Kearney swallows Prokura 
Switzerland-based management consultancy Kearney is acquiring the Nordic procurement and supply chain company Prokura. Prokura, founded in 2008, will remain as an independent brand. In addition to offices in Oslo and Copenhagen, the company also has a presence in Munich.... more
Gaby Bornheim to lead VDR
The administrative board of the German Shipowners' Association (VDR) elected Gaby Bornheim as president of the association at its meeting last week. The term of office of former president Captain Alfred Hartmann thus comes to an end as previously planned. As managing... more
Converting Beechcrafts into freighters
Yingling Aviation, a Cessna, Beechcraft, and McCauley authorised affiliate founded 75 years ago, has announced an agreement with Alpine Air Express, an FAR Part 135 on-demand air cargo operator, to reconfigure and upgrade Beechcraft 1900D aircraft to boost the capacity, range,... more
More rail transports via Urumqi
Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) wants to route more rail transports for Europe through the Chinese logistics platform in Urumqi in future. Only recently, the company handled two door-to-door transports to Hamburg and Duisburg (Germany) via this hub. The trains carried 300... more
New warehouse in Manchester
Triton Construction is currently building a new speculative manufacturing and distribution facility in Middleton, Manchester, for Patrick Properties. Stakehill 185 is to offer 17,000 sqm of warehouse space, over three floors. The site, formerly a distribution centre for... more
18 giraffes from South Africa to Brazil
Intradco Global and its parent company Chapman Freeborn have worked together on a charter flight to transport 18 giraffes from O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) to Río de Janeiro Galeão Airport (GIG). Averaging 4.3-5.7 m when fully grown, the animals were transported... more
Acciaierie d'Italia opts for huge portal cranes
Taranto-headquartered steel manufacturer Acciaierie d'Italia requires the strongest possible equipment to handle its bulky and heavy materials. The group recently inked a contract with Liebherr about four new LPS 800 portal cranes for handling raw materials used in steel... more
Changes in Unilever leadership executive
Chief legal officer & group secretary Ritva Sotamaa will retire from the company at the end of March 2022. She will be succeeded by Maria Varsellona, general counsel & company secretary for global technology company ABB. Furthermore, Marc Engel, chief supply chain... more
Branded loco for Klade Group
Austrian railfreight company Frachtbahn has leased a new locomotive from ELL Austria. It will handle timber transports for the Klade Group, primarily between Germany and Romania. The family-owned company moves about 1.5 million t of timber annually. For Klade's transports,... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In the prison on the island of Alcatraz, the inmates were allowed hot showers so that they would not get accustomed to cold water. It was feared that they might try to escape by swimming to the mainland. more