Jaxport's employee receives patriot award 
The US military, more specifically, the office of the secretary of defence, recently honoured a Jaxport asset manager for his commitment. Brandon Blanton received the laurels for his outstanding support of fellow employee seaman Matthew Reed during Reed’s service in the Navy... more
Qube to expand export bulk services
Qube has acquired Australia’s grain loading and rail discharge Newcastle Agri Terminal (NAT). The facility has 60,000 t of silo storage space, modern rail reception infrastructure, road discharge facilities and the ability to load out up to 2,000 t per hour. The terminal is... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Most of the trees in New York City are London plane trees. There are 87,955 of them. more
TTC takes advantage of SAF offer
Total Touch Cargo Holland BV (TTC) and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) have formed a partnership within the framework of the airline’s sustainable aviation fuel programme. Under the agreement, AFKLMP Cargo will use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on selected... more
DSV wins climate strategy award
DSV has won this year’s climate strategy award “Frontrunner in the industry”, which was personally handed over to Group CEO, Jens Bjørn Andersen, at a ceremony in Copenhagen last week. The jury said the company was a "role model on sustainability in the industry".... more
Cox Powertrain picks Gavin Wesson
Cox Marine, a British manufacturer of high-powered diesel outboard engines for the global marine industry, has appointed Gavin Wesson as new chief operating officer. Wesson has more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing and engineering operations, supply chain and... more
Gateway Basel Nord making progress
The Swiss federal office of transport (FOT) has confirmed funds of CHF 83 million for the planned trimodal terminal Gateway Basel Nord. The funds had already been approved in 2018. However, because of a ruling by the Federal administrative court, the FOT had to repeat the... more
How young Hyperloop teams made it in Vegas
People do not go to Las Vegas only to get married. It was a tight race, and only two got through. The “Swissloop Tunnelling” research team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich was one of only two teams from the final twelve teams to qualify to complete... more
No train, no flight
Green Cargo will continue transporting fuel by rail between the port of Gävle and the Brista unloading station outside Arlanda (Sweden) for ground handling company A Flygbränslehantering (AFAB). The companies have extended their contract to this effect for another five years.... more
Schmitz Cargobull appoints Günter Schweitzer
Schmitz Cargobull's supervisory board has appointed elected Günter Schweitzer as additional new member of the management board responsible for purchasing & logistics, supply chain & management of the production site network. Schweitzer studied metallurgy and material... more