Recovery in Strasbourg Port 
2021 marked a recovery in all traffic in the port of Strasbourg on the Rhine. While goods transported on the river grew by 2% in comparison to 2020, container volumes over all modes of transport grew by 3%. In total, river traffic amounted to 7 million t. Energy products... more
Record cargo volumes at Katowice Airport
The Upper Silesian Aviation Group (GTL SA) – which manages Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport – has summed up its cargo traffic results for 2021. From January to the end of December 2021, a record-breaking 32,104 t of freight, i.e. 11,729 t more (+57.6%) than... more
More logistics expertise for Crane
Crane Worldwide Logistics has appointed three executives to drive its future growth and development in Germany. Jens Osterwald has been named as managing director to oversee the company’s freight forwarding and contract logistics operations in Germany. Tino Meyer will drive... more
Automating trucks for container terminals
With the Anita project (autonomous innovation in terminal operations), truck manufacturer Man, DB and the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences are currently preparing to introduce automated trucks at the container depot of DB Intermodal Services and the Duss Terminal in Ulm... more
Big investments for Maasvlakte
After some negotiation, Maersk and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have agreed on an utilisation plan for an 185,000 sqm site at the extreme southern tip of the Prinses Amaliahaven. The carrier's logistics arm will build a 23,000 sqm cross dock and a 35,000 sqm cold store on the... more
Hellmann launches new weekly Silk Road train
Hellmann has introduced a new weekly train between Chongqing (China) and Bremen (Germany). The first train recently arrived at the Roland Umschlagsgesellschaft Terminal in Bremen. The new service follows an increasing demand for train connections between Europe and Asia. Transit... more
An extraordinary year for Haropa
Since its merger in 2021, France’s Haropa Port has now reached the "critical size" in Europe's Northern Range as well, as Laurent Foloppe, Olivier Ferrand and Cédric Virciglio described it at the virtual media conference on 28 January. The merger went along with a... more
Aircargo Club Deutschland renews presidium
The Aircargo Club Deutschland (ACD) elected a new presidium at its annual general meeting on 18 January. Ingo Richter (centre), managing director of Topsystem, a provider of intelligent IT solutions, is taking over the office of vice-president with immediate effect. Thorsten... more
Container flows stronger in Northern Europe
The container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose by 0.8 points to 122.8 points (revised) in December 2021. The index for Chinese ports showed a decline this time,... more
Automotive logistics reeling from soaring costs
ECG, the Association of European Vehicle Logistics, has pointed out that the finished vehicle logistics (FVL) industry continues to face an unprecedented crisis with rising costs and dwindling capacities and volumes. In the maritime sector for instance, the time charter rates... more