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Five MDs for Kukla Group

Munich-based multimodal operator Kukla Group has appointed five new managing directors to help expand its presence in Europe. Knut Sander remains chief executive, while Robert Richter becomes chief financial office, Axel Bohnensteffen heads up intermodal and shortsea transportation, Dennis Mahnecke, road transport and warehouse/contract logistics, Tobias Wild, human resources and legal affairs and Jan Rosenkranz is chief information officer. The shortsea specialist is planning to expand its network in Eastern ... [+]

Brittany and partners to scope out zero-emission ferry

Brittany Ferries has gone into partnership with Wärtsilä and Incat to explore design and technical requirements for a 137m zero-emissions craft. It brings together marine partners with expertise in the design and construction of fast craft, the  engineering and technical needs and fleet operating experience. Brittany ... [+]

Evergreen to restart Haiti calls

Evergreen is to resume bookings to and from Port-au-Prince, Haiti from 9 June. Services have been suspended since the outbreak of violence in March. [+]

WEC opens in Figuiera da Foz

Short-sea operator WEC Lines Ibero has opened an office in Figuiera da Foz, Portugal. it is headed by Samuel Sousawho brings 11 years’ experience with shipping companies and freight forwarders. [+]

Single platform solution from BlueBox

Germany’s BlueBox Systems has combined features of its existing BlueBoxAir and BlueBoxOcean products into a new service, BlueBoxCargo that it says real-time tracking capabilities on a single platform. It follows collaboration with freight forwarders such as Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and technology partners such as Vizion, ... [+]

Hunterston set to become offshore wind hub

Peel Ports Clydeport says it could invest up to £150 million in the redevelopment of the Hunterston marine yard in Ayrshire as an offshore wind hub. Peel is preparing the site for occupancy as it seeks to attract major projects, amid growing demand for the offshore ... [+]

All change for Philaport in Europe

Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) representative in Europe, Lutz Ehrhardt is to retire after 27 years of service. He will be succeeded by Uwe Gaede, who was Hamburg’s Süd’s marketing director in North Europe for the last 20 years. [+]

Scots timber keeps the lights on in Kent

The Port of Dover Cargo Terminal has received its last consignment of wind-blown timber from Scotland this season, as part of its partnership with timber harvester Euroforest which began a monthly vessel call into Dover last year. The timber is largely comprised of natural wind blow ... [+]

Peel Ports deal aims to crack clean power conundrum

Peel Ports and NatPower Marine have unveiled a plan to set up the first green shipping corridor between Ireland and the UK. NatPower will develop the UK’s first commercial electric ship (e-ship) charging network to support electric propulsion and cold ironing. The estimated £100m would create a ... [+]

Project44 offers detention and demuurage option

Project44 has added detention and demurrage optimisation to its visibility platform. It aims to help shippers understand real-time risk and incurred demurrage and detention costs and to minimise them.  The solution uses customers’ custom contracts to improve accuracy. It also includes key terminal milestones and ... [+]

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