Digital access to rail system now online 
The Austrian ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has been working for some time on the digitisation of its services and end-to-end logistics processes. Effective 1 September 2020, customers can enter this digital world with the aid of SmartLINK. The tool provides access to available... plus
Diesel and propellers: technology for the future?
The Californian start-up Otto Aviation officially introduces the Celera 500L as "the most fuel-efficient commercially viable passenger aircraft in the world". The full-scale prototype has completed 31 test flights validating its performance goals: a max. cruise... plus
Maersk reshuffles its brands
Having posted stronger-than-expected results for Q2/2020, tripling its net income to USD 443 million in comparison to USD 153 million in Q2/2019, Maersk is redesigning its portfolio. The Safmarine and Damco brands will be fully integrated and no longer marketed by the end of... plus
Dachser Shenzhen relocates
Dachser Shenzhen moved to a new office in August. The new premises are located at the Qianhai special economic zone, which was set up by the central government of China in 2010. The aim of this area is to strengthen the integration and cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong... plus
Pharma logistics providers praise cooperation
Skycell, a Swiss-based provider of temperature-controlled container solutions, has supported three vaccine shipments sent from a manufacturer in Italy to the Brazilian government amid the pandemic. The first charter, jointly operated by Lufthansa, DHL and Skycell, flew from... plus
Harder logistics wins removal contract
Harder logistics from Neu-Ulm (Bavaria, Germany) has won the tender to organise and carry out a warehouse removal inclusive administration for automotive parts supplier Beon. Beon, which works for the French PSA Group in the spare parts trade, is moving its administrative and... plus
New coupling mechanism to strengthen railfreight
As part of a research project, the German railfreight company DB Cargo has successfully used a brand new coupling mechanism – digital automatic coupling (DAC) - to connect several freight wagons. This innovative system, tested for the first time, accelerates the combination of... plus
San Francisco today, Boston tomorrow
Only a few days after landing again in Buenos Aires (photo), Swiss Worldcargo is expanding in North America. Starting today, 2 September 2020, the freight division of Swiss International Air Lines will operate three weekly flights from Zurich to San Francisco... plus
New Japanese tugs for Indian ports
The fourth in a series of 13 tugs, built by Kanagawa Dockyard in Kobe, Japan, has been delivered to the multinational Adani Group, headquartered in Ahmedabad in India. The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) praises the successful delivery of tug, "Dolphin" No.... plus
Indian Railways seizes opportunity
Indian Railways (IR) has taken a series of initiatives in the tariff and non-tariff field to boost freight operations. Total freight loading in the month of August 2020 (till 27 August 2020) amounted to 81.33 million t, 4.3% higher than the 77.97 million t recorded in the same... plus