Triumph International wins logistics prize 
The lingerie and underwear manufacturer Triumph International has won the Austrian logistics prize for its renewed and expanded distribution centre at the Wiener Neustadt location in Austria. The logistics prize was awarded by the Logistics Association VNL as part of its annual... more
Allbirds selects Geodis
Geodis has been chosen by Allbirds to service sales through its newly launched e-commerce website, www.allbirds.eu, which caters to twelve European markets, including Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and Scandinavia. Geodis Netherlands will manage all of Allbirds’... more
Swiss locomotives to be delivered to Polish carrier
The Polish railway company PKP Intercity has awarded Switzerland-based Stadler the contract for the delivery of twelve electric multiple unit Flirt trains including the maintenance for 15 years. The value of the contract, which includes the delivery of the vehicles and the... more
AIT Worldwide Logistics opens newest office in Mexico City
AIT Worldwide Logistics’ current global expansion has continued with the opening of a new site at Mexico City International Airport. “We’re eager to expand our reach and strengthen our service offerings with this newest location,” said AIT President and CEO, Vaughn Moore.... more
Real estate developments at Brussels airport
Brussels airport cargo boss Steven Polmans told us about it earlier this year, now the airport has published an update of its real estate developments. The following new buildings have been delivered this year: Building 832 to WFS in January; VTAC (Valuables Transport and... more
New board for active logistics
The IT services provider active logistics has changed its board. Effective immediately, Thomas Braun, Michael Otto and Hermann Schmidt have taken over the helm at the company that supplies software for the logistics industry. All three new members of the board have been working... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
In 1932, the Welsh actress Millicent Lilian Entwistle jumped to her death from atop the "H" of the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles. more
Better railway connection for Rijeka
Ten companies have submitted their offers in response to the public tender issued by the infrastructure department of the Croatian railways Hrvatske zeljeznice (HZ) concerning an upgrade of the Krizevci - Koprivnica rail link in the north of the country. 85% of the costs of EUR... more
Solid H1/2019 for Port of Vancouver
In Canada, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) has reported its 2019 mid-year cargo statistics for goods moving through the harbour. Between January and June 2019, overall cargo through the port moved sideways (+0.5%) in comparison to the period last year, reaching a... more
Pop-up ports?
Now that a new prime minister has taken office in London it would appear that the UK’s departure from the EU is only still a matter of time. Free ports and free-trade zones have been identified as measures to combat the economic and logistics fallout and promote international... more