Common goals with BGL-Nord 
In northern Germany, the associations representing the transport sector in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Landesverband des Verkehrsgewerbes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (LV M-V)) and in Berlin and Brandenburg (Landesverband des Berliner und Brandenburger Verkehrsgewerbes (LBBV)) have... mehr
Jade Weser Port sticks to price level
The port fees in Germany's deep-sea container port at Jade Weser Port Wilhelmshaven will remain unchanged at the current for the coming year as well. The supervisory board of the port operator JadeWeserPort Realisierungs recently passed a decision to this effect. "In... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Winds carry 27.7 million t of dust from the Sahara to the Amazon region every year. mehr
Russian leasing company buys timber flat cars
In Russia, manufacturer UWC and transportation leasing company Dessa have signed a contract for the supply of another batch of 60-foot flat cars for transporting timber. UWC will dispatch the freight cars to Dessa in Q1/2021. The flat car has an increased load capacity of... mehr
100 candles for Simon Hegele
2020 will certainly be remembered as a special year in the history of the Simon Hegele company, which is headquartered in Karlsruhe in Germany and which celebrated its 100th anniversary this year. "After all, we managed to implement our initially planned goals with... mehr
Kein Stückwerk für Komplettladung
Mit einer neuen Erweiterung ihres Angebots entspricht die italienische Logistiksoftwareschmiede Nova Systems den Anforderungen von Spediteuren, Logistikern und Zolloperateuren. «FTL» ist eine modulare und skalierbare Software, welche die Abstimmung zwischen Büro, Fahrer und... mehr
GSA reacts to rise in postal flows
The global GSSA ECS Group is launching a unique entity. Addressing airlines and postal operators, "GSA Mail Solutions" is dedicated to outsourcing airlines' mail and e-commerce activities, as well as offering various transport solutions to postal operators. With... mehr
2021 named European year of rail
Germany and Portugal, the current and future holders of the presidency of the EU council, have joined forces to promote the railway sector and have therefore designated 2021 as the European year of rail. On 1 December 2020, the members of the transport committee of the... mehr
ITJ Video News – 3 December 2020
In the ITJ Video News of 3 December 2020, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen presents a new link between the port of Cork and Zeebrugge, offered by CLdN; ground handler Saudi Arabian Logistics Company; the new CEO of the Montreal Port Authority; Kombiverkehr’s options in Hanover; and... mehr
FMS wins exclusive membership
Fr. Meyer's Sohn (Schweiz) (FMS) from Basel has been appointed as a new country exclusive member for the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in Switzerland with immediate effect. The FMS project division in Basel, the only project division within the group, consists of... mehr