"Janus-faced" year for Cargotec 
The Finland-based Cargotec group expects its 2019 operating profit to improve vis-a-vis 2018 (EUR 242.1 million). The company said 2018 was somewhat of a “Janus-faced” year. While order numbers rose in all business areas, the company was unable to achieve its financial... more
STI serving cruise ships in European waters
The cruise ships operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) are vast. The largest - "Symphony of the Seas" can accommodate as many as 6,800 passengers – and they need food and a lot of other items. The service provider STI is in charge of the delivery tasks this... more
700 hoppers cars for hauling Russian cereal
The Russian manufacturer UWC will supply 700 hopper cars for transporting grain and grain mill products to Trade House RIF, one of Russia's largest cereal crop exporters. Wagon delivery is expected to be completed by the end of Q3/2019. The 19-9549 hopper car, designed so... more
Honold and Husqvarna establish partnership
The German service provider Honold has set up a five-year strategic contract and distribution logistics partnership with the logistics unit of the Husqvarna group, a Swedish garden equipment manufacturer. The latter now has in excess of 20,000 pallet slots for storage,... more
Strike in Belgium will impact freight business
A 24-hour national strike is taking place in Belgium from 06.00 today (13 February 2019). The whole country will be impacted by a nationwide shutdown of public services including schools, public transport and ports. Operations in the port of Zeebrugge will suffer... more
Swissport to take second half of HCH shares
Swissport has agreed to increase its shareholding in Heathrow Cargo Handling (HCH) from 50 to 100%. The HCH joint venture with Air France has been providing cargo handling services to the airlines at London Heathrow airport (LHR), one of Europe’s busiest air cargo hubs, since... more
Tinie Manders invests in electric truck
DAF Trucks has delivered a fully electric truck to Tinie Manders Transport, headquartered Geldrop (Netherlands). The e-vehicle joins the company's fleet of 50 tractors. The DAF truck, featuring VDL technology, is used on behalf of DHL for shuttle services in the Eindhoven... more
Arvato SCM Solutions receives GMP certification
Arvato SCM Solutions in Spain has obtained GMP certification from the Spanish authorities. The new license, which allows the partial manufacture of medicines, expands the company's service portfolio in Spain and adds to those certificates already obtained for the storage and... more
IRClass opens two new offices in India
The classification society Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), has opened two new offices in India – one located in Paradip, a major maritime port town on India's east coast, and the second is in Guwahati, the largest city in the state of Assam in northeast India. The two... more
Barcelona calls for greater port autonomy
Spain’s Puertos del Estado recently organised a meeting for port authority presidents and directors in Palma de Mallorca. During the gathering, which was held to share positions on the new strategic framework of Spain’s port system, the port of Barcelona called for more autonomy... more