"Curiosity of the Day" 
The first picture ever uploaded on Instagram shows a golden retriever and a foot. plus
Asunción and Miami airports become "sisters" 
The Miami-Dade aviation department and Paraguay’s civil aviation authority have signed a sister airports agreement between Miami International Airport (MIA) and Asunción Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU), establishing their commitment to assist each other in... plus
Modern tolling system for Louisiana
Plenary Infrastructure Group has contracted Austrian traffic technologist Kapsch TrafficCom to implement a new tolling system in the USA. The Louisiana Highway (LA-1) project launched by Louisiana’s department of transportation and development complements an existing contract.... plus
Dynamisme durable
Au cours du salon international de Munich transport logistic, qui s’est tenu en ligne en mai, Lkw Walter a présenté entre autres des possibilités permettant de faire baisser les émissions de CO2 et les trajets à vide grâce à des solutions de transport durables impliquant le... plus
700 t CO2 less
In Austria, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has extended its carriage contract with wood-based materials manufacturer Egger until 2024. Over the next three years, RCG will transport around 90,000 t of glue and other chemical raw materials for chipboard production to the... plus
Facility close to Seoul changes hands
South Korean ESR Kendall Square REIT has acquired another mixed-use logistics facility for KRW 103 billion (USD 94.2 million). This acquisition follows the recent launch of “Anseong LP”/“Yongin BRIC” located in the logistics hub of the broader Yongin area about 1.5 hours... plus
Sichuan Group in long-term agreement
The Sichuan Port and Shipping Investment Group (Spsi) and the Cargotec Corporation signed a contract on 8 June 2021 in Chengdu, China. The agreement establishes a long-term cooperative relationship with the development of land port, water port, logistics park, multi-mode... plus
New locomotive pulls 7,100 t
Sinara and the Russian Railways (RZD) have agreed on supplying 2TE5A mainline freight two-sectioned diesel locomotives with asynchronous traction drive. The agreement envisages the production and delivery of 200 2TE35A diesel locomotives by 2031 and the construction of... plus
Air freight specialists for Aero Africa
Hong Kong-based air cargo management group Aero Africa has welcomed Joey Xu (photo) in the newly-created position of director airfreight Asia, and Gary Tobias as regional operations manager. They will join the management team in China and Southern Africa. Xu will be... plus
Fake luxury watches, not "plastic cards"
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Louisville recently halted a shipment, manifested as plastic cards, which was arriving from Hong Kong and heading to Miami. They found a total of 20 Rolex watches deemed to be counterfeit by CBP’s trade experts. All of the watches... plus