Joint tank cleaning project of Bertschi and Stolt in Russia to start at the location in Nizhnij Novgoord Bertschi and Stolt, providers of special transport logistic services for liquid goods of the chemicals and petrochemicals industry, opened their first tank cleaning facility according to western standard in Nizhnij Novgorod. The system equipped with two cleaning…
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – the major air cargo terminal operator at the world’s largest air cargo hub – announced today that it successfully migrated the second group of 54 airline customers to its latest generation of Cargo Management System COSAC-Plus on 25 January 2012. The first flight handled was Cargolux CV793…
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has announced it ended 2011 on a more positive note, narrowing the gap to its record performance in 2010. The last three months of 2011 saw total tonnage improve steadily, closing at 4.3% below 2010 by December. This compared favourably with the worst month of 2011, May, when…
On January 23, 2012 commences the year of the dragon according to the Chinese calendar. The dragon is an auspicious symbol of good fortune, success, and happiness. That is what I wish for the new English language Logistik Express newsletter and all our readers as well. The editorial team goes into the New Year in…
Decline in cargo figures and more moderate investment program at the Vienna Airport The Vienna Airport announces a decline in cargo volumes in its current press release. The volume of cargo (including trucking services) handled by the Flughafen Wien AG fell 6.2 per cent year-on-year to 277,784 tons in 2011. Pure air cargo declined 8.9…
Global economic uncertainty and political turmoil in the Middle East are doing little to dim the attraction of emerging markets. A new study reveals that emerging markets are showing signs of reducing their dependency on developed markets, as they compete to be the trade hubs of the future. In spite of the economic slowdown and…
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – the leading air cargo terminal operator at the world’s No. 1 cargo airport – ended 2011 on a more positive note, with a narrowing of the gap between its performance compared to the record results of 2010. The last three months of 2011 saw total tonnages improve…
IDC Energy Insights‘ latest annual survey of Western European utilities reveals that more than 50% of utilities are currently investing in server/storage virtualization and IP telephony technologies, making them the most "popular" technologies for utilities. The survey also highlights a shift in the acceptance of "new" technologies by Western European utilities, as social media tools…
Odfjell has entered into a joint venture with Tianjin Economic-Technology Development Area (TEDA) to develop a new terminal and marine facilities for bulk liquid chemicals, petroleum products and gases in the Nangag Industrial Zone (Tianjin) in China. Odfjell’s joint venture participation will take place through its subsidiary Odfjell Terminals Asia (Singapore), while TEDA enters…
Logwin has opened a new sales office in Foshan, Guangdong Province, to strengthen its market presence across South China. The announcement comes a week after the company opened another new sales office in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Foshan is a key hub for the manufacturing sector, in particular for home appliances, electronics products, furniture and garments….
Odfjell has entered into a joint venture with Tianjin Economic-Technology Development Area (TEDA) to develop a new terminal and marine facilities for bulk liquid chemicals, petroleum products and gases in the Nangag Industrial Zone (Tianjin) in China. Odfjell’s joint venture participation will take place through its subsidiary Odfjell Terminals Asia (Singapore), while TEDA enters the…
Seaport of Rostock to invest about EUR 50 million in 2012 to modernise and expand facilities for cargo throughput The year 2011 was marked by light and shadows for cargo throughput at the seaport of Rostock. At 22.3 million tons (gross) last year’s volume was failed by six per cent. The main reason therefore was…
Logistics CIOs and IT Executives have revealed their thoughts on the future of IT investment in a global survey conducted in September/October 2011. The report identifies the areas of technology that CIOs plan to invest in over the next 12 months, and their decision-making processes. The report also looks at the role of the CIO…
Los Angeles-based private equity firm Platinum Equity has acquired Carlisle, Pennsylvania-headquartered Keen Transport. Keen Transport, a national provider of heavy-haul logistics and transportation services for the construction, mining and agriculture equipment markets, has been owned by the Keen family for 43 years. M&T Investment Banking Group, a division of M&T Bank, represented Keen on the…
Norfolk Southern Corporation participated in the location of 73 new industries and the expansion of 27 existing industries along its rail lines in 2011. Norfolk Southern assisted state and local government as well as economic development officials throughout 18 states in helping customers identify ideal locations for new and expanded facilities. New plants and expansions…
