Seaber joins forces with Stora Enso 
The Finnish maritime technology company Seaber is partnering with Stora Enso to digitalise Stora Enso’s bulk and breakbulk shipment planning and communications. The web-based application is designed for both charterers and shipowners. Seaber claims that this is the first... more
Chris Dee joins Green Swan Partners
Green Swan Partners (GSP), a Pittsburgh, PA-based venture builder, welcomes Chris Dee as partner and COO. Most recently, Dee was partner and COO of Auction Mobility, a software company that successfully moved to the Auction Technology Group, a TA Associates portfolio company.... more
First pile driven for Dnata Cargo City Amsterdam
At Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, at the touch of a button, a pile driver marked the start of construction of cargo building 17 on the Schiphol-Southeast cargo area. This formed the official starting signal for the construction of a new cargo building directly on the apron, which... more
Truck conversion to green drives well on track
In the commercial vehicle segment, the retrofit business is booming due to growing demand for truck conversions to zero-emission drives. Quantron generated sales of EUR 10 million in 2021, an increase of 500% compared to 2020. Among other things, the company delivered 30... more
Direct train for Rhine port and Belgian sea ports
In April, the Birsterminal will send off the first direct train from the Birsfelden Rhine port in Switzerland to the terminals in the Belgian seaports. The "Tango Rail Line" will operate regular rail services between the Rhine port and the Antwerp and Zeebrücke... more
Digitalisation goes ahead in the Netherlands
Dutch infrastructure manager Pro Rail has selected Thales to implement its ERTMS central safety system into the railway network in the Netherlands. The contract has a maximum duration of 37 years with a value of EUR 420 million, with a significant part being dedicated to... more
Duisport pulls out of Belarus
The Port of Duisburg, i.e. its executive board, supervisory board and shareholders, have decided to terminate all business activities in Belarus with immediate effect. The reason given is Belarus' support for the war in Ukraine. Duisport will specifically say goodbye to two... more
Swiss family-run company invests in fleet
Dreier, a Swiss transport company, has added five new Man TGX 18.470 4×2 LL carrier vehicles for swap bodies to its fleet. The vehicles were recently handed over to the haulier in Vétroz in the canton of Valais and will be used to transport parcels to Western Switzerland on... more
Bluebird Nordic selects Nordic GSA in Denmark
Bluebird Nordic, which belongs to the Avia Solutions Group, has picked Nordic GSA in Denmark as its GSSA. The responsibilities of the ECS Group member, which was founded in 1996, cover five weekly flights between Billund and Keflavík, with import distribution operations to... more
The fall-out of skipping ports
"Lost capacity" is the key issue. The MDS Transmodal (MDST) research, commissioned by Global Shippers Forum (GSF), recently measured the total number of container ship slots that were expected to be available at the port but did not materialise because either the port... more