Turkey receives ETCS-equipped locomotives 
Alstom has handed over the first locomotive, out of 26, equipped with the European train control system (ETCS) level 1 & 2 as part of the company’s contract with the Turkish rail company TCDD to supply signalling and telecommunications systems on the line connecting... plus
New parcel centres Down Under
An enlarged parcel hub in Perth, this is Australia Post's next goal. At 23,000 sqm, the new purpose-built facility will be equipped with adequate automated sortation and the capacity to process 14,000 parcels per hour on its first day of operation, allowing for an acceleration... plus
Voyage on bio fuels completed
It is a partnership of four: marine biofuels supplier Good Fuels, fleet operator Stolt Tankers, ship manager Synergy Group and British maritime investor Tufton are working together to develop a sustainability strategy. A test run with a merchant vessel 100% sustainable marine... plus
US cargo airlines continue upswing
Totalling 1,709,000 t, US airlines carried 4% more cargo by weight in July 2021 (preliminary figures) than in July 2020 and 4.2% more than in June 2021. The rise was fuelled by gains of 1.1% in domestic cargo (1,249,000 t) and 12.9% in international cargo (461,0000 t),... plus
SAE hires Tassilo Schneider
System Alliance Europe (SAE) has a new managing director. Tassilo Schneider took the helm at the European general cargo cooperation in early September. The internationally experienced business economist (M.A.) was most recently managing director service and logistics at WP... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
On average, it takes people 9 seconds to decipher a CAPTCHA and thus prove their humanity to a computer. plus
Fedro relaxes rules
Special designs to improve aerodynamics and thus reduce CO2 emissions can affect the length of the vehicles concerned. This puts heavy commercial vehicles in particular at a disadvantage compared with conventionally built trucks. In Switzerland, the federal roads office... plus
More GDP-certified sites in Switzerland
DHL Freight has received GDP certification (guidelines on good distribution practice of medicinal products for human use) for its two Swiss sites in Pratteln and Buchs. Since its introduction in Europe in 2013, this qualification certifies that the logistics service provider... plus
Rolling motorway to link UK with Mediterranean
Eurotunnel and Cargo Beamer are launching a new, 100% unaccompanied railfreight transport service across the Short Straits, from Calais (France) to Ashford (UK). The extension of the rolling motorway from Perpignan (at the Franco-Spanish border) to Ashford is a logical step in... plus
Crowley picks Massimo Messina
Crowley Maritime Corporation has appointed Massimo Messina as vice president, mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In his professional career spanning more than 25 years, Messina has helped to build investment banking practices for firms like PwC, Grant Thornton and Duff &... plus