First Belgium haulier tests battery-electric truck 
Van Mieghem Logistics, a family-owned company specialised in international transport and national distribution services, is testing the eActros on daily distribution journeys of up to 200 km in the vicinity of its headquarters in Saintes, Belgium. Van Mieghem is the first... more
Four million teu in Gdynia
In the Polish port of Gdynia, the terminal operator Hutchison Ports marked the milestone of having handled 4 million teu since the commencement of operations in March 2006. The 4 millionth container was discharged from MV “Durande”, serving Hapag-Lloyd’s NPX (North Sea Poland... more
Farewell to Tu-154
Russian Alrosa Airlines has withdrawn its Tu-154 from service. Hence, North Korea’s Air Koryo now remains the last civilian operator of the trijet that was introduced in 1968. The airline apparently uses the aircraft for domestic flights. The Tu-154 continues to be deployed by a... more
Tonnes of sea-dredged products by rail
Railfreight operator DB Cargo UK has signed a new ten-year contract with Brett Aggregates, the largest independent producer of sand and gravel in the UK. The contract will see the carrier move millions of tonnes of sea-dredged products every year from Brett’s marine... more
Drews must step down
Eurogate has “recalled” Manuela Drews from the management of the Container Terminal Bremerhaven (CTB). She will pursue “other activities” within the company, the terminal operator said in a press release. Mikkel E. Andersen has been chosen to take the helm in Drews’ place.... more
Siemens outsourcing in Czechia
The Electrical Products business unit at Siemens Smart Infrastructure in Bor, Czechia, will deepen its collaboration with the German service provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. Their cooperation in contract logistics dates from 2013. Starting in November, Hellmann will... more
Swissport consolidates at new Berlin airport
After first starting up at the airports of Tegel (TXL) and Schönefeld (SXF), Swissport has relocated its Berlin services to the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), which began operations last week-end. An Egypt Air service departing to Cairo today, 6 November 2020, will be the... more
Freight market under pressure
In parallel with decreasing growth rates in most other sectors of the German economy, freight traffic volumes in the road, rail and inland shipping segments achieved an increase of only about 0.4% in 2019 compared to the previous year, as the German federal office for freight... more
Intermodal link for French inland ports
Another step forward in the efforts to expand multimodal connections between ports in France: About a year after launching its operations between inland ports Rouen and Bonneuil-sur-Marne, Marfret's container rail service is expanding between Normandy and Ile-de-France with an... more
Ready for World Shopping Day
In Spain, Ali Express, an affiliate of Alibaba, is reshaping its delivery network. The company has established three warehouses near Madrid, where it has a stock of thousands of different products sent by sellers in Asia, which can be delivered to Spanish customers within three... more