Logistics is female 
At the third edition of the “Logistics is female” award ceremony held at the Bavaria “Night of Logistics” event in Nuremberg on 1 July, Bavaria's transport minister Christian Bernreiter honoured three female logistics experts and one company in the inspiration, strategy, courage... more
Approval for sea cargo terminal near Chicago
Ports of Indiana has received US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) approval to establish the first international sea cargo container terminal on Lake Michigan at Burns Harbor, creating the only all-water container route for ocean vessels to serve the Chicago metropolitan area... more
Working on Warsaw West
CTP is expanding its Polish portfolio with a new 85,000 sqm investment plot in the Wiskitki municipality near Warsaw. The developer will be looking to build on its existing CT Park Warsaw West by adding around 36,000 sqm of leasable space. The site can be used by tenants... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
You are less likely to get sunburnt at the Dead Sea - it lies 400 m below sea level and its haze layer is so thick that harmful UV rays barely penetrate. more
UP: new rail-linked opportunities
The US class I railway has added five new focus sites to its 51,500 km network. These sites are railroad hubs where Union Pacific (UP) can concentrate resources, effectively manage logistics and provide targeted services for its customers. In all, Union Pacific has 32 focus... more
100th anniversary in Freilassing
Nieten Internationale Spedition - Zollservice Freilassing is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Appropriately, the two-day celebration also marked the handover to the next generation. Klaus Lastovka, who had managed the company as sole director and owner since 1994,... more
Multipurpose wharf to replace obsolete pier
Port Canaveral is making progress on a USD 39 million renovation project for North Cargo Berth 4 (NCB4), aiming to complete it by this autumn. The project involves replacing an outdated pier with a 300 m long multi-purpose wharf, next to the newly rebuilt North Cargo Berth 3... more
Researching autonomous intermodal supply chains
Gruber Logistics is participating in the EU project Autosup (autonomous multimodal supply chains). A multidisciplinary team of 17 European partners aims to transform logistics hubs into seamless, multimodal automated freight transport platforms and thereby advance digitalisation... more
New ZIM service: no queues for import pickup
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has announced the launch of its new service, ZIM Central China Xpress (ZX2), connecting Central China to the US West Coast, starting on 3 July. ZX2 will offer a 13-day transit time from Ningbo to Los Angeles. Features include dedicated berths... more