Swiss intermodal operator prepares for digitalisation 
While new railway infrastructures such as the Gotthard Base Tunnel will offer many opportunities to further develop railfreight services, the intermodal industry also calls for digitalisation and better ways to handle big data. Therefore, Switzerland-based transport operator... more
First unit sold at brand-new multi-purpose hub in Redditch
St Francis Group, a UK-based property developer and investor and an expert in brownfield development and regeneration, and its partner Richardson are nearing completion of Velocity 42, Redditch’s premier industrial warehouse development. Unit 1, a 4,180 sqm warehouse facility,... more
Reaching new heights in Rostock
A quartet of dignitaries was invited to the official inauguration ceremony for the new heavy-duty crane that was held in the port area of Liebherr (Rostock, Germany) a few days ago: Christian Pegel, energy minister, Stefanie Wohlfahrt and Patricia Rüf of the Liebherr family and... more
Cologne bans large trucks from the city centre
As from Thursday, 22 August 2019, trucks weighing more than 7.5 t will be banned from the inner city of Cologne (Germany) and from parts of the suburbs of Deutz and Mülheim. With this prohibition, the city aims to remove heavy traffic from its downtown area and improve air... more
Automating logistics for IVF Hartmann
The Swiss company IVF Hartmann, which specialises in medical consumer goods, is building a new logistics hub in Neuhausen (Canton Schaffhausen, Switzerland). In cooperation with intralogistics specialist Dematic, IVF Hartmann will set up a fully automated warehouse equipped with... more
Liz Sumner joins Bifa
For the third year in a row, the British International Freight Association (Bifa) has expanded its training team with the appointment of Liz Sumner as trainer – freight and customs procedures. In 2019 Bifa has seen demand for its freight and customs training courses hit a record... more
DSV completes acquisition of Panalpina
Yesterday, 19 August 2019, DSV completed all transactions with regard to the previously announced public exchange offer for all publicly held shares of Panalpina. Pending the approval at an extraordinary general meeting, DSV will change its registered name to “DSV Panalpin”. As... more
Four new services raise throughput in port of Hamburg
In the first half of 2019, the port of Hamburg raised its container throughput by 7.5% to 4.7 million teu. This upswing is due to the four new liner services that were introduced between Hamburg and ports in the USA, Canada and Mexico at the beginning of this year. Now a total... more
New appointments to the Baltic Index Council
The Baltic Exchange has announced two new appointments to the Baltic Index Council (BIC), the governing body which provides effective scrutiny of the Baltic on all aspects of its benchmark determination process in accordance with the Iosco principles of financial benchmarks.... more
New IT solution for Swiss carrier
Swiss rail services are efficient and reliable – just like Swiss freight transport: to plan, dispatch and deploy trains and staff, SBB Cargo uses the integrated standard solution IVU.rail from IT specialist IVU Traffic Technologies. The Swiss Federal Railways subsidiary is now... more