More cranes in port of Barcelona 
BEST, a Hutchison Ports terminal in Barcelona, has taken delivery of two super post-panamax gantry cranes. They offer an outreach of 24 rows and a height under spreader of 47 m (with the possibility of a further 5 m increase), thus enabling them to work with up to ten heights on... more
What about art?
Lufthansa Cargo has laid the foundation stone for the construction of its new art storage facility at the Frankfurt hub. The so-called "ArtCube" at the Lufthansa Cargo Centre (LCC) will have an area of 168 sqm. The new building is being constructed as part of the... more
UK: Tinsley Rail Yard reopened
Freight forwarder Newell and Wright has reopened an unused rail terminal which is located half in Rotherham and half in Sheffield. The Tinsley Marshalling Yard was once the rail hub of the borough, home to over 200 locomotives. However, due to its decline in the early 80's,... more
Expanding facilities in port of Hirtshals
The Port of Hirtshals, a multipurpose hub on the coast of Skagerrak at the northern tip of Denmark, is adding further quay areas and ro-ro berths, thus improving its loading/unloading opportunities. The expansion includes commercial land and parking areas for trucks. The... more
A contract brewing to the next stage
Hellmann's affiliate in Poland, Hellmann Logistics Polska will take over contract logistics services for Namysłów Brewery. This brewery was acquired by Polish beer producer Grupa Żywiec in 2019. The brewery group is a long standing client, since Hellmann has been providing... more
Digital counterpart to analogue offer
With traigo, Germany-based freight wagon hire company VTG brought digital fleet management to the rail tracks last year. After providing various types of information about the hire business, the company has now moved to the next level. With the "wagon hire" tool,... more
Port of Lübeck grows in first quarter
Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG), which operates the German Baltic Sea port of Lübeck, has reported an 8% increase in its overall volumes in Q1/2021. Lockdowns in 2020 and this year did not affect cargo throughput, by and large. Growth was mainly driven by ro-ro and vehicles... more
CBRE for ZAL in Huelva
The Huelva Port Authority has entrusted CBRE with the design and management of investment operations and financing of projects on its behalf by potential investors in assets to be developed in the ZAL logistics park, both on a self-promotion and on a rental basis. ZAL offers... more
100 brand new wagons for steel transports
Polo Mercitalia, a subsidiary of Italian state-owned railways FS Italiana, has ordered 100 Shimmns freight wagons for the carriage of steel coils from Ermewa. The first 25 brand new wagons will arrive at Mercitalia Rail already this week, while the last of the batch are due... more
Hutchison wraps up acquisition
APM Terminals (APMT) and Hutchison Ports have agreed that Hutchison Ports Netherlands, a subsidiary of Hutchison Ports, is to acquire Rotterdam’s container terminal APM Terminals Rotterdam (APMTR) from APMT. Financial details were not disclosed. This is the beginning of a... more