Logistics for peripheral Covid-19 cargo 
Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has completed five B747F charter flights with packaging machines for Covid-19 associated materials from Frankfurt to Atlanta. Over 200 t of machinery were delivered with German forwarder Geis Air + Sea to support local production facilities... plus
Joining forces for hydrogen fuel cell e-trucks
Ballard and Quantron are cooperating to further the use of hydrogen fuel cell commercial vehicles. Initial collaboration will focus on integrating Ballard’s FCmove family of heavy-duty fuel cell power modules into Quantron’s electric drivetrain and vehicles. Fuel cell... plus
LNG becoming a mass phenomenon
According to the latest report from Clarkson Research Services, LNG-fuelled vessel orders are approaching 30% of gross tonnage on order. 2021 has been a banner year for new LNG dual-fuel vessel construction contracts as reported by DNV and others. Industry coalition SEA-LNG... plus
Hill Dickinson enhances arbitration expertise
Hill Dickinson has consolidated its position at the centre of international arbitration and dispute resolution in the Far East by appointing Edward Liu to the Hong Kong department of justice’s advisory body on third party funding of arbitration and mediation. This makes... plus
Gatwick airport pushes runway plans forward
A public consultation will start today, 9 September 2021, on plans to bring London Gatwick airport's (LGW) existing northern runway into routine use alongside its main runway, enabling dual runway operations. The scheme aims to help secure LGW's long-term growth, generating... plus
The advantages of a modular system
VTG is remodelling its freight wagons to make railfreight transport more flexible: Thanks to the separation of body and substructure and the modular set up of the sqm platform, the wagons may be used for many different applications. Since the superstructure is... plus
Panalpina's funeral and Agility's integration
The Danish holding has changed its name from DSV Panalpina to DSV. The DSV shareholders approved this step, which was proposed by the board of directors, at a recent extraordinary general meeting at the group's headquarters in Hedehusene near Copenhagen, Denmark. DSV... plus
More units for OOCL
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), an affiliate of Cosco, has ordered ten vessels with a capacity of 16,000 teu each, a USD 1.5 billion investment. Delivery is expected from Q4/2024 till the end of 2025. OOCL recently referred to the current mega trends in the shipping... plus
System Alliance appoints Stephan Opel
Experienced logistics expert Stephan Opel joined the management of System Alliance (Niederaula) on 1 September 2021. He will share the leadership of the medium-sized general cargo cooperation with Gudrun Raabe, who has been managing director since 1 January 2019. Opel has so... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
There is a 30% probability that the numbers we use in our daily lives begin with a 1. The 9, on the other hand, only has a probability of about 4.5%. plus