Harbour commissioner leaves Port of Long Beach 
Long Beach harbour commissioner Tracy J. Egoscue has decided not to seek another mandate when her term expires on 30 June 2020. Since her appointment in 2014, Egoscue has served as board secretary, vice president and president of the board that oversees the Port of Long Beach... mehr
Higher tolls as incentive for modal shift
In Switzerland, Euro IV and Euro V trucks will be lifted from the medium to the highest level of the performance related heavy vehicle charge (LSVA) as from 1 January 2021. By raising road tolls for these HGVs, the Swiss federal council hopes to increase the incentive to... mehr
New vehicles to speed up deliveries
Globaltruck in Russia plans to use new cargo vehicles for its express delivery service, which it provides through its subsidiary Cargopipeline. The Russian FTL-trucking company has acquired ten extended semi-trailers from Schmitz Cargobull. The high-margin service allows the... mehr
Gebrüder Weiss down under
Austrian transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss is looking forward to opening country branches in Australia and New Zealand on 1 July 2020. These will be the company’s first offices in the southern hemisphere. The future air & sea locations will be situated in... mehr
Air Canada moves big life-saving load to London
Air Canada Cargo, which regularly transports radioactive material used in cancer treatments and takes numerous precautions to ensure that they are handled safely and in accordance with all applicable regulations, recently flew a life-saving piece of medical equipment from... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
American Charles Osborn had hiccups for 68 years. He died in 1991 – one year after he had been cured. mehr
Change of ship crews still in crisis
Two days before the international "Seafarers' Day", the situation of crew changes in the global merchant fleet has not improved. Alfred Hartmann, president of the Association of German Shipowners (VDR), made an urgent appeal to states that prevent seafarers from... mehr
Die vernetzte Schiene
Die Softwarelösungen von Circle kommen immer mehr auch im Schienengüterverkehr zum Einsatz. Besonders bei der Schnittstelle zwischen Seefracht und Bahntransport sieht das Unternehmen viel Potenzial. mehr
DPD Switzerland opts for e-truck
DPD already guarantees carbon-neutral deliveries to every recipient – without additional costs for the customer. As from December 2020, DPD will go a step further and deploy an e-truck. The vehicle runs purely on electric power and is equipped with the largest battery available... mehr
Emirates' B777F brings relief to Burkina Faso
Emirates Skycargo, the freight division of Emirates, has worked with Dubai-based International Humanitarian City (IHC), a leading global hub for humanitarian aid, to transport an urgent consignment of relief materials to Burkina Faso. The B777F carrying around 100 t of aid,... mehr