Tag: Freight transport
Container ships back up in the North Sea
Port of Hamburg A number of freighters are waiting to unload their containers. (Photo: IMAGO/Markus Tischler) Berlin According to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), traffic jams and…
Industry expects damage in the billions
Dusseldorf A train passenger usually needs less than five hours from the Dutch border in Venlo to Kehl am Rhein, despite having to change trains three times. Rail transport companies…
Nagel predicts the end of the moderate wage policy
Joachim Nagel He reiterated his desire for an early rate hike. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Because of the high inflation, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel expects the moderate wage policy in Germany,…
VW subsidiary MAN relies on purely electric trucks for long-distance journeys
Prototype of the electric truck from MAN The future of goods transport is electric – and will probably do without hydrogen. (Photo: MAN) Berlin Nobody doubts about electric cars anymore.…
A case for the antitrust authorities
Container freighters of the alliance partners Hapag-Lloyd and HMM in the Port of Hamburg oligopoly on the oceans. (Photo: IMAGO/Markus Tischler) For years, the antitrust authorities turned a blind eye.…
A case for the antitrust authorities
Container freighters of the alliance partners Hapag-Lloyd and HMM in the Port of Hamburg oligopoly on the oceans. (Photo: IMAGO/Markus Tischler) For years, the antitrust authorities turned a blind eye.…
MSC, Maersk and CMA CGM: Shipping companies enter the logistics industry
Maersk Terminal in the Port of Los Angeles The shipping giant has made several acquisitions in recent months. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf The high profits of the large shipping companies are…
MSC, Maersk and CMA CGM: Shipping companies enter the logistics industry
Maersk Terminal in the Port of Los Angeles The shipping giant has made several acquisitions in recent months. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf The high profits of the large shipping companies are…
Ship jams in Shanghai continue for months
shanghai The port of the metropolis has been hit hard by the city’s tough lockdowns. (Photo: dpa) Munich According to Allianz shipping experts, the mega-traffic jam in the world’s largest…
Merchants unite against shipping companies
Container ship “Laila” The Xstaff dealer association has chartered freighters like this several times. Dusseldorf The sluggish supply of goods from overseas means that European importers are increasingly resorting to…
Merchants unite against shipping companies
Container ship “Laila” The Xstaff dealer association has chartered freighters like this several times. Dusseldorf The sluggish supply of goods from overseas means that European importers are increasingly resorting to…
Volker Wissing’s climate plan: train journey instead of short-haul flight
Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing is planning to use grants and other investments to strengthen the role of the railways in transport and thus increase their contribution to climate…
Digitization: Automation can save jobs
Autonomous transport vehicle from Fernride A single teleoperator can take care of several trucks at the same time. (Photo: Fernride) Entrepreneurs in Germany only have to put words like robots,…
VW and Fernride start teleoperation: remote-controlled trucks in the test
Munich Milos Nesic is sitting in his office, the large screen in front of him shows a parking lot. His office chair: a replica truck seat with a steering wheel,…
The ports of Shanghai and Hamburg are becoming bottlenecks
Shanghai container port China’s zero-Covid strategy is disrupting world trade. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The figures for sea freight presented by the head of Kuehne + Nagel on Tuesday make you…
Ukraine war: Federal government plans “grain bridge”
Grain The federal government wants to transport up to 52 containers or several thousand tons of grain out of the Ukraine with each train. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Frankfort Railway transports…
MAN restarts truck production
MAN is producing again The loss-making truck manufacturer has found a new supplier for cable harnesses. (Photo: dpa) Munich After six weeks of standstill, the truck manufacturer MAN will start…
Deutsche Bahn takes over local transport in Toronto
Frankfurt From 2025, Deutsche Bahn will take over the operation and maintenance of regional rail passenger transport in the Canadian metropolis of Toronto and the surrounding area for 25 years…
Deutsche Bahn takes over local transport in Toronto
Frankfurt From 2025, Deutsche Bahn will take over the operation and maintenance of regional rail passenger transport in the Canadian metropolis of Toronto and the surrounding area for 25 years…
Lidl wants to curb delivery bottlenecks with its own container ships
Dusseldorf The discounter Lidl is reacting to the delivery bottlenecks from the Far East and is expected to put four container ships into service from early summer. This is reported…