1 of 171 transformers across Russia 
RZD Logistics (RZDL) recently delivered a 175 t, 4 m high voltage transformer for a thermal power plant by rail from the St Petersburg region to Krasnoyarsk, central Siberia. Special preparations had to be made for the transport, such as loading, securing and reloading the... plus
CDB Aviation picks Jie Chen
The board of directors of CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, has selected Jie Chen to become the company’s new chief executive officer. Chen will take the helm in January 2023 and replace Patrick Hannigan, whose... plus
Nosta banking on fresh blood
Nosta Logistics, based in Ladbergen, in the German federal state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, is expanding its contract logistics activities, and to this end has appointed Cordula Brockmeyer as its new chief operating officer for contract logistics. Brockmeyer’s career has seen her... plus
New unit digitalised into the fleet
SITC International, headquartered in Hong Kong, and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding have put a new vessel into operation, the ‘Haifeng Chenming’. The ceremony was largely held online, due to the policy to tackle the epidemic. The company now operates 98 vessels, including 75... plus
De-icing pads to keep parcels moving at MEM
Federal, state, local and business leaders marked the completion of 3.3 million sqft de-icing pads at Memphis International Airport, home to FedEx’s largest air cargo sorting facility. The pads are large enough to de-ice twelve wide-body cargo aircraft simultaneously, which will... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
A single frame of an animated scene in the film ‘Avatar’ (2009) had an average render time of 47 hours. plus
17 new vehicles in operation
TDW Distribution, a carriers of palletised freight based in Bridgend, Wales (UK), has upgraded its fleet with two new Volvo FE 280 6x2 rigids. The new vehicles will be used to deliver insulation products to central London. In addition to these units, TDW acquired another 15... plus
CCA welcomes members and treasurer
The Cool Chain Association (CCA) has welcomed Brussels Airport, Boeing, Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats), and Validaide as new members and appointed Miguel Rodríguez, the senior manager of climate control products with Qatar Airways as its treasurer. The... plus
Turkish-German integration is on
Early in December the transport and logistics group Gebrüder Weiss (GW) fully integrated the Turkish forwarding company 3S Transport & Logistics, acquired in October 2021, into its country organisation. The firm’s main focus is on transport between Turkey and its key trading... plus
Spaniards on the British coast
The first vessel in a new dedicated service from Spain and Portugal to Great Britain called at Teesport recently. The ‘Kristin Schepers’, a vessel with the capacity to carry 800 containers, arrived from Aveiro (Portugal) to discharge containerised cargo for onward distribution... plus