Even Golden Week won't ease the pain 
On the basis of current deployment schedules, Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence predicts that offered vessel capacity on Asia-North America West Coast will be between 420,000-460,000 teu in the four-week Golden week period (weeks 40-43), whereas it... more
Record throughput in Viennese terminal
The Wien Cont container terminal, a subsidiary of the port of Vienna located in Freudenau, a suburb of the Austrian capital, transhipped the one-millionth teu for rail operator Roland in August this year. Roland is therefore the intermodal terminal's biggest operator for... more
Diez joins Swissport
Andres Diez joined Swissport as the new director global commercial on 1 September 2021. He will lead his team to deliver highly customer focused commercial solutions. With his appointment, Swissport completes its global management team and new organisational setup. Diez has... more
Digital solution for import containers
Dakosy, Hamburg, und dbh Logistics IT, Bremen, are developing a joint solution for the digitalised release process of import containers in Germany's sea ports. The first shipping companies and freight forwarders are expected to join the platform already this year. The joint... more
Dokasch opens new service station in India
Dokasch Temperature Solutions has opened a new service station at the GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo terminal in India. Strategically, HYD is a very important network station for the global supply of lifesaving medicines given Hyderabad’s status as a major pharma production and export... more
Connectivity technology for Channel Tunnel
Colt and Getlink have signed an agreement to install and operate a new fibre optic network through the Channel Tunnel. The 25-year contract will bring new dark fibre and data services to the Channel Tunnel for the first time in a generation, deploying the latest connectivity... more
A life dedicated to freight forwarding
Horst Krüger started his freight forwarding company after WW2 and developed it into a family business. Together with his family, he laid the foundation for today's internationally active company employing over 220 employees. Horst Krüger celebrated his 90th birthday on 31... more
"Paderewski" sails east
The "Paderewski", Chipolbrok's one of four Pacific type heavy lifters built in 2016 with cranes lifting up to 700 t and hatches of up to 50.56 m length, is on its tour to Asia again. The eastbound trade started at Hamburg, where the employment list forced a... more
Virtual coupling for Siberian Railways
Russian Railways (RZD) plans to operate up to five freight trains in virtual coupling mode in 2022. The plans include driving engines using virtual coupling technology with up to five consecutive freight trains. Virtual coupling is one of the innovative technologies for... more
UK P&I Club appoints Anuj Velankar
The UK P&I Club, a major provider of P&I insurance and other services to the international shipping community, has appointed Anuj Velankar as regional loss prevention director. A master mariner, Velankar joined UK P&I Club in 2012 after 17 years at sea, sailing... more