Lighthouse project in Romania boosts Dachser’s position in the dangerous goods logistics business in Southeastern Europe: The network of the Dachser group in Romania was upgraded. A few days ago operation was started at the dangerous goods warehouse at the site in Ploiesti, offering about 6,500 m² and 11,500 pallet slots. The facility built…
The Port of Rotterdam has announced that cargo throughput at the port increased by 0.8% in 2011 to 433m tonnes; 3m tonnes more than the previous record year, 2010. The port did announce some declines in throughput for iron ore and scrap (-6%), crude oil (-8%) and mineral oil products (-6%). However, increases in agribulk…
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – the major air cargo terminal operator at the world’s largest air cargo hub – announced today that its latest generation of Cargo Management System COSAC-Plus successfully went live on 26th December 2011, handling Delta Air Lines flight number DL638 departing at 8:00am. Phase I of the migration…
GAC has opened a new office in Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo. GAC Shipping and Logistics Congo will provide ship agency, husbandry and freight forwarding services for customers operating in the Congo, as well as providing additional support for GAC’s customers in Angola. The company has opened the new office in response to a…
The Port of Antwerp is to raise its port dues by 2% in 2012, the first time in three years that the port has adjusted its dues. The Port Authority said that the increased dues would enable investment in developing port infrastructure, including improvements to terminal facilities. "When it comes to setting the level…
The Mercosur trading bloc countries are meeting in Uruguay’s capital of Montevideo. Member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay are discussing a variety of important topics among which are the Falkland Islands, expansion of the trading bloc and economic issues. The Mercosur bloc has agreed to close its ports to ships from the British-controlled Falkland…
Clipper Logistics, the UK-based specialist in retail logistics, has announced the creation of a port-centric centre in Wynyard near Teesport. The facility has a footprint of 350,000 sq ft but with mezzanines the operational space will be well over 1m sq ft. The site is scheduled to be open by August 2012. As its…
2011 was the third year of what has been called by the economist Paul Krugman, the "lesser depression". This phrase attempts to describe the prolonged lack of growth as well as the periods of contraction seen over the past three or four years. Of course there will be some who immediately point out that…
Yesterday, IDC Energy Insights revealed their Top 10 Predictions for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) utilities industry in a complimentary web conference. Attended live by over 150 utilities and vendors, the web conference highlighted key trends and developments that will impact EMEA utilities‘ business and technology investment decisions in 2012 and beyond. Click here…
„Metals Technologies, mit solider Rückendeckung aus dem Siemens Global Network, entwickelt in China eigene Lösungen für lokale Märkte und für das Exportgeschäft“, erklärt Werner Auer, CEO von Siemens Metals Technologies, im Zuge der feierlichen Eröffnung des neuen Engineering und Production Centers im Bezirk Minhang, Shanghai, China. Der Ausbau des lokalen Produktionsstandortes und des F&E-Zentrums wird…
Gebrüder Weiss builds new logistics terminal with office building and cross-docking facility in in Jeneč near Prague The transport- and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss enforces their presence on the Czech market. They are building an additional building with office complex and cross-docking facilities in Jeneč, close to the international airport Prague. The total investment amounts…
Greiwing groupconstructs two logistics halls and a tower silo at its location in Leipheim, Bavaria: Greiwinglogistics for you GmbH continues to grow. On 14 December the first turn of sod was made for a new logistics centre in Leipheim near Ulm. To enhance its national presence the enterprise will erect two logistics halls for food…
Trigon startet praxiswirksame „Sustainable Leadership“-Impulsworkshopreihe für Führungskräfte und UnternehmerInnen Wie man selbst zu einem „Sustainable Leader“ wird, die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von Organisationen durch einen faireren Umgang mit Stakeholdern und natürlichen Ressourcen steigert, innovative Produkte, nachhaltige Prozesse und neue Märkte entwickelt, erarbeiten Führungskräfte und UnternehmerInnen in einer völlig neuen Impulsworkshopreihe von Trigon. Gestartet wird bereits im Jänner…
Tibbett Logistics has opened its second intermodal terminal in Bucharest, following a €6.4m investment in the development. Tibbett Logistics is part of the UK-based Keswick Enterprises group. The first stage of Tibbett Logistics‘ second intermodal terminal in Bucharest commences operations with 12,000 sq m of platform and 2.5 km of rail track, plus an accompanying…
DP World has announced its intention to expand its flagship port Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by creating an additional 4m TEU capacity, resulting in a total capacity at Jebel Ali reaching 19m TEU by 2014. DP World will be investing around $850m over three years, adapting 1,860 m of quayside and…
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