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Infrastructure project means great loss for port fleet

While infrastructure projects around the world are meant to improve cargo flow, the case isn’t the same for one unlucky port in Ukraine. The Mariupol port reported losing an incredible 33% of its fleet and around 100,000 tonnes of metal products (per month) due to the recent construction of a… bridge. The bridge across the […]

Magna opens new seating factory in Czech Republic

Austrian automotive supplier Magna International, recently opened a new production plant in the Czech Republic, where workers will be producing car seats for BMW. Magna has decided to open its 16th European factory in the Czech town of Chomutov, while also conducting business in 50 other locations worldwide. This is, in fact, the company’s 5th plant in […]

Dr. Oetker is working with Transporeon

Food-giant Dr. Oetker, a company founded over 100 years ago in Germany, has been working with the software firm Transporeon GmbH, in order to improve operations. As a result, Dr. Oetker representatives have decided to invest in their facility in Jánossomorja (Hungary), to digitize logistics processes in the manufacturing center. The German firm has also implemented […]

Top transporter paves way for new route

Sea- and ocean-cargo transport company Maersk is ready to lead the way into the future, with an experimental new route that offers an alternative. For all transporters going through the Suez Canal, Maersk is working to create a new navigable route through the Arctic Ocean, a harsh and inhospitable place for around 9 months out […]

New funds for Bulgarian port build

The European Investment Bank (EIB) recently approved a loan for a new port facility, located in the Black Sea nation of Bulgaria. The Agria Group Holding benefited from a 14 million EUR investment, courtesy of EIB, in order to finance its port facility build, destined for storage, handling and export of agricultural products. The new […]