Ports of Hamburg and Klaipeda partner up, rail links main objective
The ports of Hamburg in Germany and Klaipeda in Lithuania have signed an MoC to “strengthen cooperation in developing and implementing joint projects and developing…
Cargo from Korea to Germany? TransContainer does it also by rail
TransContainer launched a new regular multimodal service between Korea and Germany, with rail having a crucial role. The multimodal route begins from the port of…
The future is now: HHLA presents freight hyperloop concept
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and HyperloopTT are ready to present the HyperPort project: in simple words, a model for transporting containers using hyperloop…
Port of Hamburg-Xuzhou rail link becomes a regular
The rail freight service between the Port of Hamburg in Germany and Xuzhou in China becomes regular with two itineraries per month. After the initial…
Suez blockage ‘only aggravated’ container imbalance in EU ports
For European port hubs, the Suez Canal disturbance proved to be less impactful than expected. Nevertheless, container imbalances between imports and exports are still going…
Rail transport in port of Hamburg feels the brunt of shipping delays
Rail transport to and from the port of Hamburg is facing difficulties, as the delays of shipping lines continue and port facilities are consumed to…
Altynkol – Kaliningrad – Hamburg: regular and regardless of demand
UTLC ERA and Belintertrans Germany have started a regular multimodal service on the Altynkol – Kaliningrad – Hamburg route. It has a transit time of…
China prefers to subsidise round trips on New Silk Road
More and more new routes are being launched on the New Silk Road every year. Not all of them stand the test of time. Those…
HHLA sees heavy impact of economic downturn in 2020
Operator of the port of Hamburg, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik, has suffered a strong decline in revenue and earnings in the first half of this…
Not the train, but barge to inland port Braunschweig
Rather than rail, inland waterway shipping will be used to cover the short distance between the port of Hamburg and Braunschweig. This was agreed on…
HHLA implements machine learning for the first time
Machine learning has been implemented in the port of Hamburg to predict the dwell time of a container at the terminal. The first two projects…
New Shandong-Europe Express links China and Hamburg
The new Shandong-Europe Express train from Jinan has arrived in Hamburg’s Billwerder Terminal, delivering valuable and time-sensitive cargo from China. “The Shandong Express arrived on…