Sharp increase in US container import volumes 
In its recent analysis of logistics data for the shipping industry, Descartes Systems Group reports that import volumes show some consistency with pre-pandemic levels for the first quarter of the year but continue to point to a challenging global supply chain performance in... more
An efficient shunting service on equal terms
With the automatic shunting facility at the Antwerp-North marshalling yard in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges (PoAB), freight trains can be assembled up to six times faster - but the facility is sometimes underutilised. PoAB, Railport Antwerp, the freight carrier Lineas and the... more
Helgafell on its first voyage to the North
The vessel "Helgafell" from Samskip, headquartered in Rotterdam, but originally founded in Iceland in 1990, set sail from APM Terminal's short-sea terminal in the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden, for the first time. From now on the service will call at the terminal every... more
Fednav brings Hamburg closer to the Great Lakes
Since this month, April 2023. the shipping company Fednav from Montréal (Canada) has been connecting the Port of Hamburg with the Great Lakes in North America with its "Atlantic Lakes Line" service. The FAL Line calls at Hamilton in Canada and Cleveland in... more
Liebherr Group again posts record turnover
In 2022, Liebherr, one of the world’s largest construction equipment manufacturers, surpassed its previous turnover record from 2021 by EUR 950 million (8.2%) to reach EUR 12,589 million (net income of EUR 2 million). In the six product segments - maritime cranes, aerospace... more
AD Ports Group: more funds than expected
The AD Ports Group, a facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry based in Abu Dhabi, has signed a general corporate facility agreement with a syndicate of thirteen regional and international banks. The funding amounted to 3.7 times more than what was foreseen by... more
APM Terminals Mumbai a 'Top-Performing Terminal'
APM Terminals Mumbai (GTI) is once again listed as 'The Top-Performing Terminal' in India in a ranking published by NICDC Logistics Data Services in January 2023. With the highest volumes of any gateway terminal in India, APM Terminals Mumbai offers the lowest dwell times for... more
Schedule reliability increases sharply
The maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence reports that global schedule reliability in February 2023 reached 60.2% - an increase by 7.7 percentage points month-on-month. On a year-on-year level, schedule reliability was 26.0 percentage points higher. The average delay for... more
One month for detecting fraudulent consumer goods
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized over USD 700,000 in counterfeit designer brand name clothes, purses, scarves, sneakers and other items in Norfolk, VA. They initially examined the shipment on 3 February 2023, which had arrived from Seoul, South Korea, and... more
A simple and cost-effective way to cut emissions
Wärtsilä, a provider of innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the global marine and energy markets, has conceived a new radical derating retrofit solution. After a test on a container ship last year, the group has announced that "Wärtsilä Fit4Power"... more