24plus appoints Markus Egerer 
Markus Egerer became managing director of 24plus Systemverkehre on 1 October, replacing Stefan Rehmet as head of the general cargo cooperation headquartered in Hauneck near Bad Hersfeld, Germany. Egerer has been active in the logistics industry for more than 20 years. During... more
Swire joins zero carbon initiative
With approx. 70.000 ships consuming 300 million t of fuel per annum, global shipping accounts for around 3% of global carbon emissions, a share that is likely to increase as other industries tackle climate emissions in the coming decades. That's why John Swire & Sons,... more
Pushing ahead with digital roadmap
Following a year of rapid digital air cargo adoption within the industry, Latam Cargo Group is teaming up with Webcargo, a Freightos Group company. This partnership will provide over 2,500 forwarders on the Webcargo platform with real-time e-bookings, access to live rates... more
Royal attention in Genk
Belgium's King Philippe recently visited H. Essers, a logistics services provider mainly for the pharmaceutical and chemical industry, at its new headquarters in Genk, to learn about measures to combat skills shortage. Since global supply chains are currently battling with... more
Tiger and UP: tri-cities intermodal initiative
US intermodal provider Tiger Cool Express is acquiring the former Union Pacific Railroad cold connect warehouse to develop an adjacent intermodal ramp in Wallula, WA (USA). The envisioned Tiger tri-cities logistics centre will benefit the entire agricultural community in the... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
You could melt steel with concentrated sunlight through a magnifying glass measuring 4 m in diameter. more
Better service between first and last mile
In China, trucking service provider Ming Zhu has signed an MoU to acquire the controlling interest of Xinjiang Feipeng Logistics, a provider of slack coal shipments for the "first and last mile" by a road-railway intermodal system based in Xinjiang. When completed,... more
Neva Baikal Shuttle launched
Russian transport company Fesco has introduced a regular container train from St. Petersburg to Irkutsk near Lake Baikal. The Neva Baikal Shuttle takes six days to reach its destination at the Irkutsk – Sortirovochniy railway station. The weekly service is expected to transport... more
Overtime on the last weekend
More chances to see the last MD-11F registered in Europe in service are coming this weekend. Lufthansa Cargo, which has gradually replaced its triple-jet aircraft with B777Fs, has announced that, although the last flight of D-ALCC was scheduled for today, 15 October 2021, the... more
Black Sea permits doubled
Member states of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organisation (BSEC) that are involved in the region’s truck transit permit system have agreed to significantly increase permit quotas for 2022, the International Road Union (IRU) reported. At a meeting in Istanbul and... more