Mobility award for Zillertal railway 
The "wood on rail" initiative has won the VCÖ Mobility Prize Tyrol 2021. Already in the first month of operation, around 23,270 t of wood were transported by rail, thus saving 2,250 truck trips. Binderholz, a specialist for solid wood products and mass timer... more
Euromed highlights tasks for shipping industry
At the 24th edition of the Euromed-Convention in Valencia last week, Guido Grimaldi, president of the European association ALIS, put forward that the pandemic not only underlined the importance of the logistics industry, but accelerated the transformation of the transport and... more
More space for automobile logistics
The BLG Group has expanded its automobile logistics site in Dodendorf, Germany for its South Korean client Hyundai. The additional space of 95,000 sqm now brings the inland terminal's surface to 230,000 sqm for around 11,000 new and used vehicles. The new area is exclusively... more
Drone delivery trial in Ireland
With the Iata World Cargo Symposium taking place this week - attended by ITJ, of course - Dublin and Ireland are in the centre of the aviation stage. At the end of last month, Fedex Express, in collaboration with Future Mobility Campus Ireland (FMCI) Air, announced the... more
Kögel has new CEO
Christian Renners became chairman of the management board of Kögel Trailer on 1 October 2021. He is also head of sales, marketing and business development. His aim is to further strengthen customer focus and provide the most economical and sustainable transport solutions in... more
Green equipment for NYNJ
Maher Terminals at the Port of New York & New Jersey has ordered three new ship to shore (STS) container cranes. They will be installed alongside the existing eight Liebherr STS cranes at Maher’s terminal. The first two cranes were supplied in 2012 with a further two in... more
First 5G rail terminal to be located in Hungary
It is a unique rail logistics project: construction has just begun on the new East-West Gate Intermodal Terminal (EWG) in Fenyeslitke, Hungary. As Europe's largest smart railway logistics terminal, to be completed by Q1/2022, it will be the first terminal on the continent to use... more
Over 420 sites certified
The French group Bolloré Logistics has run a big audit and obtained an extension on its multi-site certification that comprises all the standards relating to workplace safety (ISO 45001:2018), quality management (ISO 9001:2015) and the environment (ISO 14001:2015). More than... more
321 Precision tackles two more A321-200PCF
Greenwich Highland Aviation is the latest A321-200PCF customer to contract 321 Precision Conversions. The US Airline has initially pledged two aircraft, msn 1438 and 1953, which will induct in early 2022 at Haeco Americas in Lake City, FL. The pair of A321-200PCFs will be leased... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In the episode ‘Elementary School Musical,’ which first aired in 2010, Bart Simpson’s friend Milhouse correctly predicted that Bengt Holmström would win the 2016 Nobel Prize for economics. more