Australia’s Inland Rail moves forward 
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has signed a contract worth more than AUD 650 million (EUR 402 million) with joint-venture Trans4m Rail to construct the next section of Inland Rail between Narrabri and North Star in NSW Australia. The joint-venture between John... more
From Iata to Tiaca
Glyn Hughes will take the newly created role of director general of The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca). Starting in his tenure in February 2021, he will manage the team and work with the board of directors, the members and the industry partners. Reporting to the... more
Partnership for cross-border railway services
OOCL Logistics has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with its Chinese business partner, Xi'an International Inland Port Multimodal Transportation Corporation. The deal represents a new milestone in providing an important trade corridor for shippers that wish to... more
Airfreight caught in 'spider's' net
The German company Suffel, a major partner for Linde forklift trucks in Europe, has brought its patented product, the 'Suffel Cargospider', an innovated accessory equipment to strap up air freight pallets, onto the market. Securing these pallets with a net is twice as fast,... more
VTL takes next step
The general cargo cooperation VTL Vernetzte-Transport-Logistik has been advancing its future project "VTL Next" since April 2020. VTL managing director Johanna Birkhan highlights the successful introduction of an online transport cost calculator, which is designed for... more
ICTSI goes blockchain
Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), an international port and terminal operator active in 19 countries, has signed on to connect its current 31 terminals to the platform of Trade Lens, a blockchain software jointly developed by IBM and Maersk,... more
ESPO award 2020 goes to Port of Algeciras
On 10 November 2020, the Port of Algeciras won the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) award 2020 for its project "The Journey of Innovation – Travecía de la Innovación", during a dedicated ESPO award digital ceremony. In its 12th edition this year, the ESPO award... more
Digital maritime highway 
Fenix is a new pan-European project that has been designed to realise a fast and secure international trade lane. One of the results of the undertaking is to make trade between the ports of La Spezia and Casablanca more efficient. more
Swiss forwarder makes history with green HGV
As one of only seven Swiss companies, freight forwarder Murpf will drive an HGV with eco-friendly hydrogen propulsion from today, Wednesday, 11 November 2020. The innovation is the result of cooperation between Hyundai and the Förderverein H2 Mobilität, with the aim of ushering... more