Precision engineering 
3D scans and digital modelling for efficient heavylift operations. Every centimetre and gramme counts in oversized and heavy-duty transports. Cologne Technical University is now running a research project, supported by the German ministry for digital and transport affairs, to... more
Mukran Port welcomes director 
At the beginning of this year, Mukran Port welcomed Henry Forster (centre) as the new managing director of the operator, Fährhafen Sassnitz. Ines Jesse (on the left), the federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s state secretary in the ministry for the economy,... more
Combatting congestion at the Dartford Crossing
Europa Worldwide becomes one of the latest British forwarders to back the ‘Lower Thames Crossing’ campaign, in order to ease congestion at Dartford (England). 50 million vehicles currently use the Dartford Crossing annually. Europa Worldwide experiences this first hand, as... more
Changes at WSC
The board of directors of the World Shipping Council (WSC) has elected Soren Toft (on the left), CEO of the Mediterranean Shipping Company MSC, as the chair of WSC’s board. Randy Chen (on the right), deputy chairman of Wan Hai Lines, was elected vice-chair. Toft and Chen will... more
CEX links China and Wilhelmshaven directly
The first China–Europe Express (CEX) railway recently departed from Ningbo (China) and is now en route to Wilhelmshaven (Germany). Its arrival at the JadeWeserPort (JWP) after a 26-day journey is expected on 24 January. The initiator of this new connection is the Zhejiang... more
Milano Malpensa airport now safer
The final event of the ‘Pass4core’ project (Parking Areas implementing Safety and Security for core network corridors in Italy) took place at Cargo City, Milano Malpensa airport, recently. The project aims to develop safe parking areas in Italy. The objective of this first... more
Waggons from China arrive in Hamburg
HHLA Project Logistics (HHLAPL) coordinated its first shipment in the port of Hamburg, marking a milestone in its operations. The subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), which specialises in project cargo for Asia, managed the transfer of six oversized passenger... more
ECS signs TCM contract with Jetsmart
The ECS Group, a French general sales and service agent, has signed a total cargo management contract (TCM) with the South American carrier group Jetsmart. According to an ECS media release, the partnership will last four years and start in 2025. The company will manage about... more
Lineas and Hupac Intermodal cooperate
On 1 January the two partners started a collaborative effort to enhance services on the Zeebrugge (Belgium) – Milan (Italy) lines. Under the partnership, the railfreight operator Lineas will be the traction provider and produce the railway capacity on both sides of the Rhine... more
UECC helps JLR mitigate EU emission compliance costs
Luxury vehicle manufacturer JLR has joined UECC’s ‘Sail for Change’ initiative, leveraging low-carbon liquefied biomethane (LBM) to decarbonise its logistics chain. JLR is the fourth automaker to adopt this programme, which uses LBM supplied by Titan Clean Fuels to cut... more