Vessel traffic service to take off in Antwerp 
The Port of Antwerp has launched a new shipping guidance system called Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) to improve safety and environmental protection on the increasingly busy Scheldt River and at the Antwerp docks. VTS provides information and advice on both ship navigation... more
Fully electric trucks arrive in Switzerland
With the delivery of three Fuso eCanter trucks to Camion Transport, Switzerland opens a new chapter in eco-friendly logistics. The brand is the world’s first fully electric truck to be developed for serial production. More than 200 vehicles are currently in daily service in the... more
UK railways: big rise in container capacity
UK’s infrastructure manager Network Rail finished the GBP 17 million Southampton freight train lengthening project with a series of improvements on the freight lines between Southampton Central and Redbridge. The improvements unlock more capacity at the country’s second busiest... more
Çelebi's Korkmazoğlu to chair ASA
Airport Services Association (ASA), an international trade association of independent ground and cargo handling companies, has elected Atilla Korkmazoğlu, president ground handling & cargo (EMEA) of Çelebi Aviation Holding, as its new chairman. ASA currently represents 1.6... more
World trade growing again
In January 2020, the container throughput index published by the German research body Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI - Leibniz) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) registered a moderate surge in world trade and container... more
Second of three new routes takes off today
DSV is introducing three new intercontinental routes connecting five continents. After a weekly direct route from Luxembourg to São Paulo GRU adding 100 t of capacity between Europe and Brazil since 21 February 2021, the global logistics provider is launching today, 1 March, a... more
Monitoring weather to prevent costly flight disruption
"eWAS Pilot", which was developed by Sita, a global specialist in air transport communications and information technology, monitors weather conditions to help reduce costs due to weather-related flight disruption. Already used by 50,000 pilots worldwide, it... more
Leadership changes at Broekman Logistics
Rotterdam-based supply chain solutions specialist Broekman Logistics has appointed Rik Pek (photo) as CEO, replacing Raymond Riemen, who had been at the helm since 1999. Pek joined Broekman Logistics in 2005, where his most recent position was managing director of the... more
More P400 routes via Gotthard
Kombiverkehr has added three new connections to its network. Effective immediately, the direct train links Krefeld – Mortara v.v., Ghent – Mortara v.v. and Rotterdam RSC – Mortara v.v. is epxanding the company’s portfolio of transport services between Germany, Belgium, the... more
Gruber Logistics invests in LNG
Vehicle manufacturer Iveco and Gruber Logistics from South Tyrol have signed an agreement for the delivery of 100 trucks powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). With the Iveco S-Way LNG trucks, which will be supplied by Gasser in Bolzano, the freight forwarder will convert part... more