Australia to expand intermodal facilities 
Australia’s new federal budget includes an AUD 3.8 billion (EUR 2.57 bn) investment in the country’s intermodal infrastructure. The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has welcomed the budget’s recognition of the importance of rail freight to the nation’s supply chain. The... more
Nearly 1,500 safest drivers join Circle of Honour
UPS has inducted 1,495 of its drivers into the Circle of Honour, an elite group of UPS drivers who have not had an avoidable accident for 25 years or more. Made up of drivers from four continents, this new class has a total of 37,375 years of safe driving. “In this era of... more
Brazilian terminal orders new equipment
At the Port of Pecém in northeast Brazil, Terminais Portuários do Ceará (Tecer Terminais) has ordered two Kalmar heavy forklift trucks and two Super Gloria reachstackers to be delivered in Q4/2022. Tecer Terminais has been operating as a provider of cargo-handling services... more
Swissport chooses Ilse De Loof
Ilse De Loof will join Swissport as general counsel & company secretary and member of the executive leadership team on 1 April 2022. De Loof served as group general counsel & corporate secretary at the Netherland-based LBC Tank Terminals Group since 2011 and acted as... more
MSK Pharmalogistik finds new location
The family-run pharmaceutical logistics service provider MSK Pharmalogistic from Heppenheim, Germany, is moving into a new location. In the new Panattoni Park Mannheim North, the company is planning a logistics centre certified as GDP (good distribution practice) and GMP (good... more
ITJ 15-16/2022 
Dear readers,Peace is best attained by preparing for war – not a maxim that’s limited to the political-military context. Logistics, which as a concept originates precisely from the military field, has no choice but to function according to the same principle – at least since the... more
740 km of Indian network electrified
Konkan Rail, one of the biggest rail networks in India, is moving towards net zero carbon emission: In its efforts to electrify its entire broad-gauge network, Konkan Railway has accomplished the 100% electrification of all its 741 km route network in India. The foundation... more
Delivering poppy seed pods is not funny
At Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, CBP agriculture specialists and officers examining arriving international cargo inspected a shipment of manifested “dried flowers.” Inside the packages, they found 2.5 kg of Papaver sp. or poppy seed pods. Since pods such as these... more