Driving a 'smart platform' along the Rhine 
To drive the digitalisation of cargo flows on the Rhine, Port of Switzerland and Ports de Mulhouse-Rhin (CCI Grand Est), as shareholders of Rhein Ports, have inked an agreement in principle on a partnership with Duisburger Hafen (Duisport). With this commitment, Duisport... more
(Too) much time spent in ports
Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence used recent data published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and development (Unctad) on port stays of vessels to gain more information about current bottlenecks in the container shipping industry.... more
Drones could save lives
5,000–10,000 people in Finland die from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests every year. Drones equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to the scene of emergency situations could save lives. A trial run is now underway in Helsinki to test the delivery of an AED.... more
Pat Dobie and George Efkolodis join IAG Cargo
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group has chosen Pat Dobie and George Efkolodis to power up its customer experience team. Dobie, previously chief transformation officer, will be chief customer and infrastructure officer. She has been with IAG Cargo since... more
First flight to Libya seven years later
Medavia - Mediterranean Aviation from Malta, a joint venture of the Spanish airline Air Nostrum and the Libyan Arab Foreign Investment Company, is the first European Union airline to resume scheduled flights to and from Libya. A B737-300 chartered by Greece's Lumiwings, with... more
Guido Meyer elected CFO/COO of eFrexx
Düsseldorf (Germany)-based logistics platform eFrexx has appointed Guido Meyer as its new CFO/COO. In addition to assuming responsibility for finances, Meyer will also drive the software company's internationalisation strategy. eFrexx founder Achim Quaken remains CEO. Meyer,... more
Turkey receives ETCS-equipped locomotives
Alstom has handed over the first locomotive, out of 26, equipped with the European train control system (ETCS) level 1 & 2 as part of the company’s contract with the Turkish rail company TCDD to supply signalling and telecommunications systems on the line connecting... more
Roll-out of new port community system
PD Ports, the harbour authority for the River Tees, has introduced a new port community system (PCS). Teesport is part of these efforts. PD Ports has worked with the Port of Rotterdam to implement the system, which provides users with a single source of information including... more
Voyage on bio fuels completed
It is a partnership of four: marine biofuels supplier Good Fuels, fleet operator Stolt Tankers, ship manager Synergy Group and British maritime investor Tufton are working together to develop a sustainability strategy. A test run with a merchant vessel 100% sustainable marine... more
SAE hires Tassilo Schneider
System Alliance Europe (SAE) has a new managing director. Tassilo Schneider took the helm at the European general cargo cooperation in early September. The internationally experienced business economist (M.A.) was most recently managing director service and logistics at WP... more