Green Laurels for Barcelona 
The Port of Barcelona was awarded the lean & green initiative, promoted by the Spanish association of manufacturers and distributors (Aecoc), for reducing its carbon footprint by 20% in a period of five years through "a set of concrete actions". The port joined... more
Medway opens logistics platform
Medway recently inaugurated its terminal in Sines, Portugal. The hub has a total area of 33,000 sqm and capacity for about 2,000 teu. The logistics platform provides handling equipment, container parking, cargo consolidation and deconsolidation and moorings, among other... more
Optimised network with a new facility in Hesse
Pharmaceuticals and other sensitive and high-value goods can be sorted and transported through Germany more quickly, ecologically and economically in future. This is why trans-o-flex is celebrating the laying of the foundation stone for its new logistics centre in Driedorf,... more
TTI Algeciras to change hands
HMM has agreed to sell its 50% stake minus one share in Total Terminal International Algeciras (TTI Algeciras) to CMA CGM. The container terminal in the south of Spain is owned by HMM and HT Algeciras, which is a special purpose company wholly controlled by HMM. HMM directly... more
LGI uses cloud service at LIS
LGI Logistics Group International (LGI) has been using the cloud services provided by LIS Logistische Informationssysteme (LIS) for managing its transports since the beginning of August. After many years of successful transport management with Winsped, LGI has handed over the... more
Italian Brenner extension takes shape
The construction of the EUR 1.15 billion Verona-Fortezza line has taken a step forward. The Italian infrastructure manager RFI has published the call for tender for the final design and execution of the section of the line between Fortezza and Ponte Gardena. It covers around... more
Cool chain for Ethiopia
After several years of preparation, the first intermodal transport of perishables from Ethiopia to Europe is underway. The first reefer container with 24 t of avocados was loaded onto a train in Ethipia and will be shipped via the port of Djibouti to Europe. Preparations for... more
SBB Cargo International crosses the Brenner Pass
Construction works on the Italian section of the Simplon route between Iselle di Trasquera and Domodossola will continue until 5 September 2020. In total, the route will have been closed for three weeks, preventing semi-trailers (P400) from travelling through Switzerland. To... more
Container flows on the rise
The container throughput index of the German RWI – Leibniz institute for economic research and the institute of shipping economics and logistics (ISL) shows a significant upturn from June to July, rising from (corrected) 110.2 to 116.2 points. The index is therefore now... more
Switzerland: full order book despite Covid-19
Despite the coronavirus crisis, Swiss rail manufacturer Stadler did not experience a slump in demand in H1/2020 and thus maintained its strong market position. No current orders were cancelled, and in H1/2020 Stadler received new orders totalling CHF 3.1 billion, 1.2 billion of... more