March 2023
Food, batteries and pharmaceuticals are just some of the goods that need to be transported in temperature-controlled reefer containers. To meet increased demand, APM Terminals Gothenburg will double its reefer connections to more than 200 in the first half of this year. Improvements to the pre-trip inspection (PTI) process will also increase efficiency.
All reefer plugs will be fed with electricity from renewable sources, in line with the entire terminal. Using ...
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APM Terminals recently announced that it is engaging in a strategic partnership with Vietnamese HATECO group for a project to develop two new deep-water berths at Lach Huyen port in Haiphong City located in the north of Vietnam.The project entails the investment into and development of two berths with the ...
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Dorothea von Boxberg is set to become the new CEO of Brussels Airlines. Subject to the pending resolution by the Board of Directors of SN Airholding, Dorothea von Boxberg, who is currently Chairperson of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG, will take over in Belgium as of 15 April ...
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MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is now offering direct container service with seven destinations in North Europe through the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT). MSC’s ScanBaltic to USA rotation is Jacksonville’s only direct container service to/from Scandinavia.The bi-weekly service begins calling the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal (JCT) at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine ...
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The Georgia Ports Authority has agreed to spend $170 million on 55 hybrid-engine rubber-tired gantry cranes to outfit the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal, as it is redeveloped into an all-container facility.“This significant investment in new equipment will help prepare the Port of Savannah to handle more ships and cargo ...
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A group of truck transportation stakeholders recently launched the Clean Freight Coalition (CFC) to serve as a collective voice for key trucking industry stakeholders. Made up of motor carriers of every size and sector, truck manufacturers, and truck dealers, the CFC’s mission is to: Educate policy makers on the incredible ...
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Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has secured an order from Austrian rail logistics service provider Innofreight Solutions GmbH (Innofreight) for a Kalmar heavy electric forklift – the first of its kind to be delivered to a customer anywhere in the world. The order was booked in Cargotec’s Q4 2022 order intake ...
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Port of Antwerp-Bruges and Port of Amsterdam are offering Routescanner’s ‘Direct Connections’ on their websites. This service shows all available connections from the ports. Routescanner is the route planner for container shipping and shows not only the fastest container routes, but also the most sustainable.
Since its launch in 2021, Routescanner ...
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Port of Virginia® is on schedule to complete the expansion of its rail operation at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) in 2024 and in doing so boost the port’s capacity to handle rail cargo by more than 35%.“Modernizing and expanding the capability at NIT’s Central Rail Yard will give us additional ...
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Ports of Stockholm and its collaborative partners have been awarded funding from the Swedish Transport Agency maritime transport research and innovation portfolio. Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) is coordinating the research project, which has the name PLUZ Policy Lab Urban Zjöfart. Other actors participating in the project are Norwegian shipping ...
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