Edwards to lead VPA 
Stephen Edwards is to become the next CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority (VPA). He will assume his new responsibilities from 19 January 2021. Currently he is president and CEO of TraPac, which operates container terminals in Los Angeles, Oakland and... more
Europa Showfreight's new contract
The event logistics division "Europa Showfreight" of British freight forwarder Europa Worldwide has contracted a substantial piece of new business, despite the ongoing challenges the exhibition industry is facing. Europa Showfreight has been appointed by Prysm Group, a... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Neuroscientists cannot tell from a brain alone whether it is a woman’s or a man’s. more
Siberian barley delivered to China by rail and ship
Fesco Transportation Group has completed the first intermodal transportation of containers with barley from Omsk (Siberia) to China. The scheme included the transportation of 64 twenty-foot containers with liner bags (special bags in which the cargo was placed) by a Fesco... more
Russian Railways to launch CRM system
Russian Railways (RZD) is completing work on creating a customer relationship management (CRM) system. The company has already begun trial operations and will launch the system by the end of 2020. According to deputy managing director Alexey Shilo, the key element of this... more
Astral leases first B767F with ATSG
Through its Cargo Aircraft Management subsidiary, Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), a major USA-based provider of aircraft leasing, air cargo transportation and related services, has delivered a B767-200 converted freighter to Astral Aviation (Kenya) under a five-year lease.... more
20 candles for European railway network
The Netzwerk Europäischer Eisenbahnen (network of European railways, NEE) celebrated its 20th birthday yesterday, 2 November 2020. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the originally planned jubilee event with a political debate was postponed to summer 2021. Headquartered in... more
UPS performs as expected
For Q3/2020, Atlanta (GA)-based UPS reported revenues of USD 21.2 billion, a 15.9% increase compared to Q3/2019. For the first nine months of 2020, consolidated average daily volume increased by 13.5% in comparison to the same period in 2019. Net income amounted to USD 2.0... more
Three Japanese carriers for Russian LNG
The Japanese shipping company MOL inked charter agreements for three icebreaking LNG carriers with LLC Arctic LNG 2, in which the Russian company Pao Novatek holds the largest share, through a wholly owned MOL subsidiary on 28 October. The three vessels will be built by... more
Patriot Rail expands in Utah
In the USA, Patriot Rail has entered an agreement to acquire US short line operator Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway (SLGW) and its related entities Caballero and Caballero 2, storage and transload service providers. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction is... more