Ceremony marks new chapter for Iloilo port 
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has officially transferred the management of the Iloilo Commercial Port Complex (ICPC) to Visayas Container Terminal (VCT). The handover, which took place on 6 May, was marked by a ceremony attended by executives from PPA, VCT, and... plus
AA Cargo: new routes and more service this summer
Out of Europe, American Airlines is now operating new widebody services from Barcelona (BCN) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), from Copenhagen (CPH) and Nice (NCE) to Philadelphia (PHL), and from Venice to Chicago. Some of these seasonal routes started as early as April while others... plus
What's next for Walmart?
Walmart has opened its newest consolidation centre in Minoka, Illinois (USA). The main emphasis of the over 45,000 sqm facility will be on automation and logistics technology. From this site, Walmart plans to run consolidation operations to accelerate the moving of products to... plus
UP expands intermodal service
The newly launched train runs daily from the US class I railroad's intermodal terminal at the City of Industry in California to Global 2 in Northlake, Illinois, located near the heart of the greater Chicago metropolitan area. The domestic intermodal service cuts transit... plus
Scandlines: a new team at the helm
Eric Gregoire and Mikael Koch Jensen will join Scandlines as CEO and CFO respectively. Michael Guldmann Petersen will continue as COO. Together, all three will form the company’s management board. Currently CEO of Goodpack, Gregoire will take up his new position in July... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The Olympic torch relay was first organised for the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. However, it was not a Nazi invention, but was based on an idea by Alfred Willhelm Schiff (1863-1939), a German archaeologist and sports official of Jewish faith. plus
Sports car manufacturer relies on green drives
Porsche and its logistics partners are using six new electric HGVs (heavy good vehicle) - most of them from Scania - at its Zuffenhausen, Weissach and Leipzig sites in Germany. The vehicles transport production materials around the plants, working alongside an existing fleet of... plus
A train to link Swedish ports
The Swedish railway company Green Cargo is launching a new intermodal service within Sweden. The train connects Gothenburg with the port of Norrköping in Ostgotland and will run daily from Monday to Friday from May, transporting trailers, swap bodies and containers. There is... plus
Door-to-door shipment tracking
Hapag-Lloyd has introduced "Live Position," its inaugural dry container tracking product, marking the first use of internet of things (IoT) technology for real-time logistics tracking on a large scale. This tool provides end-to-end visibility of shipments, enhancing... plus
Partners in Vilnius for another three years
Vilnius (Lithuania)-based Baltic Ground Services (BGS), part of the Avia Solutions Group, has extended its service agreement with Turkish Cargo for three years. Vitalis Dūdys, head of commerce of the international provider of ground handling, aircraft refuelling and... plus