Support for rail operators using electric traction 
The European Commission has approved a EUR 1.1 billion German scheme to compensate rail transport operators using electric traction. The scheme will help rail operators cover part of the additional electricity cost experienced due to the exceptional increases in electricity... more
New location for contract logistics
Logistics real estate developer Habacker + Thielemann is building a state-of-the-art e-commerce logistics centre with two halls measuring around 22,000 sqm on a 43,000 sqm site in Bönen near Dortmund (Germany), for Recht Kontraktlogistik. Construction will start shortly and... more
World’s first collapsible AAX now available
VRR’s foldable and stackable cargo container, the world’s first collapsible AAX, has just been certified by Easa and is now ready for take-off. Developer VRR is delighted that it can bring its product to the air cargo market. “We’re very excited that we can officially launch the... more
Next project for ABB and Rio Grande terminal
Wilson Sons, an integrated port and maritime logistics operator based in Brazil, has chosen ABB’s Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for its ship-to-shore cranes at Rio Grande container terminal. ABB provides automation, electrification, and digitalisation services for process... more
Volta Trucks: two more service hubs
All-electric CV manufacturer Volta Trucks has expanded its truck as a service hub network in Europe with two new sites in Duisburg, Germany, and Madrid, Spain. The new centre in Duisburg covers 3,000 sqm and incorporates eight service and maintenance bays and twelve external... more
Reset container handling times, Fiata says
Fiata is urging shipping lines to review current free time periods for containers and reinstate the no-less- than-feasible levels as they applied before the pandemic. Market conditions have changed in the meantime, and retaining the status quo is no longer justified, the... more
Tatham & Co welcomes Paul Haworth
Solicitor and master mariner Paul Haworth has joined maritime and commercial law firm Tatham & Co as a senior member of the legal team. Experienced in all aspects of shipping law, he joins Tatham & Co’s ‘wet’ team which focuses on admiralty and crisis response cases.... more
A titan in the air 
Bones flown as airfreight from Buenos Aires to London Heathrow. The name is rather suitable for the primordial beast – Patagotitan mayorum. The skeleton of a giant dinosaur that lived in today’s Argentina crossed the Atlantic as belly freight in 40 crates recently. Now it will... more
Sasha Goodman wins AfA award
Sasha Goodman (centre), chief administrative officer (CAO), Rock-it Global, was honoured with the Airforwarders Association (AfA) Jim Foster lifetime achievement award at the Air Cargo 2023 event in Nashville, Tennessee. The award was presented by Brandon Fried (left),... more
MGI's new challenge for ports of the future
Marseille-based MGI provides digital solutions to accelerate, secure, and improve goods handling in ports. Sylvie Lefebvre, Elisabeth Janssen and Typhenn Biret of the company’s product division have now taken up a new challenge. Their division identifies bugs in the... more