August 2020

Austrian forwarder in growth mode

Austrian forwarder Gebrüder Weiss has enlarged its location at Maria Lanzendorf, near Vienna, by nearly 5,000sq m to cater for an upsurge in e-commerce business. The number of consignments in Austria shipped by its Home Delivery segment rose from 173,000 in the first half of 2019 to 235,000 in the first six months of 2020, much of it in the Vienna region. The forwarder also shipped nearly 110,000 more consignments to ... [+]

Covid hits DP World volume

Global port operator DP World handled 33.9 million teu across its global container terminals in the first half of 2020, down 5.3% year-on-year on a reported basis and down 3.9% on a like-for-like basis. Jebel Ali in the UAE handled 6.7 million teu, down 6.8%% year-on-year, due to Covid-19 and ... [+]

Green Blue scheme to boost Thames growth

The Thames Estuary Growth Board, led by Government-appointed Envoy Kate Willard, has launched ‘The Green Blue’ scheme to boost the potential of the east London, north Kent, south Essex and the Thames regions. It will work to leverage private sector investment and is currently working to increase freight and passengers moved ... [+]