Levrat to chair board of directors at Swiss Post 
Swiss Post’s annual general meeting approved the company’s consolidated and annual financial statements for 2020 this week. As in the previous year, Swiss Post will pay a dividend of CHF 50 million to the Swiss Confederation. Following the Federal Council’s proposal, the AGM... plus
Rebranding in Brazil
International project logistics management company Trans Global Projects Group (TGP), which is headquartered in UK, has renamed transport and logistics provider NPT Brasil (NPT). Part of the TGP Group since 2018, NPT will adopt the parent brand TGP. From now on, it will... plus
Only nine weekends in beautiful Steyr
In addition to the thematic updates, part-time students in the Master's programme "Supply Chain Management" at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria in Steyr will be able to significantly reduce their attendance from autumn 2021 through more online teaching... plus
Astre Association renews contract with Recoa
The Astre European Transporters Association has ratified its agreement with Recoa Collection, a company that specialises in the recovery of unpaid credits. In June 2020, three months after the outbreak of the pandemic, Astre reached an agreement with Recoa which became the... plus
Heavy handling in Liege
Located in the Autonomous Port of Liège, Belgium, the company Renory, a subsidiary of the Novandi group, has been entrusted with the exceptional delivery of more than 32,000 t of steel coils from India. The shipper is Liberty Steel. Having passed through the seaport of... plus
New wagon type rolls into service
VTG Rail UK reached a milestone as GB Railfreight (GBRF) took delivery of its first Ecofret2 triple-wagon sets. The first operational triple-container flat wagon sets will be used to support the operator's growing demand for intermodal services. Following successful... plus
Finally a new order for Boeing
Baku-based Silk Way West Airlines is expanding its international network with an order for five B777F. The deal with Boeing marks the first purchase of the long-range, high capacity twin-engine freighter in the Caspian region and Central Asia. Zaur Akhundov, Silk Way Group... plus
Haulier trials electric refrigerated trailer
Gist has started to test the UK’s first fully autonomous, all-electric engineless refrigerated trailer system, the Vector eCool, which was developed by Carrier Transicold and Gray & Adams. The 13.6 m electric trailer is being used for store deliveries of fresh and chilled... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
10% of all cats use their right front paw as often as their left. plus
Gothenburg's smooth start in 2021
The first quarter of this year saw an increase in the trade flows through the Swedish Port of Gothenburg, in the container, ro-ro and new vehicle segments. “The situation is now considerably more problematic than it was a year ago. Still, volumes at the Port of Gothenburg... plus