Flash Europe takes over Speed Pack 
Flash Europe, a Luxembourg-based provider of on-demand transports, has taken over the express logistics company Speed Pack Europe. With this transaction Flash Europe paves the way for a further internationalisation and growth of the company and the entire Redspher group.... plus
Michaël Koundri named CEO of Gefco Lorry & Transport
Gefco Spain has appointed Michaël Koundri as new CEO of Gefco Lorry & Transport, a division that specialises in the trade between Europe and Morocco. Koundri has a degree in commercial law and more than 25 years of experience in the logistics and transport industry. He... plus
Moscow pushes Chinese connections forward
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) and Moscow Cargo, with the support of the Russian ministry of industry and trade, recently presented their cargo hub to their Chinese partners as a part of a strategy to develop Russian-Chinese cooperation in the field of air transport.... plus
SOL and Wallenius create special fleet
A new shipping line, Wallenius Sol, has been founded. The company will move mainly forest products and other cargoes within a network covering the Gulf of Bothnia, the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. The initiative was launched by the shipping lines Wallenius und SOL. It focuses... plus
Georgia Central Railway to serve new plastic facility
US shortline railroad Georgia Central Railway, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), will serve a major new plastics distribution facility under construction on its line in Pooler (GA). Georgia Central will transport bulk plastic resin to the new Plastic Express... plus
New grain storage at the Port of Liverpool
Global animal feed trader and supply chain leader ADM Agriculture has completed its GBP 7.4 million expansion at the Port of Liverpool, providing the equivalent of two football pitches of extra capacity for trade in bulk agricultural goods. This makes the Liverpool animal feed... plus
New representative at Hamburg’s Chinese liaison office
There has been a change of responsibility at the Port of Hamburg’s marketing representative office in Shanghai (China). The previous manager, Lars Anke, has left the office at his own request to take up a new challenge in Hamburg’s port economy. Anke has been replaced in... plus
“Curiosity of the Day” 
“Desert Bus” is said to be the most boring video game of all times. The player must drive a bus in real time along a dead straight road through the desert from Tucson in the US federal state of Arizona to Las Vegas – a journey of about eight hours. plus
Solutions IT attrayantes
Comment un prestataire de solutions IT logistiques peut-il stimuler le fret aérien? Andreas Haug, rédacteur de l’ITJ, en a parlé à Johannesburg avec D. Linford, qui a travaillé par le passé pour le GSA Network Airline Services, pendant neuf ans pour Delta et pendant onze pour... plus
New ownership for two US shortline railroads
Ironhorse has acquired the Sequatchie Valley Railroad and the Walking Horse and Eastern Railroad. The Tennessee (USA)-based railroads will be renamed Sequatchie Valley Switching Company (SQSC) and the Walking Horse Railroad (WHRR). SQSC is an 18.5 km shortline railroad... plus