Edeka to build fruit terminal in Hamburg
NewsHamburg-based Edeka, Germany’s largest supermarket chain, will invest €60M in a new fruit terminal in the centre of the port of Hamburg...
Fear for SA fruit exports
NewsSouth African fruit exports to Russia have been transported via Turkey as a result of international sanctions against Russia following its i...
Port problems hit SA citrus exports
NewsSouth African citrus exports have fallen by 8% this year, partly because of problems at the country’s ports...
Enter Portico in Portsmouth, UK
NewsPortico is the new brand for Portsmouth-based transport and stevedoring company, known previously as MMD Shipping Services...
New cold store under way at London Gateway
NewsConstruction of SH Pratt Group’s multi-temperature product handling facility at DP World London Gateway has started...
Facing the storms head-on
NewsSignificant headwinds are affecting South Africa’s economic performance and trading prospects....
Africa rising on a wave of burgeoning trade
NewsThe container trades between countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the rest of the world have staged a strong recovery this year....
Two issues for reefer box owners
NewsThe COA has issued guidelines for the carriage of NOR cargo in reefers, and identified a growing problem of corrosion, caused by modified at...
Data-driven reefer management ready to roll in the cold chain
NewsRemote reefer monitoring is slowly but surely coming to the container shipping sector, but the technology is in its relative infancy, and it...
11t ECH from Hyster
NewsThe latest (fifth) series of ECH mast trucks from Hyster Europe provides double handling capabilities for any EC type, even for two reefers ...
Seatrade maiden call
NewsSeatrade’s new regular container service from New Zealand and Peru has been officially welcomed in Zeebrugge. SEATRADE BLUE made the maide...
Konecranes Gottwald bears fruit
NewsA new Gottwald (now Konecranes Gottwald) MHC recently went into operation at the HHLA fruit terminal in Hamburg, where it is operated by Sea...
New services for Antwerp
NewsThis month, Antwerp welcomed a CMA CGM service linking Martinique and Guadeloupe to Antwerp, the third in two years for its Belgian New Frui...
Terex Gottwald for Southampton
NewsTerex Port Solutions (TPS) has reported an order from Associated British Ports (ABP) Southampton for two Terex Gottwald Model 2 mobile harbo...
Reefer boxes by rail
NewsRZD Logistics and Transcontainer, affiliates of Russian Railways (RZD), have begun testing door-to-door reefer container services....