More freight on trains in Melbourne’s southeast 
The Victorian and Commonwealth governments are making railfreight cheaper for businesses and taking trucks off suburban roads , thanks to an AUD 28 million (EUR 17 million) investment in direct railfreight between the port of Melbourne and Dandenong South, Australia. A new... mehr
First B787-700BDSF delivered to a Chinese operator
Austin, TX-based Spectre Cargo Solutions, through its Irish entity NGF Overseas Aircraft, delivered a B737-700BDSF to Tianjin Air Cargo (TJAC). The first Boeing freighter of the type to be delivered to a Chinese operator is on a long-term operating lease with TJAC and the fourth... mehr
Swiss Post hasn't benefited from pandemic
In the first half of 2020, Swiss Post generated a group profit of CHF 30 million, CHF 163 million less than in the prior-year period. The corona pandemic has had a significant financial impact on the company, with a negative effect of around CHF 120 million on the H1/2020... mehr
Recent sales in the Swiss maritime fleet
The Geneva office of the law company Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) has reported having been involved in the sale of almost half of the entire Swiss maritime fleet. HFW advised Swiss shipowner Massoel Shipping on eight separate vessel sales, representing 40% of all... mehr
Developments in Nigeria
As from tomorrow, 29 August 2020, Nigeria will again be open to air traffic. Based on the principle of reciprocity, only those airlines from countries that permit flights from Nigeria will be allowed to serve the airports of Lagos and Abuja. Africa's most densely populated... mehr
Customs head to drive Brexit plan
Driving forward with its Brexit preparations Europa Worldwide Group has hired a head of customs as the chief of its customs team. Belgian Lieven Hendrickx has an 30-year track record with logistics operators, having worked across continental Europe as well as in the Middle East.... mehr
UK container hubs to receive new equipment
Freightliner and Pentalver, subsidiaries of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), have made a significant investment in 75 new lifting and handling machines to be deployed at their container terminals throughout the UK. The initial batch of equipment was recently delivered, with... mehr
STI relies on Sixfold
The Duisburg (Germany)-based logistics company STI Freight Management continues to press ahead with the digitalisation of its transport solutions. Its endeavours are supported by a cooperation with Sixfold, whose platform provides customers with real-time information on... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
There is a cloud in outer space that contains one sextillion litres of alcohol. That is a 1 followed by 36 zeros. However, the alcohol is not suitable for drinking and the cloud is 10,000 light years away from Earth. mehr
Green Laurels for Barcelona
The Port of Barcelona was awarded the lean & green initiative, promoted by the Spanish association of manufacturers and distributors (Aecoc), for reducing its carbon footprint by 20% in a period of five years through "a set of concrete actions". The port joined... mehr