
Dachser organizes block train via the New Silk Road
Dachser has organized the first block train with BASF products to the central Chinese city of Xi'an.
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Dachser has organized the first block train with BASF products to the central Chinese city of Xi'an.

In contrast to the neighboring seaports, the port of Rotterdam recorded growth in the volume of bulk goods in 2019.

Timo Schön, Managing Director of Seaports of Niedersachsen, has informed the company's Supervisory Board that he would like to pursue a new professional challenge. He will leave the marketing organization of the seaports of Niedersachsen on 30 May 2020.

Seaborne cargo throughput rose to 136.6 million tons in 2019, while container throughput of 9.3 million TEU ensured strong growth of 6.1%. However, rail transport achieved a record result.

Seven partners in Belgium are pooling their expertise on the road to a sustainable hydrogen-based economy: The seaports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge, the hydraulic engineering company Deme, the energy supplier Engie, the shipping company Exmar, the pipeline operator Fluxys and the development platform WaterstofNet.

Eurogate Intermodal (EGIM) is expanding its service portfolio. From January, the company will offer up to seven departures per week between the German seaports and Budapest for international container transportation in combined transport.

Series of events stops off in Bremen
Around 150 guests met on July 18 for the Port Meets Mainland event at the Roland Umschlagsgesellschaft site in the Bremen Freight Village. Company representatives were invited to gain an impression of the efficiency of the ports of Lower Saxony with Germany's only deep-water container port, Wilhelmshaven.

The chemical company Ineos has chosen the port of Antwerp as the location for a mega investment worth three billion euros. The company is planning to build a new propane dehydrogenation plant (PDH) and an ethane cracker in Antwerp.

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.

The Jade-Weser Port's goods distribution center is growing: Peper & Söhne Projekt is designing a new logistics property. "Atlantic One" should be ready for occupancy in the fourth quarter of 2019.