Together with Trieste and Genoa, Gioia Tauro is one of Italy’s three main ports. However, rail freight has so far played only a minor role in its logistics operations.
Medlog, the logistics arm of MSC, has officially acquired shares in Interporto Bologna. The company acquired previously unallocated shares by investing €6m as part of an €8m capital increase.
Hutchison Ports has announced the purchase of a third batch of autonomous trucks from Shanghai Westwell Technology Co. Ltd., completing the planned deployment.
The Port of Liverpool has recorded a more than 200% increase in enquiries from fertiliser importers as supply chain uncertainty linked to the Strait of Hormuz prompts companies to review their logistics strategies.
A UK Government-backed consortium has validated “one of the world’s first fully grid-independent hydrogen power hubs” capable of supplying clean electricity directly to vessels at berth without conventional shore-side infrastructure upgrades.