Global supply chain project on the horizon 
The e-PI-centre project to make supply chains more resilient is underway. Under the coordination of Port of Antwerp, a consortium of 36 partners representing ports, forwarders, cargo owners, logistics providers, knowledge institutes and technology firms officially launched the... plus
RVL picks new head of business development
Specialist aviation services provider RVL Group has chosen seasoned aviation specialist David Lacy as its new head of business development. He joined the East Midlands Airport-based airline in late May. Lacy is tasked with bringing a fresh focus to existing client... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In Iceland, it is hard to come up with a creative name for a newborn. A government committee prevents parents from giving babies names it deems too weird. The committee’s name? Mannanafnanefnd. plus
Oman Logistics Centre launches Tawseel
Oman Logistics Centre has launched Tawseel, a national cloud-based technology initiative, to enable logistics providers to adopt the latest logistics solutions. The programme is designed to empower start-ups and SMEs in the last mile delivery space across the Sultanate to... plus
Latam Cargo keeps Argentina connected
As a result of current market conditions, exacerbated by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the difficulty of building structural agreements with local industry actors, which has made it impossible to foresee a viable and sustainable long-term project, Latam Airlines... plus
Test train run between Barcelona and Zaragoza
Bunge, which specialises in the transport of agri-food, has started tests to transport soybean flour by rail in Spain. The first train left Bunge's facilities in the Port of Barcelona bound for the dry port of Zuera (Zaragoza) last Monday, 15 June 2020. It is a convoy of 17... plus
East Midlands-based airline strengthens fleet
UK specialist aviation services provider RVL Group has increased its capacity with the addition of a further Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft to its East Midlands Airport (EMA)-based fleet. It brings to four the number of King Air aircraft in operation with RVL, and adds... plus
10,000 trucks to be shifted to rail
DB Cargo and Kombiverkehr are expanding their shuttle service between the Belgium port of Antwerp and Duisburg in Germany. From now on, up to 90 teu can be transported per train rather than the previous 60 TEU. This means that in a 12-month period up to 9,000 additional... plus
LIS restructures management
Reshuffle at the top of LIS: Hilmar Wagner has moved from the management board to the supervisory board, handing over full responsibility for the company’s operational management to his son Magnus Wagner and Rolf Hansmann. LIS has thus completed the final step of its generation... plus
Georgia Ports heartened by May results
In container traffic, the month of May at Georgia Ports (GPA) performed better than expected. The Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal handled more than 337,000 teu last month, down 9.7% or 36,000 teu from May 2019. GPA executive director Griff Lynch thanked the port's... plus