Improving rail access to northeast corridor in USA 
In the USA, Quonset Development Corporation has received a USD 3 million federal grant for the Quonset freight rail enhancements and expansion project, designed to increase freight train capacity at the Quonset Business Park and provide easier access to the port of Davisville RI... more
Pegasus starts working with TCM provider
Turkey-based Pegasus Airlines has signed a total cargo management (TCM) service agreement with World Cargo Solutions DMCC. From 1 January 2019, the Dusseldorf (Germany)-based GSSA began exclusively marketing the full cargo capacity of Pegasus on a global basis. The LCC carrier... more
From Bilbao into the Caribbean
After some complicated manoeuvres, a fully erected crane was loaded onto a ship at the port of Bilbao (Spain). The equipment is bound for a container terminal in Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea. The twelve hour loading operation was prepared and coordinated by forwarder Altius... more
UPS creates position President Supply Chain Solutions
Philippe Gilbert is joining UPS as president, supply chain solutions this month (January). He will also become a member of the company’s management committee, the company’s senior most leadership group. Gilbert will be based at the company’s global headquarters in Atlanta GA... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Prohibition in Iceland went into effect in 1915 and lasted until 1 March 1989. The ban originally prohibited all alcohol, but wine was legalised in 1922, and all alcoholic beverages, except beer with more than 2.25% alcohol content, were legalised in 1935. During prohibition... more
Broekman Logistics opens new branch in Hyderabad
Broekman Logistics has strengthened its market position in India by adding a new office in Hyderabad. The facility will serve customers in central India, act as the gateway to Asia, and give the company its own presence in yet another logistics hotspot in India. Rajiv... more
Acquisition of almost 600 more intermodal wagons
Ermewa, part of the French SNCF group, has acquired the intermodal fleet of Macquarie European Rail. Thanks to this acquisition of 60 ft, 80 ft and 90 ft container wagons, the rail wagon lessor Ermewa takes a further step in the intermodal segment and strengthens its position in... more
Desert border crossing open again
The regional economy has suffered greatly for the last three years on account of the closure of the border between Syria and Jordan. Now that it has been re-opened, DP World organised a convoy running from Dubai to Syria and back. more
Combatting frustration on the truck ramp
Allocating parking spaces, meeting deadlines, regulating responsibilities: the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) has developed nine ramp rules – entitled the "Golden Ramp Rules" that are designed to make goods reception and loading more effective. In... more
Cologne/Bonn airport recruits new CFO
Torsten Schrank has been chosen for the role of second managing director of Cologne/Bonn airport (Germany). The company’s supervisory board appointed Schrank, a business administration graduate, who is expected to start work in early May. As the airport’s CFO, he will be... more