Lübeck Port welcomes larger ships 
The Port of Lübeck has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of the new berth (Anleger 5), allowing larger ships of up to 250 m in length and 38.5 m in width to dock and be processed using the ro-ro method at the Skandinavienkai in Lübeck-Travemünde. ... mehr
Ports of Indiana names operations managers
Ports of Indiana has filled two key leadership roles at its Ohio River ports, naming Ashley Blocker (left) and Michael Graves (right) as operations managers in Mount Vernon and Jeffersonville, respectively. Blocker was promoted to the new role after serving as operations... mehr
Air Canada: the third Dreamliner version
Air Canada has selected Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner to further modernise a Canada’s flag carrier will deploy the new fuel-efficient airplanes as part of its broader strategy to reduce carbon emissions while expanding its global route network. Reducing fuel use and improving... mehr
Bigger team, more equipment
Meachers Global Logistics, a Southhampton (UK)-based independent provider of logistics services, is enlarging its team and upgrading its equipment as it continues to develop its business. Simon Pelley now joins as health and safety and compliance manager; Emma Newman... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) never parted from Catharina, his cat. If she purred while he was writing something, he took that as a sign of approval. mehr
Alstom: maintenance work in Poland
Polish infrastructure manager PKP has signed a contract with Alstom for the service and maintenance of rail traffic control systems delivered by the manufacturer. The contract will be implemented by 2027. Alstom will supply spare parts for railway traffic control devices,... mehr
Starbucks: bean to cup in China
Starbucks has opened the China Coffee Innovation Park (CIP), its first “bean-to-cup” market. The company has invested around GBP 220 million in the project. Located in the city of Kunshan, an hour from Shanghai, the 80,000 sqm CIP features a roasting plant using energy... mehr
Kuenz cranes to enhance capacity
Austrian crane manufacturer Kuenz is expanding its presence in the Belgian market through a partnership with the Port of Limburg. The Port of Limburg's new inland container terminal in Genk is designed to handle a maximum capacity of 350,000 teu. Kuenz will supply two new... mehr
Asien, Arktis, Archipele
Luftschiff-Entwickler Flying Whales schliesst Partnerschaften. Im Anschluss an die Breakbulk Europe (vgl. ITJ Daily, 20.6.2023) hat der französische Luftschiff-Entwickler Flying Whales auch auf der Pariser Luftfahrtschau von sich reden gemacht. Neue Partnerschaften reichen von... mehr
Heavier locos for Swiss railfreight operator
BLS Cargo is procuring ten new multi-system freight locomotives from Siemens Mobility to be used on the North-South corridor from Belgium/Netherlands to Italy. The locomotives are furnished with the newly developed XLoad equipment package, a combination of features that... mehr