Mar 17, 2022 at 4:04 PM
A new type of freight car will ensure more cargo on environmentally friendly railways. DB Cargo and VTG have developed the modular m² car (pronounced: “m-squared”) […]
Shipping & Ports
Mar 14, 2022 at 2:36 PM
In April 2022, Birsterminal AG, in cooperation with Terminal Container Athus S.A., will launch the only direct rail connection between the Swiss Rhine ports and the […]
Mar 10, 2022 at 7:42 PM
Hapag-Lloyd and the German shipping company Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL) have today signed a framework agreement under which Hapag-Lloyd will acquire the container shipping business of DAL. […]
Mar 10, 2022 at 7:25 PM
A trendy product reaches the facilities of the Lübeck Port Company (LHG): The shipping company Stena Line is currently transporting “Tiny Houses” built in Latvia on […]
Mar 1, 2022 at 7:33 PM
At the end of February, Schwarzmüller trailers were transported by ship for the first time to the bayernhafen Passau. The trailers were transported by truck from […]
Feb 28, 2022 at 7:21 PM
The challenging competitive environment of the northern German seaports requires, according to the Chambers of Commerce of Bremen and Hamburg, a stronger cooperation among the northern […]
Feb 28, 2022 at 7:19 PM
The seaport cargo handling in the Port of Hamburg developed more positively than expected in 2021 after the previous year’s decline due to the Corona pandemic. […]
Feb 25, 2022 at 8:58 PM
As the world’s first logistics provider, DB Schenker now offers its customers regular net zero-emission sea transport in the general cargo sector. Together with the French […]
Feb 25, 2022 at 8:54 PM
Logivest GmbH strengthens its market competence in Magdeburg with its own location. This positions the consulting company, specialized in logistics properties and locations, in the rapidly […]
Feb 25, 2022 at 8:47 PM
The tugboat “Bugsier 16” from the Hamburg-based Fairplay Towage Group has been strengthening Mukran Port since the middle of the month. The Fairplay Towage Group has […]
Feb 22, 2022 at 6:09 PM
Scandlines strengthens the positive development of the freight business, which is gaining increasing importance. The shipping company has just launched its freight website in a new, […]
Feb 21, 2022 at 4:47 PM
Baltic Rail Gate, a subsidiary of the Lübeck Port Company (LHG), now offers three additional trains between Verona and Lübeck-Travemünde. The three additional connections are “Company […]
Feb 21, 2022 at 4:45 PM
After more than 20 years, the former minehunter “Atlantis” has permanently left its berth at the Alberthafen Dresden. Last Wednesday, the ship was lifted out of […]
Feb 17, 2022 at 4:56 PM
The inland ports in NRW successfully resisted the impacts of the Corona crisis in 2021. With a water-side handling of around 37.4 million tons, the 23 […]
Feb 16, 2022 at 12:45 PM
Starting April 1, 2022, Hapag-Lloyd will offer the new China Germany Express (CGX) service as a loop product with two ports. The new service will provide […]
Feb 16, 2022 at 12:19 PM
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) increased its consolidated revenue by 12.7 percent to €1.465 billion (previous year: €1.300 billion) in the fiscal year 2021, according […]
Feb 15, 2022 at 6:43 PM
Robert Mærsk Uggla will be appointed as the new Chairman of the Board after the company’s Annual General Meeting on March 15, 2022, and Marc Engel […]
Feb 15, 2022 at 6:38 PM
In 2021, the relocation specialist Harder Logistics from Neu-Ulm recorded the best business year in its 19-year company history. “We were able to increase our sales […]
Feb 15, 2022 at 6:33 PM
The “Friend of the Sea” program of the World Sustainability Organization (WSO) has identified Hapag-Lloyd as the international shipping company most committed to reducing the risk […]
Feb 11, 2022 at 4:56 PM
The Baltic Sea Bridge expands its network as part of the new Silk Road with the arrival of the container ship Breb Xian from Ust-Luga near […]
Feb 10, 2022 at 6:33 PM
ECO Containertrans GmbH, based in Weil am Rhein, has opened another location in Moers as of early February. This gives the container logistics company four locations […]
Feb 9, 2022 at 6:47 PM
AP Moeller – Maersk announces the intended acquisition of Pilot Freight Services (Pilot). With the acquisition of Pilot, Maersk expands its integrated logistics offering deeper into […]
Feb 9, 2022 at 5:55 PM
Envirotainer, the global market leader in secure cold chain solutions for the air transport of pharmaceuticals, and Swiss WorldCargo, the leading airline for time-sensitive and care-intensive […]
Feb 8, 2022 at 5:13 PM
The Port of Hamburg experienced a significant decline in cargo handling during the Corona crisis, but a longer-term downward trend is more significant for its future. […]
Feb 8, 2022 at 4:54 PM
The revenue development for the year 2021 has been evaluated. Compared to the previous year, the Hamburg-based startup driveMybox has recorded more than a doubling of […]
