations in 2018, resulting in a 15.7% increase in its "CV alive" solution, the company’s specialised product designed for the transport of live animals. Within the total amount of live animals flown last year,... more
Team Lines goes offboard
The shipping company Team Lines, which belongs to the Belgium-based Delphis Group, will stop all activities of Team Lines Deutschland with effect from 11 February. The feeder shipping company recently informed the customers and partners in a letter, blaming the... more
Kerry, Deloitte, and Cargo Smart increase use of blockchain
Kerry Logistics, Deloitte, and Cargo Smart have connected multiple distributed ledger technology (DLT) networks for a platform to enhance efficiency for worldwide shipping industry by digitising document exchange between forwarders and carriers, as well as improving the... more
Australia: Linfox buys Aurizon’s intermodal business
Aurizon has sold its Queensland Intermodal business to logistics company Linfox. Linfox has now secured leases and access to freight terminals across Queensland. It has also taken ownership of a fleet of trucks, trailers and rail wagons for intermodal containers, together with... more