"Curiosity of the Day" 
For director Michael Anderson’s "Around the world in 80 days" (1956), more animals were used than for any other movie: some 90 animal trainers were required to care for the 855 unusual extras. plus
Third market for Amazon Air 
Amazon Air is now high up in the clouds in India. The group is the first e-commerce company in the country to establish its own dedicated air cargo network to fly across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai. It provides the cargo capacity of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft at... plus
Une situation qui demande du souffle
Un GSSA prévoit une reprise du fret aérien au deuxième trimestre ou au deuxième semestre. Après une haute saison qui n’en était pas une, le secteur du fret aérien fait face à un avenir incertain. Andrius Antanaitis, responsable du développement commercial en Europe chez Strike... plus
More investment in London's rail infrastructure
DP World is investing GPB 12 million (EUR 13.6 million) investment in two new rail mounted gantry (RMG) cranes at London Gateway. The cranes will be used for the quick, safe and automated handling of containers. They are expected to increase rail capacity at London Gateway by... plus
Expanded intermodal services for US shippers
RSI Logistics and Transtar have inked a partnership agreement. The collaboration will see RSI operate the Delray Connecting Railroad Company’s Zug Island transloading location within Transtar’s US rail network, as well as jointly partnering to market the transloading... plus
Etihad Cargo restructures customer contact centre
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group, has divided its existing customer contact centre into two separate units. One team will be dedicated to serve UAE customers, and the other will serve the rest of the world and global key... plus
A team of five to lead Kukla
In keeping with its rapid and sustained growth, the international freight forwarder Robert Kukla, headquartered in Munich (Germany), has expanded its management team from two to five people, effective 1 January 2023. Robert Kukla’s new management team now includes (from left to... plus
50 e-trucks for long-haul food deliveries
Tevex Logistics, a subsidiary of the German Tönnies Group, is planning to electrify its fleet and deploy eActros battery-powered long-haul trucks for food deliveries in future. The company recently signed a joint letter of intent with Daimler Truck for the order of 50... plus
Basel Gateway Nord: equal shares
The partners are restructuring their stakes in the planned Basel North terminal. In the future, the three Swiss logistics and transport companies Contargo, Hupac and SBB Cargo will each hold one third of the shares. The trimodal project was launched by the three companies as a... plus
British-Dutch traffic enhanced
The shipping line A2B-online is expanding its services and has announced an additional weekly sailing between Rotterdam, Botlek and Teesport, which will start from the end of January 2023. The enhancement will raise the number of sailings on the route to four times per week and... plus