More rail links for Hannover Lehrte 
Kombiverkehr is enhancing its range of services via the rapid transfer facility at the Hannover Lehrte mega hub as from 6 September 2021 by introducing new links and adding more despatch days on existing lanes. The train between Lehrte and Malmö (Sweden) will raise the... more
VP and global head for 4D
Thomas Skellingsted has been appointed vice president and global head of 4D Supply Chain Consulting. Effective 1 September 2021, he oversees the company's global management and leads the development of its client portfolio, supply chain services and logistics activities. 4 D... more
Euphorigenic hammocks
Four weeks ago, on 5 and 7 August 2021, US customs and border protection officers (CBPOs) in Memphis, TN, selected and examined two shipments manifested as "unsolicited gift handmade hammock with plast." The cargo was being sent from southern Mexico to two residences... more
Authorities to audit seafreight margins
The maritime shipping industry can now see a silver lining on the horizon: in July 2021, the US Federal Maritime Commission established an audit programme to assess ocean carriers’ compliance with federal regulations on detention and demurrage and to step up the federal agency’s... more
Sails for rockets at sea
A site for the production of Oceanwings, a wind propulsion system for maritime transport, has now been found. Ayro has signed a contract to this effect with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Caen in Normandy, concessionaire of the Port of Caen-Ouistreham. It will be the... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
No person has ever been further away from Earth than the 400,171 km of US astronauts James Lovell, John Swigert and Fred Haise of the Apollo 13 mission in 1970. more
XPO picks sales and marketing director
XPO Logistics has appointed Arron Kendall as sales and marketing director – Europe. He also joins XPO's European executive committee. Kendall has 20 years of experience in management and business development, including more than eleven years at XPO. He most recently served... more
1,000 freight cars ordered
Russian manufacturer UWC has obtained a compliance certificate from the register of certification on the Russian federal railway network for its flat car, model 13-6724, and signed a contract to supply 1,000 freight cars to the transport company Laude Smart Intermodal. The... more
SAA is back
In exactly three weeks, on 23 September 2021, the livery of South African Airways (SAA) will once again be visible in the skies as the airline resumes operations. Interim CEO Thomas Kgokolo: "After months of diligent work, we are delighted that SAA is resuming service and... more
More and more semi-trailer transports
TX Logistik is adding more trains to its schedule of services between Germany and Italy. The rail logistics company, which belongs to the Mercitalia group, will increase the number of round trips on the Duisburg – Segrate connection from five to six a week, starting on 6... more