Several changes at Contino 
Bruno Poulsen has taken over as the new CEO of the Danish Contino Holding. Poulsen entered the logistics business in 1985, was almost ten years with Itella Logistics, from 2015 until last July he served as road director at Greencarrier and then for three months as Kolding branch... plus
Cherries choose MSC
The Switzerland-headquartered Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has started its new express service for cherry and fresh fruit cargo from Chile to Asia. The so-called "Cherry Express service" will run as a joint carrier agreement, connecting Asia and the west coast... plus
FTSE4 Good and Agility
The FTSE4 Good Index Series, a resource used by investors to identify companies around the world with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices, has recognised Agility’s commitment in environmental, social and governance matters. FTSE4 Good was developed by... plus
Trieste augments intermodal connections
Nuremberg in Germany is the new hub in the extended intermodal network of the port Trieste in Italy. The intermodal service will be operated by the Mercitalia Rail-TX joint venture in collaboration with Alpe Adria, the company responsible for the development of intermodal... plus
Another quarterly dividend and B767 freighter
The board of directors of Cargojet, a Canadian provider of time sensitive premium overnight air cargo services, has declared a cash dividend of CAD 0.2340 (USD 0.17976) per common voting share and variable voting share for the period from 1 October to 31 December 2020.... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The Swiss penknife with the highest number of functions has 87 tools, 141 functions and weighs 1.3 kg. plus
One Jürgen goes, another comes
German automobile manufacturer BMW Group has elected Jürgen Eder as the new head of its logistics division. He replaces Jürgen Maidl (Photo), who, after nine years as head of BMW's logistics operations, will focus on organisational issues on group level in future. Eder has... plus
Heavy cargoes delivered safely
Barrus Projects has completed the transport of several oversized cargoes for Alexander Global Logistics in Russia. Barrus was responsible for loading and transporting the cargo by rail from St. Petersburg to the site of Taneco in Nizhnekamsk (Russia). The transport consisted... plus
5G in the port of Barcelona
Since July, the Port of Barcelona has been running a test with '5G Maritime', a pilot geolocation test. The project aims to validate the location of ships in real time and with great precision, obtaining image data to complement the information from the port's current... plus
Online retailer goes for Prologis
In September 2020, Prologis completed a new logistics facility in accordance with the WELL Building Standard in Datteln, in the northern part of the German Ruhr region. Even before the speculative real estate was completed, Prologis had found a prospective user: online retailer... plus