Container terminal in Monfalcone sold 
Italian infrastructure fund manager F2i has purchased a second terminal in Monfalcone in Northern Italy. The Compagnia Portuale Monfalcone (CPM), operating in the port of Monfalcone, comolements the port operations already managed in Carrara, Livorno, Mestre and Chioggia, as... more
Improvements for medical distribution specialist
Trans-of-flex showed a good performance in the first six months of this year. The group specialises in providing temperature-controlled express logistics for medicinal products, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and consumer electronics in Germany and Austria. In H1/2021, the... more
Russian locomotives to carry African bauxite
Russia-based Sinara has won an open tender for the manufacture and supply of a batch of series TGM8 Elephant diesel locomotives to CBK in Guinea. CBK, part of Rusal Group, is a specialist in the extraction and export of bauxites. TGM8 will be used in the production chain of... more
Two to share Walker's former function
DHL Supply Chain has named Michael Lai as chief operating officer (COO) and Noel Singgih as chief information officer (CIO) for Asia Pacific. They take over from Steve Walker, who was recently appointed CEO for the division's regional cluster which includes Thailand, Vietnam,... more
Introducing Saab 340B+ freighters
C&L Aviation Services has completed a cargo conversion on a Saab 340B+ at the company’s Maine-based MRO facility. According to the C&L Aviation Group company, this is the first B+ model in the world to be converted for cargo operations. The operator, which has taken... more
Brogli follows Monte
Christoph Brogli will take over from Leonardo Monte as Scania sales advisor of Scania Schweiz in Pratteln on 1 October 2021. Brogli has been working as a service consultant on site for more than two years. As a trained car mechanic, he has been workshop manager, held various... more
More money for Nyshex
Nyshex witnessed another funding round with an additional USD 15 million. The money came from existing investors. The investment was led by New Road Capital Partners, along with Collate Capital, Blumberg Capital and the New York Angels. The platform's technology is used by... more
Making it big in Kentucky
It is indeed a big addition to the network. Amazon's new hub in Northern Kentucky features a 244,000 sqm-sortation facility built on a campus that includes seven additional buildings, a new ramp for aircraft parking and a multi-storey vehicle parking structure. The company... more
New truck model for crane haulage
Leicester-based Aylestone Transport from the UK has taken delivery of a Volvo FH 540 Globetrotter tractor unit – its first of the new model range. The truck will be used for crane haulage five days a week, delivering concrete slabs and kerbs from Aggregate Industries’ base in... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The painter Vincent van Gogh was born on 30 March 1853, exactly one year after his parents' first son was stillborn. The van Goghs named both sons Vincent. more