"Curiosity of the Day" 
In cold climates, a turtle's shell may be used to read its age, similar to the annual rings of trees. more
Migrants could help fight driver shortage 
In a virtual debate, representatives of the transport industry suggested that one way to ease the big driver shortages in the European Union would be to attract a more diverse workforce including young people, women and migrants. Companies such as Transports Main Forte in... more
HGK builds H2 powered units
Duisburg-based HGK Shipping is expanding its fleet with two technically innovative Type C motor tankers. The shipyard Scheepsreparatiebedrijf De Gerlien van Tiem in Druten, the Netherlands, has once again won the building contract. The last units built for HGK were two ships... more
New location in Bavaria
Gebrüder Weiss' new location in Straubing in Lower Bavaria (Germany), will be operational from October, enabling the international transport and logistics provider to further consolidate its land transport network across southern Germany. The new site will be based at a... more
The points are in the port
The Geis Group is building a EUR 25 million logistics and technology centre covering 17,000 m2 at its site in the inland port of Nuremberg. The first half opened in April, and the pencil manufacturer Faber-Castell is set to move into the second half in 2022. more
More intermodal services
Kombiverkehr has launched a new intermodal link between Germany and Austria. The direct trains offer a three weekly service between the terminals München-Riem (Germany) and Wels CTT (Austria). The terminals can also be used as hubs for ongoing transports, connecting... more
Karin Eulenbruch to lead contract logistics
Karin Eulenbruch, formerly vice president sales & business development contract logistics Germany and Switzerland at Kuehne + Nagel, moved to TST on 1 September 2021. Eulenbruch will take on the same position at her new employer, a logistics company based in Worms, Germany.... more
For cool freight in Singapore
At Singapore’s Changi International Airport, Ceva Logistics has launched its temperature-controlled airfreight station as a healthcare logistics hub for the Asia Pacific region. The cold station lies within the free trade zone of Singapore's airport logistics park. Ceva's... more
Certification for quality management
VPI European Rail Service (VERS) has receive the ISO 9001:2015 certificate, as the certification agency System CERT confirmed after an intensive audit: The publisher of the European Maintenance Guide VPI-EMG works with a quality management system that fully meets the required... more
Senator adds Tianjin to its SAB network
Another expansion: Senator International added China to its "SAB" network on 8 September 2021. After the Hamburg-based forwarder launched its own airfreight services with the "Africa Bridge" between Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN) and Johannesburg and with the... more