Bolloré Logistics inaugurates Blue Hub in Singapore 
Bolloré Logistics has inaugurated the Blue Hub, its next-generation building. Designed to be sustainable and efficient, the Blue Hub is a new building aiming at improving storage flexibility, productivity and efficiency for major customers in the perfumes and cosmetics sector.... mehr
Economic engines from Winterthur
The Swiss engine designer WinGD (Winterthur Gas & Diesel) has launched four new short-stroke engines to address economic engine speeds and accommodate space constraints on several vessel types. The range, starting with the X52-S2.0 and X62-S2.0 and their dual-fuel... mehr
Competition commission reviews planned takeover
Switzerland’s competition commission WEKO is currently examining the proposed takeover of SBB Cargo by the Swiss federal railways SBB and the companies Planzer and Camion-Transport. There are indications that this merger will create or strengthen a dominating position in various... mehr
Responding to pharma transport demand in Memphis
CSafe Global, which specialises in the development of innovative solutions for active temperature-controlled containers for the transport of life-enhancing pharmaceuticals, has announced the opening of a new technical service centre at Memphis, TN airport (MEM) in USA. The... mehr
Wes Wheeler to lead UPS healthcare and life sciences unit
UPS that announced Wes Wheeler, currently CEO of Marken, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UPS, has been appointed president of UPS’s global healthcare and life sciences (HCLS) unit. The move is effective immediately. In October, UPS announced plans to align all of its healthcare and... mehr
Miebach takes over Suisseplan
Miebach Logistik Holding, parent company of the international logistics and supply chain consultancy Miebach Consulting, is taking over 100% of the share capital of Suisseplan Ingenieure Logistik with immediate effect. The consulting and planning company Suisseplan Ingenieure... mehr
“Curiosity of the Day” 
A Budweiser brewery in Los Angeles was used as a backdrop for the engineering deck in the eleventh Star Trek film. mehr
Der Ruf des Ostens
Turkish Cargo, Finnair Cargo und Swiss Worldcargo sind nur ein paar Fluglinien, die derzeit ihre Kapazitäten Richtung Asien aufstocken. Laut Iata hält sich der Handelskorridor besser als andere. Woran liegt es, und wie lange hält die Entwicklung an? mehr
China-Laos railway rail-welding yard inaugurated
The China Railway No 2 Engineering Group (CREC-2) has welded the first 500 m long rail for the China-Laos railway project in the Lao capital Vientiane. The rail is also the first long railway rail in the history of Lao transportation, of south-eastern Asian transportation and is... mehr
ECS Group: full speed ahead
In addition to the interview on p. 14 of the ITJ 49-52/2019 published today, 6 December 2019, CEO of the ECS Group Adrien Thominet (right, pictured with president Bertrand Schmoll) said that the GSSA will continue to resolutely pursue its transformation strategy in 2020:... mehr