“Curiosity of the Day” 
In his mid-twenties Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates when sailing the Aegean Sea. After he was released for a ransom he had his kidnappers nailed to the cross. more
Macron names Jean-Pierre Farandou as new head of SNCF 
The French state-owned railways SNCF will have a new boss. According to various reports in the media, President Emmanuel Macron has chosen Jean-Pierre Farandou as the new director of SNCF. The Elysée confirmed this information to the newspaper Le Monde and added this... more
New intermodal service into Swedish industrial heartland
Samskip has launched a new four times weekly rail shuttle link between Duisburg, Germany and Falköping, Sweden, focusing on unitised services connecting Sweden’s southern industrial heartland and the rest of Europe. Under the terms of a new haulage agreement with Hector... more
Canberra airport shares freight opportunities
The preliminary draft 2020 master plan, which is available for public comment from today, 19 September 2019, presents the vision for Canberra airport (Australia) for the next 20 years. It outlines the opportunity for launching an overnight express freight hub in response to... more
Spanish ports steer a steady course
According to data published by the Spanish port organisation, the total amount of goods moved in ports (imports + exports + cabotage + transits) during the first 7 months of the year came up to a total of 326.1 million t of merchandise handled, 2.1% more than in the same period... more
WFS appoints Paul Carmody managing director - UK cargo
The air cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed Paul Carmody managing director of its cargo operations in the United Kingdom. Paul was head of UK operations for WFS in the UK prior to this promotion. He has a wealth of experience in the cargo handling... more
Ceva Logistics and Helibras renew their partnership
Latin America-based helicopter manufacturer Helibras, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus, has awarded Ceva Logistics a new five-year contract valid until 2024. The new deal seeks to deepen the strong working relationship the companies have built up together since 2013 and... more
UK network launches nationwide driver drive
The palletised distribution network Pall-Ex is accelerating its recruitment with the launch of a UK-wide driver drive, which will help tackle HGV driver shortages across its network. The firm has launched a new website where drivers can apply for jobs across the network,... more
Ports of Georgia take stock
Georgia's ports (USA) have reported their results for the last fiscal year ending June 2019. The ports achieved a new peak in the volumes of containers, total tonnage and cargo moved by rail. At 4.5 million teu, the port of Savannah increased its containerised trade by... more
UPS cooperates with Hub Box
Online shoppers are increasingly demanding more flexibility with regard to the delivery of their parcels. In order to meet this requirement, UPS has joined forces with Hub Box to create an easy-to-use and easy-to-implement application that makes UPS access points in the USA and... more