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Thermo King introduces battery genset

News10 Sep 2024

New E-COOLPAC can be used with truck, trailers and reefer containers in place of industry standard diesel gensets....

MCI launches triple-refrigerant reefer

News4 Sep 2024

Move signals Maersk Line has nailed R-1234yf to the mast as its choice of low-GWP refrigerant....

MOL and Volvo Penta test full electric 4X4 RoRo tractor

News6 Jun 2024

MOL and Volvo Penta are collaborating on trials for an electric 4X4 RoRo tractor, the RME225, at DFDS's facilities at the Port of Ghent....

Looking at the bigger picture for ZE equipment

News5 Jun 2024

Are lithium-ion batteries really sustainable for heavy duty mobile port plant? There may be better and more economical alternatives....

More ASEAN ports becoming greener and smarter

News6 May 2024

Increasingly, investment decisions by port authorities and terminal operators in the ASEAN trading bloc are being dictated by the need to cu...

Port of Rotterdam appeals to EU for port-centric energy transition

News29 Mar 2024

Port of Rotterdam Authority calls upon the EU to position ports at the forefront of Europe's energy transition for a sustainable future....

Dachser tests battery-powered reefer trailers

News14 Dec 2023

Four “eKühler” trailers are being tested in Dachser’s network from the depots in Erlensee, Hamburg and Langenau...

Modalis acquires Altech engineering design firm

News13 Dec 2023

France-based intermodal logistics specialist Modalis Group has acquired engineering firm Altech Ingénierie to support manufacturers and ene...

Freightliner call for more ambitious modal shift targets

News12 Dec 2023

The UK’s biggest container rail haulier has called on the government to set a target to treble rail freight volumes by 2050...

Teck and Oldendorff Carriers to fit Flettner Rotor sails

News12 Dec 2023

The joint investment by Teck Resources Ltd and Oldendorff Carriers GmbH will see DIETRICH OLDENDORFF fitted with a Flettner Rotor system by ...

H2Accelerate advocates measures to bring about large-scale adoption of ZE trucks

News12 Dec 2023

In a new white paper, a hydrogen advocacy group focuses on the UK "landscape," examining the existing UK policy framework for zero-emission ...

Tecon Suape awarded carbon-neutral status

News9 Oct 2023

The award complies with Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT) NBR ISO 14064-3:2007 standards regarding Greenhouse Gas Emissions...

CakeBoxx/Serco tackle batteries

News1 Oct 2023

CakeBoxx Technologies and Serco have formed a technical alliance that is focused on better understanding thermal runaway when transporting l...

Another Gold rating from EcoVadis for Konecranes

News27 Sep 2023

Konecranes’ ambitious sustainability work has been rewarded with a Gold rating for a third straight year from EcoVadis, one of the world�...

Hybrid ro-pax award at European Ferry Shipping Summit

News27 Sep 2023

At this year’s Ferry Shipping Summit, held over two days last week in Malmõ, Sweden, Finnlines’ newbuilding FINNSIRIUS won the “Ro-Pa...

A sustainable future harnessing technology

News1 Sep 2023

DP World has evolved from a terminal operator into a growing logistics specialist, with technology a key element of its strategy for growth ...

Thermo King introduces battery genset

MCI launches triple-refrigerant reefer

MOL and Volvo Penta test full electric 4X4 RoRo tractor

Looking at the bigger picture for ZE equipment

More ASEAN ports becoming greener and smarter

Port of Rotterdam appeals to EU for port-centric energy transition

Dachser tests battery-powered reefer trailers

Modalis acquires Altech engineering design firm

Freightliner call for more ambitious modal shift targets

Teck and Oldendorff Carriers to fit Flettner Rotor sails

H2Accelerate advocates measures to bring about large-scale adoption of ZE trucks

Tecon Suape awarded carbon-neutral status

CakeBoxx/Serco tackle batteries

Another Gold rating from EcoVadis for Konecranes

Hybrid ro-pax award at European Ferry Shipping Summit

A sustainable future harnessing technology

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DB’s Supervisory Board clears sale of DB Schenker to DSV

APM Terminals wins concession extension for ACT in Jordan

Majority of union members approve new collective agreement for German North Sea ports

DP World welcomes RTGs at its Djazair container terminal

Kalmar to supply terminal tractors to Grimaldi

Thermo King introduces battery genset

MCI launches triple-refrigerant reefer

MOL and Volvo Penta test full electric 4X4 RoRo tractor

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DB’s Supervisory Board clears sale of DB Schenker to DSV

APM Terminals wins concession extension for ACT in Jordan

Majority of union members approve new collective agreement for German North Sea ports

DP World welcomes RTGs at its Djazair container terminal

Kalmar to supply terminal tractors to Grimaldi

ILA says it will move forward with strike on Tuesday

Map of major ports affected by strike on US East and Gulf coasts

Will port strike severely disrupt US economy?

ILA shuts down ports on Atlantic and Gulf coasts

Fire from overturned truck carrying lithium-ion batteries shuts down Port of LA, POLB terminals