DHL Express supports hospital pharmacies 
DHL Express Germany is supporting the federal association of German hospital pharmacists (Bundesverband Deutscher Krankenhausapotheker) in its fight to contain the spread of the corona virus. To this end, the company is transporting up to 4 t of glycerin and 35,000 l hydrogen... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
A reindeer's eyes change colour through the seasons. They’re gold during the summer and blue in the winter. mehr
New chief supply chain officer for Del Monte Foods
Del Monte Foods has appointed Ashish Mallick senior vice president and chief supply chain officer. He will report to Del Monte Foods president and CEO Greg Longstreet, and be responsible for all manufacturing, transportation and logistics, supply and demand planning and... mehr
Boring of Cortanovci tunnel in Serbia completed
Russian Railways (RZD) broke through the right-hand Cortanovci tunnel in Serbia on 3 April 2020, thus fully completing the first phase of the 1,086 m tunnel. It is located on a section of the Stara Pazova – Novi Sad line connecting three of the five largest cities in Serbia... mehr
St. Petersburg rüstet auf
Der Hafen der zweitgrössten Stadt Russlands hat im letzten Jahr knapp 10 Mio. EUR in seine Infrastruktur investiert. Das Geld floss in neue Krane, Fahrzeuge und Umschlagkapazitäten für den Intermodalverkehr. mehr
New rail service between Austria and Croatia
The Austrian Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has introduced a new connection from and to Croatia in cooperation with the Croatian carrier HZ Cargo and the Slovenian railways SZ Cargo. The new direct route will help overcome the challenges currently facing international freight transport... mehr
Turkish freight forwarder builds bridge to Shanghai
Bati Group responds to the significant increase of air freight rates due to the cancellation of numerous passenger flights throughout the world. "We are proud to announce that we will begin regular air freight charter services from Shanghai to Istanbul starting from 20... mehr
Davies Turner to increase capacity
Davies Turner offers solutions to manage supply chains hit by Covid-19 challenges. Davies Turner chairman Philip Stephenson says that Davies Turner Ltd, the group's surface freight subsidiary, continues to operate services and logistics operations as near to normal as possible.... mehr
Twenty tank wagons for fuel transports
In Ostrava, in eastern Czechia, the Czech railfreight company CD Cargo recently took delivery of 20 tank wagons of the Zacns series produced by Slovak manufacturer Tatravagonka. This brings the number of these tank wagons in CD Cargo’s fleet up to 100. The wagons a loading... mehr
Carriers sacrifice capacities to save prices
The Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has put forward its latest estimates on the shipping companies’ potential losses in 2020 and the development in blank sailings. The number of blank deep-sea sailings has currently risen from 45 to 212. The... mehr