Haropa Le Havre joins Ipcsa - smartly 
The International port community systems association (Ipcsa) has welcomed the French Port of Le Havre as its newest member. “We already have close links with Ipcsa through Soget and through our membership of the Protect group,” said Jérôme Besancenot, information systems manager... more
The Alliance keeps low profile in Q3/2020
The carriers forming The Alliance network (Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming, Ocen Network Express ONE and HMM) have published their schedules for July, August and September for the Asia – North Europe trade. With regards to the links between Asia and North Europe, FE4 will remain... more
New branches in Belgium and the Netherlands
Austrian logistics services provider cargo-partner is expanding its footprint in the Benelux countries by opening a new storage facility and office areas in Roermund (the Netherlands) and a new office at Liège airport in Belgium. With the new sales and customer service... more
New managing director for Seaports of Niedersachsen
The marketing company Seaports of Niedersachsen has appointed André Heim as its new managing director. He replaces Timo Schön, who has left the company at his own request. “I’m looking forward to the new professional challenge and I thank the supervisory board for the trust... more
Making Mexican mango fly to Europe
The weekly air cargo schedule of Dachser de México continues to provide uninterrupted service to five key European destinations (Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Madrid and Paris), ensuring the predictable and timely flow of goods even as ocean freight transport faces ongoing... more
TST makes room for animal food
Animal food producer Nestlé Purina Petcare is concentrating its logistics operations for the German market in the new distribution centre that logistics provider TST hat set up in Worms (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany). The 52,000 sqm multi-user real estate came on stream at... more
AMH Material Handling picks new senior design engineer
Material handling, automation and maintenance specialist AMH Material Handling has appointed Aaran Konarczak as senior design engineer. Konarczak joins the team with extensive industry knowledge and experience from previous material handling and logistics roles. The post of... more
Zero emissions on inland waterways?
A consortium has established Zero Emission Services (ZES), a Dutch enterprise aimed at making inland waterway shipping more sustainable. The founders of ZES are ING Bank, energy provider Engie, the Port of Rotterdam Authority and Wärtsilä. The concept is based on the use of... more
New train connects Vienna and Poland
Hupac has enhanced its network with Eastern Europe and beyond by establishing a new service between Vienna in Austria and Warsaw in Poland with seamless connections to Russia and further. With this new link, the Swiss intermodal operator now offers shipments along the route... more
"MSC Sixin" arrives in Barcelona
The time of the mega vessels: while the "HMM Algeciras" reached Rotterdam, the world's second largest container ship "MSC Sixin" finalises its operations in the Port of Barcelona. After its call at Gioa Tauro, it is the first arrival of the vessel, which... more