Formula-E cars flying from Europe to Riyadh 
Saudia Cargo has for the second year in a row transported the World Championship Formula-E cars, which took place last week-end at the historical Diriyah, carrying 67 cars in four shipments totalling 375 t. Formula-E cars departed from Milan, Italy, and Doncaster, UK, to... plus
Wings for Aid wins Tiaca sustainability award
The first winner of the sustainability award, which is sponsored by Champ Cargosystems, was announced during the gala evening of the Tiaca executive summit 2019 in Budapest (Hungary). The winner, Wings for Aid, received funding of USD 15,000 and the two runners-up won USD 3,500... plus
Huge facility at Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Doncaster Council (UK) has approved the construction of a 325,000 sqm advanced manufacturing and logistics development located at Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA). The scheme will create around 4,300 jobs and provide high-quality manufacturing and logistics floor space... plus
PSA Marine and Wartsilä agree on technology partnership
The Helsinki (Finland)-headquartered technology group Wärtsilä and Singapore-based PSA Marine have agreed to collaborate in the co-creation of smart technologies for the marine sector. The parties have agreed on specific areas of collaboration, including the use of electric... plus
BNSF names ARZC ‘Short line of the year’
The US class I railway enterprise BNSF has named Arizona & California Railroad (ARZC) as its 2019 ‘Short line of the year’ during its annual short-line conference. ARZC runs a 330-km line between Matthie AZ and Cadiz CA and handles 20,000 units of overhead traffic annually.... plus
New refrigerated warehouse in the Port of Dunkirk
In the Port of Dunkirk (France) the foundations have been laid for a new refrigerated warehouse for Nofrigo. Nofrigo is a joint venture of the sea food producer Le Garrec and the cool logistics services provider Stef. The facility will have a storage capacity of 48,000 cbm... plus
Legal immigrants from Latin America to the USA
Three Bengal tigers arrived at Miami airport in the USA yesterday, 25 November 2019, before completing the final leg of their journey by road to their forever home Big Cat Rescue in Tampa (FL). After banning the use of animals in circuses in 2017, the government of Guatemala... plus
“Curiosity of the Day” 
USD 1,900 were paid for a piece of toast that John Lennon supposedly nibbled at. plus
Fiata appoints new director general
Fiata president Basil Pietersen: “After an extensive recruitment process, it is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Stéphane Graber as the new director general of Fiata. He will take up his role in Geneva on 1 January 2020.” With the decision taken by Fiata’s members... plus
Vers d’autres réseaux
Les volumes de marchandises livrées dans les centres-villes ne cessent d’augmenter. Simultanément, les conditions-cadres de la logistique urbaine se détériorent. À diverses occasions, Andreas Froschmayer de Dachser et Josef Jäger de Camion Transport ont expliqué à Christian... plus