
Cargo Support becomes a member of the Pro-Logistik Group
Nuremberg-based IT provider Cargo Support, which specializes in logistics software, became part of the Pro-Logistik Group this month.

There's still room for improvement
The first of a total of six new container gantry cranes for Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg was delivered on March 27.

Every year, around three million tons of goods are transported to and from the Czech Republic via the port of Hamburg.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority recently introduced the "Boxinsider" app. This enables shippers and freight forwarders to see where their containers are at any time.

The shipping company Hamburg Süd has christened the container ship "Polar Ecuador" in Antwerp. With an overall length of 230 meters and a width of 37.30 meters, the ship has a container slot capacity of 3,800 TEU and is equipped with 1,000 reefer connections.

The so-called hyper-intelligent "Container 42" is on a two-year data collection journey around the world from the port of Rotterdam. It can measure all kinds of things.

At 4.1 million TEU, container throughput at the Port of Duisburg remained at the previous year's record level in 2018. With a share of around 55 percent, container handling is the most important duisport cargo segment.

Hamburg Süd is presenting the future use of Remote Container Management (RCM) at Fruit Logistica in Berlin - the world's most important trade fair for the trade in fresh produce such as fruit and vegetables.

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has further increased the efficiency of its largest container terminal in the Port of Hamburg by extensively expanding the station.

Unikai Lagerei- und Speditionsgesellschaft mbH has developed a technique to prepare vehicles for pest-free export to Australia and New Zealand. This involves converting 40-foot reefer boxes into heating containers.

China trains and technology exchange
Deutsche Bahn and China Railways (CR) intend to work together more closely in future. This was set out in a cooperation agreement between Deutsche Bahn CEO Dr. Richard Lutz and CR President Dongfu Lu.