At the gates of Paris 
Logistics Capital Partners (LCP) has just completed the acquisition of a brownfield area in the French city of Gennevilliers. Its plan is to develop a warehouse at the gates of Paris. The redevelopment of the site will begin in September for delivery of the facility in the... more
Maersk pulls out of Russia
A.P. Moller-Maersk’s (Maersk) terminals business, APM Terminals (APMT) has decided to sell its shares in Global Ports Investments (GPI). Following the announcement of Maersk’s commitment to discontinue activities in Russia earlier this year, APMT has now entered into a... more
85 locomotives for cross-border operations
The French leasing company Akiem has ordered 65 Vectron AC and Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The ordered locomotives have a maximum power of 6.4 megawatts and can be delivered with a top speed of either 200 or 230 km/h. They can be used for cross-border... more
Rail operations provider selected for industrial park
Watco has been selected as the new rail operator of the Great Plains Industrial Park (GPIP) in Parsons, Kansas (USA). The transport company will begin its services on 1 January 2023. GPIP is served by Union Pacific Railroad and has more than 27.5 sqkm of property and 42 km... more
CCS-UK enhancement combats handling delays
CCS-UK has released a new version of its advance information system (AIS) module that enables freight forwarders and their transport providers to pre-book timed vehicle slots at on-airport (or any other) handling facilities. The new slot booking function can be run alongside... more
Bremerhaven’s dike advisory board to be renewed
The Bremerhaven dike advisory board was set up for the first time in 2010 as an active instrument of citizen participation. This institution, in which each Bremerhaven district is represented by one person, creates transparency about the use of the funds raised by... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Fish have over 20 pain receptors in the area of their mouth where a fish hook bores into. more
Trans Pack moves into new headquarters
Trans Pack-Krumbach, a wholesaler for transport packaging and load securing, has built a new headquarters in a centralised location in Neuburg a. d. Kammel, Germany. Founded over 30 years ago as a classic mail order company, the company now supplies customers throughout Europe.... more
Finnsirius tests the water
It is a first-timer for the first Superstar ro-pax vessel, “Finnsirius”, from Finnlines. After the launch on its Chinese wharf, construction on water will now continue. The building of the second Superstar ro-pax vessel is also proceeding and a keel laying ceremony took... more
Disputed alternatives on the Black Sea
Maritime transport between Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia and Russia under scrutiny War and naval mines are one thing, trade and transport interests another. Freight transport on the Black Sea needs a degree of reorientation. New maritime connections from Bulgaria to Georgia and... more