“Curiosity of the Day” 
Mike Tyson once spent USD 2,000,000 on a bathtub as a Christmas present for his ex-wife Robin Givens. plus
Une approche intégrée
Un port universel tel que Lübeck doit être préparé à tous les types de cargaison. Le prof. Sebastian Jürgens, directeur, a expliqué à Christian Doepgen quels nouveaux projets vont élargir et renforcer l’éventail de services de Lübeck pour les marchés internationaux. plus
100 years of European air mail in Australia 
Exactly 100 years ago, on 10 December 1919, the first air mail arrived in Australia from Europe. As the envelope in the photograph shows, the letters were addressed to the director of the Commonwealth War Museum (Australian War Memorial) on board the Vickers Vimy, with which the... plus
SBB Cargo International founds branch in the Netherlands
SBB Cargo International has founded SBB Cargo Nederland. As from the 2019/2020 timetable change the carrier will run its trains fully under its own control. By launching a 100% subsidiary, SBB Cargo International further strengthens its position on the European railfreight... plus
Big investment to expand the port of Montreal
The port of Montreal's expansion is backed by the Canada Infrastructure Bank in Toronto. The finance institute will commit up to CAD 300 million towards the building of a container terminal in Contrecoeur that will about double the port of Montreal's capacity. The... plus
Emirates launches Dubai-Barcelona-Mexico route
Despite criticism from Mexican-based airlines, Emirates took off to Mexico City yesterday, 9 December 2019, marking the UAE's airline's first passenger flight to Mexico. Fitted with a bellyhold cargo volume of 90 cbm, the B777-200LR, which makes a stop in Barcelona (Spain)... plus
Russian and Finnish railways to strengthen collaboration
On a meeting last week, Russian Railways (RDZ) and the Finnish Railways VR Group decided to step up the work of their marketing and logistics units with a view to creating effective logistics products and developing freight traffic between Russia and Finland. The two parties... plus
LAM joins AiO
LAM Global Transport Solutions in Turkey, Iraq, Ukraine and Miami, USA has joined the All-in-One Logistics Network (AiO). LAM is a member of the Lyonel A. Makzume group of companies. Founded in 1944 in Iskenderun, Turkey, the group has over 75 years of experience in the... plus
IRU nominates Florence Berthelot
Building on its role as the officially recognised representative of road transport employers’ at the European Union level, IRU has assumed the chairmanship of EU’s road transport SSD committee and nominated Ms Florence Berthelot, general delegate of the French national... plus
New logistics partner for Bremen's fair organiser
DHL trade fairs & events, a unit of DHL global forwarding, freight, is the new official logistics provider for the brands Messe Bremen, Congress Bremen and ÖVB-Arena. Effective 1 January 2020, DHL will provide all forwarding services on the 40,000 sqm trade fair grounds over... plus