Expanding service capabilities in North America 
Wabtec in the USA has acquired Relco Locomotives, a long-established player in the locomotive overhaul and maintenance industry. The acquisition expands Wabtec’s freight services capabilities and capacity. “The complementary combination of our portfolios will create... more
Quality service centre in Indian Ocean market
Hapag-Lloyd has opened a new Quality Service Centre (QSC) in Mauritius. The QSC is dedicated to serve Africa, one of the Hamburg (Germany)-headquartered carrier's fastest growing markets. These QCS are an important cornerstone of Hapag-Lloyd´s strategy 2023. They combine... more
CII elects three new directors
The containerisation & intermodal institute (CII) has unanimously elected Noel Hacegaba of the Port of Long Beach, Gregory Tuthill of Sea Cube Container Leasing and Michael Wilson of Consolidated Chassis Management to three-year terms on the board of directors. The... more
DSV and Panalpina under one brand in Germany
After having completed the merger on the global level, the Danish transport and logistics services provider DSV has now officially taken over Panalpina’s business in Germany. DSV is represented with three divisions in this country, which are divided into the following business... more
Pan-American player in the unmanned air cargo market
EmbraerX, the disruptive business subsidiary of the Brazilian aerospace company Embraer, is expanding into the commercial air cargo market, via a collaboration agreement signed with Elroy Air at last week's CES 2020 in Las Vegas. This collaboration will allow the companies... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
The only fighter pilot to fall out of his plane and get back in was the nobly named Sir Grahame Donald. Trying out his new Sopwith Camel in 1917, he went for a loop at 1,800 m and fell out of his plane. Fortunately for him, the Camel continued its loop with Donald landing on the... more
E-truck sales launched after successful trials
150,000 fully electric kilometres - almost four times around the earth: that is the extensive practical experience that truck manufacturer DAF has now gained with its CF Electric model by testing a total of six fully electric trucks within the space of a year. "We have... more
Don’t wait 30 years
Major shipping lines are facing agonising decisions concerning their choice of ship engines of the future and the concomitant fuel. In Hamburg we looked into the options’ pros and cons with Richard von Berlepsch, Hapag-Lloyd’s fleet management director. more
Ocean Alliance Day 4 product to take off in April
The executives of the CMA CGM Group, Cosco Shipping, Evergreen and OOCL have agreed on the launch of the Ocean Alliance Day 4 product. It will be launched in April 2020. Through Ocean Alliance, the carriers will offer shippers 38 services with a capacity of 3.8 million teu... more
Automotive logistics provider tests LNG trucks in France
In cooperation with Volvo Trucks and Iveco, Gefco has tested two trucks powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) under real conditions in the north of France. Overall, the two vehicles covered a total of 11,000 km in two weeks. Compared to a diesel truck, the LNG vehicles achieved... more