Bremen's Kaiserhafen accessible again 
Access to the Kaiserhafen in Bremerhaven is free again. Two ships left the port in emergency operation without technical difficulties. The emergency operation ensures that the Kaiserhafen will continue to be available to shipping without significant restrictions. The... more
Green Fleet stocked up with Bio-LNG truck
British retailer Primark is investing in a fleet of new natural gas-powered trucks for its UK transport operations. Having already taken delivery of new, higher capacity LSTs (longer semi trailer) last year, the new trucks form the next step in Primark's green energy strategy.... more
Trimodal Logistik wins another shareholder
EKB Container Logistik, a provider of international container transport and logistics services, has acquired 23.8% of the shares in Bremen-based Trimodal Logistik, effective 1 April 2021. Trimodal Logistik, which among other things operates a weekday inland waterway shuttle... more
Civilian mission to Brazil
The German Air Force has brought 80 ventilators from stocks of the federal ministry of health to Manaus. The transport, which was commissioned by the German foreign office, began at Cologne-Wahn air base, which has direct access to Cologne-Bonn Airport. There, an A310MRTT... more
CER propagates rail as clean alternative
Mobility is an essential requirement for us to get to our place of work, travel or buy our favourite products. But the way Europe moves needs to change. It has to become smarter, better connected and cleaner. The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies... more
New terminal for east-west axis
Swiss intermodal operator Hupac is building a new terminal in Brwinów near Warsaw (Poland). The new hub will enable an efficient exchange of goods in central and eastern Europe and support intermodal traffic between Europe, Russia and China, Hupac said. Construction works on... more
ACS expands humanitarian and government services
Air Charter Services (ACS) has named Ben Dinsdale as its director for humanitarian and government services, a newly created role designed to further develop ACS’s activities in this field. ACS has played a part in many humanitarian aid effort requiring airlift since 1990,... more
Another North-South service available
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has introduced a new Transfer offer on the Brenner axis. The intermodal provides non-stop links between Northern Germany and Northern Italy. The shuttle runs four times a week between the railfreight transport centre Interporto Quadrante Europa in... more
All change at BVL
From 1 April 2021, a three-person team with Christian Grotemeier (right), Mike J. Holtkamp (left) and Christoph Meyer (middle) will lead the non-profit Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL), BVL Campus and BVL Service. Thomas Wimmer retired in March 2020, after being elected... more
European shippers push EU to action
At the EU’s Maritime Forum at the end of March 2021, the European Shippers’ Council again put forward the shippers’ position on unreliability and peaking prices in the maritime container transport. It is their conviction that, in reality, shippers, ports authorities,... more