An innovative player in low-carbon logistics 
At the 4th edition of the Grand Prix des Entreprises Engagées, organised by LCL Banque des Entreprises, in partnership with GreenFlex, Modalis, an innovative player in the intermodal shift, won a trophy for its commitment to implementing intermodal logistics with a low carbon... more
Danx Carousel – day and night logistics
Danx Carousel has acquired the LPR Group, the overnight logistics specialist, adding it to its time-critical logistics portfolio. LPR is based in Germany and offers pan-national logistics services for both day and night express transport, including emergency logistics, returns... more
Otago and Napier investing in sustainable dredging
The Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with New Zealand’s Port Otago and its partner Napier Port for the delivery of a ‘Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger’ 1000 (TSHD 1000). The 60 m vessel, featuring a 1,000 m³ hopper capacity, twin azimuth thrusters and a bow thruster,... more
Management transitions at WCA World
WCA World has announced some management changes to its WCA dangerous goods and WCA project networks, as well as to its affiliated Lognet Global network. Bruce Cutillo, general manager of both WCA projects for eleven years, is retiring, together with Brian Churchman, who... more
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