Inland shipping takeoverThe Euro-Rijn Group from Moerdijk has taken over Danser Group. The container and project cargo carrier employs 140 people and its fleet includes eight of its own ships and seventy charter ships. The company will...Read more
In a move to expand its shipping logistics capacity, Felbermayr Holding has acquired 50 per cent of the Dutch inland shipping company, Rijnmond Logistics Beheer, based in Pappendrecht. The acquisition is effective from October 1,...Read more
Emission-free inland shipping is the goal of the Port of Rotterdam, the Dutch province of Zuid Holland and more than 40 other partners gathered around the Condor H2 project. In short, the project aims to...Read more
Fracht FWO Polska, the Warsaw branch of the Swiss transportation and logistics group Fracht, handled the transportation of a 384-ton gas turbine from France to Poland.Read more
While many links in the project cargo supply chain have a ways to go towards decarbonising operations, rail has been in the spotlight as one of the cleanest modes of transportation. During the 2022 Project...Read more
The Wisconsin-based Lunda Construction Company participated in the construction of the Hastings Bridge, the longest freestanding tied-arch bridge in North America. This record-breaking bridge is located in Hastings, Minnesota, just southeast of the Twin Cities.Read more
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) is pushing to accelerate the use of America’s inland waterways for project cargo, freight and people movement. The project would offer an alternative to land-based transportation. Read more
ShippingKOTUG is establishing an inland shipping division to provide electric-powered pusher tugs and AI-driven dispatch and route planning applications for the inland water transportation industry.Read more
Inland shippingLiebherr-Mining Equipment in Colmar has booked huge CO2-savings by shifting its pre-haulage from the roads to the rivers. The company began a pilot project mid-2019 and has since shipped 148 machines divided over 60 barges....Read more
Inland shippingBolk Transport in Austria has launched a new European inland shipping service for breakbulk, ro/ro and project cargo. With the so-called “Break Bulk River Cargo” service, the company wants to offer a cost-effective alternative for...Read more
Inland ShippingRoyal Van der Wees Transports has ordered a new pusher tug at Concordia Damen to transport project cargo over the European rivers. The tug will have two engines with a total power output of 2,000...Read more
In cooperation with Deutsche Binnenreederei, Sächsische Binnenhäfen Oberelbe have launched a liner service for project cargo and heavy loads: the Elbe Project Cargo Line (EPCL).
The service is operated by inland vessels with a limited draught,...Read more