August 28, 2023
Asia-North Europe Rates Sink as GRIs ‘Run Out of Steam’
Ocean carriers are giving back their recent Asia-North Europe FAK rate increases via heavy discounts for October shipments from China (source: the Loadstar).
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April 21, 2023
Come See Us at Transport Logistic May 9-12
EMO Trans will be represented again at Transport Logistic, the world's leading fair for logistics, taking place May 9-12 in Munich. We look forward to seeing you at our stand in May: HALL B1, STAND 431.
READ MORE >March 27, 2023
Germany Faces Day of Travel Chaos as Airport, Rail Staff Strike
Germany’s air and rail services ground to a halt Monday during a one-day strike as workers join peers in France and the UK to fight for higher pay. The walkout also affects some ports, and major airports including Frankfurt and…
READ MORE >January 25, 2023
EMO-TRANS GmbH Announces ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Certification
EMO-TRANS GmbH was pleased to announce in December that it had successfully achieved ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Certification. “With a globally growing environmental consciousness and the rapidly increasing costs of resources, a workable Environmental Management System (EMS) can create an…
READ MORE >August 29, 2022
Berlin Emergency Decree Prioritizes Energy Rail Transports
The German government has decreed that energy feedstock be given rail capacity priority in view of the record low water levels on the river Rhine and other inland waterways, including priority over passenger trains (source: World Cargo News).
READ MORE >August 26, 2022
German Ports and Workers Agree to Terms to End Three Months of Strikes
Germany’s unionized port workers and the association representing the seaport operators agreed to terms for a new contract after one of the longest running labor disputes in Germany in decades. The tentative agreement came just three days before a cooling-off…
READ MORE >August 17, 2022
Drought Bringing Upper Rhine Shipping to a Halt
Inland shipping on the Middle and Upper Rhine could grind to a complete halt; other key waterways such as the Danube are also suffering from Europe’s prolonged drought and intense heat waves (source: World Cargo News).
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