Spanish Coral Group now Belgian 
The Belgian company H. Essers executed an acquisition in Spain in mid-September for all of the shares of the Spanish firm Coral Transports & Stocks, a family business that specialises in chemical and hazardous goods logistics. The company was founded in 1995 by the Comas... more
Continued support for Finnair Cargo's ambitions
Swissport Finland and Finnair Cargo have extended their agreement on "COOL Cargo" services until the end of 2026. This includes the operation of Finnair’s 31,000 sqm COOL Nordic Cargo hub terminal, which ITJ visited during its inauguration, almost four years ago, as... more
East-West Gate to fully visualise operations
Works are under way to implement a 3D Digital Twin of the East-West Gate (EWG) intermodal terminal in Fenyeslitke, Hungary, which is designed to follow the processes and operation of the logistics hub, including the movement of trains, trucks, cranes, transport vehicles and... more
Brexit not affecting Rotterdam
In Q3/2021 the port of Rotterdam saw the container volumes return to pre-Covid levels. Total freight throughput in the Dutch port rose to 118.5 million t, 14.6% more than in the same period last year. Throughput in the first nine months of this year amounted to 350.1 million t,... more
Tiaca reappoints chair and vice chair
The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) reports that chair Steven Polmans (left) and vice chair Sanjeev Gadhia (right) will continue their work at the association's helm for the next two years. The board of directors approved an additional term to ensure a long-term... more
More funds to recharge points
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission (EC) have signed an agreement that will make it possible to combine EU grants and long-term EIB financing for alternative fuel infrastructure projects. Over EUR 1.5 billion in EU grants will thus become available... more
More money for Wakeo
Paris-based Wakeo, a data platform for shipping visibility, recently raised USD 11 million in a series A financing round. The company uses a global network of sources to collect data, which is bundled on a specific platform, for example in order to anticipate disruptions and... more
New IT hub in Porto
A new IT centre in Portugal has been launched by Kuehne+Nagel. According to a press release it will “focus on developing new products, e-solutions and digital services”. About 200 software engineers will be employed in Porto by mid-2022 on standardisation and automation... more
Cargologic adds vehicle and GSE maintenance
Cargologic, the Swiss provider of airfreight transhipment services, is extending its portfolio: with effect from 1 January 2022, the company will take over the vehicle maintenance and ground support equipment (GSE) business from SR Technics Switzerland. As a result,... more
Winners of women’s railway innovation prize
At the ITS World Congress in Hamburg last week, the non-profit transport grouping Allianz pro Schiene awarded the Clara Jaschke innovation prize to two rail pioneers, Irmhild Saabel of Wascosa, and Julia Kuhfuss of S-Bahn Hamburg. In a project led by Saabel, Wascosa, a... more