18.10.2019

Bolstering the fleet with new timber flat cars

Russian rail car manufacturer United Wagon Company (UWC) will supply Arkhbum with 15 timber flat cars. Arkhbum is a major operator in the railway services market. A contract was recently signed by the two companies. As a...
18.10.2019

More profit for shareholders

Prologis, a global provider in logistics real estate, has reported its results for the third quarter of 2019. Net earnings per diluted share were USD 0.71 for the quarter compared with USD 0.60 for Q3/2018. Core funds from...
18.10.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

When he was 19 years old, Sigmund Freud spent several weeks dissecting eels to find their male reproductive organs, which scientists had not yet discovered at the time. The biological research project failed.

Binnenschifffahrt: Zu oft fehlte die Handbreit Wasser unter dem Kiel

Alle wollen mehr Güter aufs Binnenschiff verlagern, doch die Pläne harzen. Der Verkehrsträger kämpft mit Niedrigwasser und dem Rückgang von Schüttgut. Jedoch gibt es in der Benelux-Region auch Hoffnungsschimmer.
17.10.2019

CCTT vice chairman honoured

At the last plenary session of the CCTT (coordinating council on Trans-Siberian transportation) in Kazakhstan, InterRail-president Hans Reinhard stepped down as the CCTT vice chairman for personal reasons. RZD-president Oleg...
17.10.2019

Avia closes acquisition of Chapman Freeborn

Initiated in June, Avia Solutions Group, a global multipurpose aviation holding company with 76 subsidiaries engaged in aircraft maintenance, ACMI, aircraft leasing, pilot training, ground handling and fuelling, logistics,...
17.10.2019

New container industry standards in the making

The terminal industry committee 4.0 (TIC 4.0), formed by the end of May 2018 in Brussels (Belgium) by an open group of 15 global container terminal operators and other partners, has just met for a plenary meeting in Marseilles...
17.10.2019

Alberto Cabrera joins Jaxport

The Jacksonville port authority (Jaxport) in the USA welcomes transportation business development executive Alberto Cabrera as new director, cruise and cargo development. Cabrera is responsible for developing relationships with...
17.10.2019

Adding 100 LNG-/CNG-tractors to fleet in France

XPO Logistics has made a significant new investment in sustainability with the purchase of 100 Stralis Natural Power Euro VI tractors from Iveco. The new tractors will be assigned to the company’s less-than-truckload network in...
17.10.2019

Kuehne + Nagel expands its pharma hub in Belgium

Kuehne + Nagel has inaugurated its enlarged pharma distribution centre in Geel, making it one of the largest within the global KN pharma chain network. Tobias Jerschke, managing director of Kuehne + Nagel Belux, said during the...
17.10.2019

Menzies Aviation chooses Hermes CMS

Mark Reid (right), chief information officer of John Menzies, the parent company of Menzies Aviation, has signed an Agreement with Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) to provide the cargo management system for its global network....
17.10.2019

UECC boosts use of LNG

The Norway-based shipping company United European Car Carriers (UECC) has confirmed the option for the construction of a third hybrid car carrier powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and batteries of the ECO class. After...
17.10.2019

New CEO for UTA

Union Tank Eckstein (UTA) has appointed Carsten Bettermann as its new CEO. He succeeds Volker Huber, who, after four years at the helm of UTA, will assume new responsibilities within the Edenred group. Bettermann is an...
17.10.2019

New transloader at rail hub in Texas

R. J. Corman Railroad Switching Company in the USA was awarded the contract to be the switching and transloading provider for the 550,000 ssqm multi-modal logistics park in Hempstead (TX) owned by McAlister Assets and operated by...
17.10.2019

DHL Express: EUR 131 million for expansion in South Korea

DHL Express has signed a concession agreement with the Incheon International Airport Corporation to implement its largest investment in South Korea to-date - a EUR 131 million expansion plan for its gateway in South Korea....
17.10.2019

A matter of trust in Pakistan

The Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) recently reaffirmed via its subsidiary Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) its commitment to improve Pakistan’s port industry. At a recent visit...
17.10.2019

Happy birthday, American Airlines Cargo!

Fort Worth (TX)-based American Airlines celebrates the 75th anniversary of its first cargo flight this week. The anniversary marks a significant milestone in the airline’s rich history of connecting the world beyond passenger...
17.10.2019

Mieloo & Alexander hires sales manager for German branch

Mieloo & Alexander Business Integrators is a Dutch IT and consulting company from the logistics sector. The fast growing company founded its own subsidiary in Germany in order to respond to increasing demand in the German...
17.10.2019

Emons invests EUR 13.5 million in new logistics facility

Emons has made the first cut of the spade for its new freight forwarding hub in Kenzingen (Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany). On a 30,000 sqm plot the company is setting up an area of roughly 3,000 sqm for handling general cargo....
17.10.2019

German railways call for measures to combat climate change

 With EUR 5.2 billion, Germany’s railway industry generated a high turnover in H1/2019, which is however 3.7% below the result achieved in H1/2018, the German railway industry association (VDB) said. It added that its...
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