Technology

Tilbury gets a lift

14 new straddle carriers arrive at London Container Terminal as part of multi-million pound investment

Smart idea to make life easier for drivers

DHL unveils app for real-time data capture and electronic POD information

World first for Poole Harbour

3D navigational safety technology makes its port debut

Cut out the paper

More ocean shippers and forwarders are demanding e-invoices

Hi-tech lift for London Gateway

Transport minister gets a first look at state-of-the-art cranes being installed at the UK's new container port

GT Nexus and TradeCard to merge

Technology pioneers will form world's biggest cloud-based network

Southampton wins licence to dredge

Upgrade will allow key UK box port to handle larger tonnage

Renault drives for the cloud

Carmaker rolls out new spares supply chain platform

Boxing clever

Florida man takes a dozen containers and turns them into a hi-tech home

INTTRA upgrades schedule solution

New options for direct, real-time integration and delivery of an SAP–integration ready format

Outer space freight service hits glitch

Russian craft fails to dock at space station as crew await arrival of Japanese space freighter

How to contact the muppets (us)

Editor Mike Weir explains why our readers apparently stopped having their say, and urges them to start having it again

New data platform for Hong Kong air cargo

Tradelink and GLSHK announce co-operation on community freight data hub for Hong Kong

Forth invests in new IT system at Tilbury

CMC to install new terminal operating system as deepsea and shortsea operations are integrated

New website for IAG Cargo

Single point of contact for Iberia and BAWC air freight operations

Advice and Insight

Where shippers like to meet

Greg Kefer, VP of corporate marketing at GT Nexus, tells Isabel Lesto how its Shipper Council differs from other software company user groups

Controlling data in the cloud

Boris Felgendreher discusses how to securely control and share sensitive data across networks

The logistics of 4G

Many UK online transport and logistics businesses are unprepared for the shift to a mobile world, says Barclays. However those that are ready stand to gain a significant competitive advantage

Escaping 'Exel hell'

Andrew Mosely looks at ways to deliver better business insight to companies making acquisitions or going through mergers

People

DHB CEO to quit

Port of Dover's Bob Goldfield to stand down after 11 years

Fame for Widdows

Rickmers CEO is inducted into International Maritime Hall of Fame

New FTA president

Ian Veitch of Yusen Logistics takes over from Stewart Oades

Maersk announces replacement for Lucas Vos

Stephen Schueler becomes new Chief Commercial Officer

Have Your Say

Conferences can offer stablity

Liner conferences can bring a stability to the market which far outweighs any accusations of price fixing, argues Rob Lewis

Co-operation and conferences

Is reviving the liner conference system the way to achieve more stable Asia-Europe rates?

Smoother waters

Andy Cliff says it's refreshing to see the return of a real market on Asia-Europe with more sensible rates

Hong Kong strike

Geoffrey Cheng believes he can set the record straight on one aspect of the dispute