"Curiosity of the Day" 
Pharaoh Tutankhamun, who lived in the 14th century BCE and whose burial chamber was discovered on 4 November 1922, 100 years ago today, was born of an incestuous relationship between Pharaoh Akhenaten (Echnaton) with his sister. plus
Antonov Airlines air-lifts communication satellite 
Antonov Airlines cooperated with Bollore Logistics Space recently to transport a civil telecommunications satellite on one of its Antonov AN-124-100-150 aircraft. It flew the unit from Toulouse (France) to the ‘Nasa Shuttle Landing Facility’ in Titusville FL (USA), where it will... plus
Chief accounting officer for XPO spin-off
Freight transportation services provider XPO Logistics Inc is appointing Jason Kerr as the chief accounting officer of RXO, a planned spin-off of XPO’s brokered transportation platform. Kerr has joined XPO as the chief accounting officer for the North American transportation... plus
Now present in Sevilla
To better cover services in the provinces of Andalusia and Extremadura Geodis has opened a facility in Sevilla (Spain). The Sevilla office opened for business on 1 October. The new node in Geodis’s network connects to the forwarder’s presence in other Spanish cities, including... plus
100 zero-emission BEVs for California
The US zero-emission electric vehicle (EV) service provider Zeem has executed a purchase order for 100 Nikola ‘Class 8 Tre’ battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), in order to ensure immediate availability of electric trucks for freight and logistics companies utilising Zeem’s... plus
Intermodal terminal under new leadership
The Arken Intermodal Terminal at the Outer Port, one of the terminals at the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden, is getting a new operator. The recently signed lease agreement with the terminal company Gothenburg Roro Terminal will come into force on 11 December 2022. The Arken... plus
The deal is on
It was a long struggle, but the outcome is clear. Atlas, the holding with Seaspan as a major global containership lessor in its portfolio, has agreed with Poseidon Acquisition on the sale of its shares. Poseidon is a consortium which was formed for this purpose by certain... plus
Schmitz Cargobull picks Marnix Lannoije
The supervisory board of Schmitz Cargobull has appointed Marnix Lannoije as its new chief research and development officer (CTO), effective 1 October 2022. Lannoije succeeds Roland Klement who has retired. "Lannoije is an experienced industry expert and a good fit for... plus
Behemoths on methanol
Sometimes it is not the seven dwarfs, but the seven giants. The Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), an affiliate of Cosco, has extended its orderbook. Seven newbuilds with dual-fuel methanol-compatible engines and a capacity of 24,000 teu each have been... plus
First Guangzhou-converted B767-300 freighter
Boeing and Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (Gameco) have celebrated the completion of China’s first 767-300 Boeing converted freighter (BCF) from the Gameco conversion line in Guangzhou. Peter Gao, VP Boeing commercial sales and marketing for China:... plus