Feb 6, 2022 at 1:42 PM
The Port of Rotterdam and BigMile are jointly developing a digital platform that captures, visualizes, and prepares for in-depth analysis the transport emissions associated with all […]
Feb 2, 2022 at 6:13 PM
Good news for the Lübeck Port Company (LHG) and the location: Since February 1, the shipping company Finnlines has implemented a changed setup on the route […]
Feb 1, 2022 at 6:00 PM
The port association of the Saxon Inland Ports Oberelbe GmbH (SBO) can look back on the best throughput results since 1990, surpassing the previous record year […]
Feb 1, 2022 at 3:44 PM
In the fiscal year 2021, based on preliminary figures, Hapag-Lloyd increased its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) to over 12.8 billion US dollars […]
Jan 31, 2022 at 7:54 PM
The new trimodal steel logistics hub of Haeger & Schmidt Logistics (HSL) will commence its operational activities on February 1, 2022. Located on the steel island […]
Jan 29, 2022 at 7:26 PM
Since January 24, 2022, the final stage of the fairway adjustment has been approved. This allows ships with more cargo to pass through the Elbe to […]
Jan 29, 2022 at 6:19 PM
WR RUS LLC, a Russian subsidiary of the WR Group, acquired the customs representative license in January 2022 in the territory of the Russian Federation. The […]
Jan 26, 2022 at 5:24 PM
The company Rail Power Systems from Munich has been commissioned today with the execution planning and the construction of the electrification of the four-kilometer-long feeder line […]
Jan 26, 2022 at 5:17 PM
The Liebherr mobile harbour cranes look back on a successful sales year in 2021 with more than 80 new units sold and an unprecedented order intake […]
Jan 25, 2022 at 6:51 PM
The German seaports are positioning themselves for the introduction of a European CO2 emissions limit at berth for all sea and inland vessels. At the same […]
Jan 24, 2022 at 7:10 PM
As part of the integration of subsidiaries and affiliated companies into the HGK Group, the management of “Neska Schiffahrts- und Speditionskontor GmbH” has been restructured. Following […]
Jan 20, 2022 at 5:44 PM
Kühne+Nagel introduces the Seaexplorer disruption indicator to measure the efficiency of global container shipping networks. The indicator shows the cumulative TEU*-waiting time in days at the […]
Jan 17, 2022 at 7:05 PM
The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) will support the establishment of a digital test field in the Port of Hamburg with nearly 15 million […]
Jan 11, 2022 at 5:04 PM
The logistics expert Transporeon has entered into a partnership with Freightos Data to provide its globally operating customers with deeper insights into spot data for sea […]
Jan 10, 2022 at 6:03 PM
Andreas Fuchshuber (40) has been the Sales Manager of the Robert Kukla freight forwarding company at its headquarters in Munich since January. With this newly created […]
Jan 6, 2022 at 6:44 PM
Just in time for the turn of the year, Acito Logistics GmbH can draw a positive summary, and there is still much on the to-do list […]
Jan 5, 2022 at 10:00 AM
It was an overall good year: Compared to the significant pre-Corona year 2019, the handling volumes of the Lübeck Port Company (LHG), including the rented terminals, […]
Dec 23, 2021 at 1:18 PM
The HGK Group continues its integration strategy. At the turn of the year 2021/22, the activities of HTAG Häfen und Transport AG (HTAG) will be transferred […]
Dec 20, 2021 at 6:10 PM
Despite all the difficulties in daily business, most Bremen freight forwarding companies expect good business results this year. They look to the coming year with optimism. […]
Dec 20, 2021 at 5:43 PM
As part of the spc online event “Development of the Container and RoRo Markets in Shortsea Shipping”, the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) recently […]
Dec 16, 2021 at 7:05 PM
The Duisburg port is not only home to the largest container terminal in the European hinterland, but also the first to be operated climate-neutrally using hydrogen, […]
Dec 16, 2021 at 6:44 PM
With the introduction of the ninth quality promise “Always Accessible” today, Hapag-Lloyd addresses a key factor in customer satisfaction: quick accessibility when support is needed. With […]
Dec 14, 2021 at 6:30 PM
The logistics service provider RheinCargo is restructuring its port division. Lukas Klippel will take over as head of the Northern Port division effective January 1, 2022. […]
Dec 8, 2021 at 7:46 PM
The first container ship was processed at the Italian HHLA multipurpose terminal in Trieste, the “OPS Hamburg”, which is chartered and operated by CMA CGM. For […]
Dec 8, 2021 at 7:40 PM
B-LOG Bulk Logistics GmbH not only took over the business operations of the container transport specialist Diedrich Meyer in March 2021, but also their transport management […]