Maersk's recent optimism justified 
The remodelling of the group seems to be paying off for A.P. Møller - Mærsk. Although some operational figures went down, profitability, especially in new fields of activity, was good in Q3/2019. While general revenues decreased by 0.9% to USD 10.1 billion in Q3, ebitda... more
Geodis and SFCE extend partnership
The shoe company Shoes For Crews Europe (SFCE) has awarded Geodis Netherlands a third multi-year contract, reinforcing the partnership that the two companies have built since 2012. Geodis continues to take care of the entire supply chain process, from the incoming order to the... more
180,000 more vehicles to pass through the port of Lübeck
In cooperation with the Grimaldi shipping company Finnlines, the Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) in Germany has secured a gigantic cargo loading contract. In the coming three years, LHG will handle some 60,000 more fully-assembled vehicles per annum. The new cars will... more
Innovation in safety award for a team of three companies
The 3rd TT Club innovation in safety award was presented to a joint winning delegation of Künz, CSXIT and Yardeye at the ICHCA 20/20 cargo vision international conference in Malta. Künz, CSXIT and Yardeye won the award for their winter haven terminal automation and safety system... more
Elvis opens new cargo handling hall
Elvis Teilladungssystem, the company that provides part load systems, has officially opened its new hall in Knüllwald (Hesse, Germany). With the new building, the Elvis group has doubled its storage capacity at this location. The key junction of the Elvis part load network now... more
Sympathy for the smart in the port of Gothenburg
The most recent in a series of digital solutions in the Swedish port of Gothenburg is the launch of the data system Permesso, which was designed and developed by the port itself. The system allows work permits to be issued online and for planned and ongoing maintenance and... more
Austria bans truck transit for two thirds of total cargo
The Brenner Pass in Austria has always been one of the most important routes across the Alps. A recently adopted drastic tightening of the Austrian sectorial traffic ban will forbid most trucks to cross the pass as from January 2020. The German federal association of road... more
UTA chooses area manager for western and southern Europe
Union Tank Eckstein (UTA) is strengthening its sales activities in western and southern Europe. As new area manager, Maximiliano Sassaroli is now in charge of all sales operations in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Benelux countries, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.... more
Koper to receive a fourth rail-mounted gantry in 2020
Many operational measures that were taken by the port of Koper and Slovenian railways last year helped to improve the port’s railway infrastructure. The current daily average of arriving/departing container trains varies from 20 to 24, while the container terminal capacity is 30... more
Spanish ports: good results in first nine months of 2019
The throughput figures of the Spanish ports showed a distinct improvement between January and September 2019. Total traffic (imports + exports + cabotage + transits) amounted to 418.5 million t of goods, 2.3% more than in the same period of the previous year. The main item... more