Positive trends in container traffic 
The port of Hamburg witnessed positive trends in Q1/2024, with container throughput increasing by 1.1% to 1.9 million teu despite challenging geopolitical and economic conditions. Notably, trade with the USA set a new record, reaching 179,000 teu, a 17.7% rise,... more
4Flow onboards supply chain expert
Vineet Khanna, formerly head of supply chain at Nestlé, is now a consultant for 4Flow, a provider of logistics consulting, logistics software and 4PL services. From his previous employment, Khanna brings expertise in managing end-to-end supply chain operations and... more
Dubai and digital
Lufthansa Cargo, which has just added a stop at Dubai (DWC) on its B777F flight from Shanghai to Frankfurt, has signed a consulting deal with Manyone. The Copenhagen-based agency has been working on UX/UI design for the carrier for a year and a half and has now won a multi-stage... more
Celebrating a centenary
Drachten (Netherlands)-based Sparck Technologies will be 100 years old in less than a month. Its business has developed from the mechanisation of clogs production all the way to modern packaging solutions. Sparck Technologies’ automatic packaging systems are being implemented in... more
A new look for network trailers
Pallet-Track in the UK is investing GBP 100,000 in dual liveries for its shareholder members network at its 20 years’ business jubilee. The pallet network has already helped to put 14 trailers on the road in the new dual-branded colours, with many more to come. The objective of... more
Duisport to digitise forklift operations
Duisport and ForkOn have expanded their partnership to include forklift fleet management following a successful pilot project. ForkOn’s telematics technology will be integrated into 80 forklifts at 13 sites in Duisburg, enhancing the digitalisation of logistics processes. The... more
Sharkskin for clean air
Over the past year and a half, Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) has equipped the whole fleet of its long-haul flagship Boeing 777-300ER with Aeroshark technology. The surface film applied to the fuselage and engines imitates the aerodynamic properties of sharkskin and... more
Health and safety award for APC
APC, a UK-based parcel delivery network, has won a Gold Rospa award for its focus on health and safety in its premises. Every year the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (Rospa) recognises companies for their efforts to ensure a safe environment for their... more
Two more trucks for LPG supplier
UK-based Rectory Gas Supplies has invested in two new Krone trailers. Providing LPG gas to homes, businesses, and the trade, in Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and Humberside, the company recently expanded into Norfolk and needed two trailers to transport gas bottles and cylinders... more
A new board member for Birsterminal
Hans-Peter Hadorn has joined the board of the multipurpose stevedoring, warehousing and multimodal Rhine barge and rail operator Birsterminal in the Swiss Rhine Ports at Basel / Birsfelden. He returns to the port industry after having retired from the Swiss Rhine Ports, where he... more