Unmasking creative smuggling methods 
Over a recent period of six days, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Cincinnati airport seized several shipments with illicit cargo, each smuggled in a unique way. On 23 February, narcotics detector dog Bruno alerted to a shipment of cookware transiting from... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
532 cars were destroyed in the making of the film ‘Transformers 3’. more
Eco-friendly solution within network
Tropos Motors Europe has joined the German Logistics Association "Bundesvereinigung Logistik" (BVL). The subsidiary of the Mosolf Group provides an eco-friendly solution for city logistics, delivery services and factory traffic with electric compact utility vehicles.... more
Roll-out starts in Madrid
As part of its digitalisation strategy, Deugro, a project freight forwarder, has begun implementing cargowise, an integrated logistics execution platform developed by Wise Tech Global. Starting with the company’s branch in Madrid, the software will be employed in all branches... more
Investments in Brake port
At the port of Brake in Lower Saxony, around EUR 8.4 million has been budgeted for investments and EUR 4.9 million for maintenance in 2021. The Europe-wide tender procedure was concluded last year, and pile-driving work for the first large ship berth at the south pier can begin... more
New aviation business development manager
First Choice Staff, a recruitment specialist to the freight, logistics and distribution industries in UK, has appointed Colin Blusch (left) as its aviation business development manager, thus expanding its offering to airport services, cargo and ground handling companies. Based... more
ITJ Video News – 11 March 2021
In the ITJ Video News of 11 March 2021, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen looks at the Swiss intermodal operator Hupac’s shuttle train between the Netherlands and Austria; Amerijet’s delivery of vaccines to the Caribbean and Central America; plans for a warehouse that can be... more
An open marketplace for intermodal transport
Modility, a digital booking and brokerage portal for combined transport, has started operations. Thus combined transport operators can now market their capacities on the platform and forwarders can find and book them easily.The portal is the result of cooperation between several... more
Too many boxes in British ports
Post-Brexit trade disruption and ongoing congestion are causing critical build-ups of containers at UK ports, according to data from Container X Change, an online platform for buying, selling and leasing shipping containers.“The UK’s major gateways for box traffic suffered... more
100 trains between Doncaster and Whitemoor
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has been working on a project to renew the signalling system and overhead line equipment in the King’s Cross area, followed by major work to install a simplified track design at London King’s Cross railway station.This work is part of Network Rail’s east... more