New head of airfreight and automotive divisions at Leschaco 
Oliver Kaut is the new head of global airfreight and vertical market automotive at Leschaco. Kaut looks back on 35 years of forwarding experience with a focus on the vertical market automotive and air freight. He takes over as head of global airfreight from Antonio Oliveira, who... plus
Transbox United is renamed Contargo Transbox
Effective immediately, the container services provider Transbox United will trade under the name of Contargo Transbox. This change underlines the company’s integration into the Contargo group’s European hinterland network. “Already two years ago we took over the remaining... plus
E-registry is making progress
In cooperation, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) are working together with the Singapore tech start-up Perlin to build a digital blockchain ship registration preparation system for international adoption. Called the... plus
GAC UK launches pet transport service
ECS Group member Globe Air Cargo (GAC) UK has launched a new service, "PetCare by ECS Group", which transports pets by air to and from the UK. Managing director Michelle House: "The service means that we look after the pet as though it were part of our family too... plus
Swiss federal roads office elects new vice director
At the beginning of February 2020, Pascal Mertenat will assume the position of vice director of the Swiss federal roads office (Fedro) and head of the road infrastructure division, western region. Mertenat is from the canton of Jura. He is married and has three adult... plus
Bolstering the fleet with new timber flat cars
Russian rail car manufacturer United Wagon Company (UWC) will supply Arkhbum with 15 timber flat cars. Arkhbum is a major operator in the railway services market. A contract was recently signed by the two companies. As a result of the deal, the total number of UWC-produced... plus
More profit for shareholders
Prologis, a global provider in logistics real estate, has reported its results for the third quarter of 2019. Net earnings per diluted share were USD 0.71 for the quarter compared with USD 0.60 for Q3/2018. Core funds from operations per diluted share was USD 0.97 for the... plus
“Curiosity of the Day” 
When he was 19 years old, Sigmund Freud spent several weeks dissecting eels to find their male reproductive organs, which scientists had not yet discovered at the time. The biological research project failed. plus
Bien trop souvent pas assez d’eau sous la quille
Tous veulent transférer des marchandises vers le transport fluvial, mais ce n’est pas évident. Ce mode de transport lutte en effet contre les basses eaux et la baisse des volumes de vracs. Il y a toutefois également une lueur d’espoir dans les pays du Benelux. plus
CCTT vice chairman honoured
At the last plenary session of the CCTT (coordinating council on Trans-Siberian transportation) in Kazakhstan, InterRail-president Hans Reinhard stepped down as the CCTT vice chairman for personal reasons. RZD-president Oleg Belozyorov honoured Reinhard with a diploma for his... plus