"Curiosity of the Day" 
The Russian village of Parizh in the Chelyabinsk region, which borders with Kazakhstan, has had a 1:5 scale Eiffel Tower since 2005. The inhabitants use it as a mobile phone mast. more
Short line railroad now in service 
Charlotte Western Railroad (CER), a subsidiary of Jaguar Transport Holdings, has begun its rail operations. The US short line railroad acquired leasehold rights to approximately 21 km of track owned by the North Carolina department of transportation (NCDOT). It connects with... more
Hupac's strategy set till 2026
In Zurich, the group management of the European intermodal player Hupac (f.l.t.r.: Benedetta Masciari, CFO; Hans-Jörg Bertschi, president; Michail Stahlhut, CEO) recently presented its figures for 2021 and gave an outlook on its strategy. 2021 was "a mega year for... more
Spanish Ports growing less
According to data published by the Puertos del Estado, the Spanish state ports handled 133.1 million t of goods in the first quarter of 2022, 5.1% more than in Q1/2021. All in all, growth rates declined over Q1/2022 (from 9.4% in January to 8.6% in February). Containerised... more
FM Logistic's double strike in Asia
French logistics player FM Logistic is widening its footprint in Asia. A new multi-customer facility offering 70,000 sqm of warehouse space was recently inaugurated in India. Located in Farrukhnagar, the site is close to the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (Delhi) highway. The... more
Nuvocargo hires Jay Gerard
Nuvocargo, the first all-in-one digital platform to focus on USA-Mexico cross-border trade, has appointed Jay Gerard as head of customs. Gerard has over 20 years of logistics and operational management experience and was most recently global customs director, North America,... more
More ambitious targets for alternative fuels
IRU (The International Road Transport Union), ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association), T&E (Transport & Environment) and Hydrogen Europe are concerned that targets set by the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation on alternative fuels... more
Opening new ways to Volga-Dnepr Airlines
Following the recent agreement between the administration of Moscow and the Volga-Dnepr Group, Volga-Dnepr Airlines operated its first Moscow-Delhi-Dhaka flight and return. On the outward leg, the Russian cargo airline's IL-76 brought 18 t of metal components for export to... more
Maersk explains withdrawal from Russia
How does a big logistics player get out of its Russian and Belarussian business? Maersk has now explained its line of action. The carrier's offices in Far East Russia, Novorossiysk and Kaliningrad are expected to close down during the summer of 2022. The Saint Petersburg and... more
Bucharest is Sennder's newest location
Digital forwarder Sennder is entering the Romanian market and opening a new branch in the country’s capital Bucharest. Bogdan-Gabriel Steliean has been appointed to manage the company’s operations in the country. With a total of eleven branches in Europe, the player is planning... more