“Curiosity of the Day” 
The man who found the 5,000 year old corpse Ötzi the Iceman in 1991 (Oldest natural European mummy) was also found dead frozen in ice in 2004. plus
New vehicles to distribute food and drinks 
A. F. Blakemore & Son in UK has added ten new Volvo FE rigids to its fleet. The forwarder will deploy the new vehicles on local and long distance, multi drop distribution of food and drink products. The ten Volvo FEs are a mixture of 4x2 and 6x2 rigid configurations. The... plus
Eight maindeck destinations with RAM Cargo
RAM Cargo, the freight division of Royal Air Maroc, has unveiled its new full freighter winter programme with eight destinations in Africa in Europe served weekly via its hub in Casablanca (Morocco). This schedule has been effective since 27 October 2019 and will remain in... plus
Christian U. Haas to chair the board at PTV Group
Christian U. Haas has been appointed chairman of the board of the company PTV Planung Transport Verkehr (PTV Group), Karlsruhe, Germany. The board of the PTV Group is now complete. Peter Overmann as chief technology officer (CTO) and Klaus Lechner as chief financial officer... plus
ESR Australia expands its presence around Sydney
ESR continues to expand into the Australian industrial and logistics real estate space with the purchase of a 2008,000 sqm development site for AUD 142.5 million in western Sydney. Given that it is strategically situated near major transport links including the motorways and in... plus
«Gagner de l’argent est décisif»
En moins de deux décennies, Erich Staake a fait de Duisport le plus grand port fluvial européen. Mais seule une petite partie de Duisport est encore un port, le reste abrite de nombreuses grandes entreprises et sert de laboratoire pour des start-up. E. Staake réagit à la baisse... plus
Fastest rail link between China and Germany
To facilitate rail transports along the new Silk Road, DHL Global Forwarding has set up three new European rail competence centres in France, Italy and the UK. At the same time, it has launched the fastest railfreight link between China and Germany. The new train runs... plus
Qantas launches Cairns - Hong Kong cargo connection
Commencing in mid-November as a six-month trial, Qantas Freight will include Cairns on its existing Sydney - Hong Kong B767F service, in partnership with the Queensland Government, Cairns airport, where the cargo division of Australia's national carrier operates a freight... plus
Cosco enjoys a convincing Q3/2019
The number of major shipping lines back in black is on the rise in 2019. The Chinese Cosco Holding, which encompasses OOCL, also achieved a convincing result in Q3/2019. Operating income of RMB 1.57 billion (USD 221 million) shows an increase of USD 600 million (262%) over the... plus
First batch of Chinese locomotives arrives in Africa
The Chinese manufacturer CRRC Qishuyan recently delivered the first batch of ten locomotives to Nigeria. The diesel locomotives will run along the Abuja-Kaduna railway and the Lagos-Ibadan route. The Abuja-Kaduna line was opened in 2016 and the Lagos-Ibadan railway is... plus