New truck model for crane haulage 
Leicester-based Aylestone Transport from the UK has taken delivery of a Volvo FH 540 Globetrotter tractor unit – its first of the new model range. The truck will be used for crane haulage five days a week, delivering concrete slabs and kerbs from Aggregate Industries’ base in... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The painter Vincent van Gogh was born on 30 March 1853, exactly one year after his parents' first son was stillborn. The van Goghs named both sons Vincent. more
ETCS refit for Thailand’s railways
SRT, Thailand's state-owned railways, is investing in ETCS' level 1 onboard automatic train protections (ATP) system. Progress Rail's subsidiary ETM will design, supply and install its system on 70 SRT locomotives. The ATP system increases efficiency, safety and reliability, ETM... more
Big purchase for Pilot Freight Services
Pilot Freight Services, a global logistics services provider which was founded in Philadelphia in 1971 and bought by Phillips in 1993, has acquired the American Linehaul Corporation (ALC), a non-asset based provider of expedited LTL (less than truckload) services in the United... more
GDP certification for Thai Cargo
Varangkana Luerojvong, head of the aviation business unit at Thai Airways International, the airline's warehouse at Bangkok airport has been assessed and awarded Good Distribution Practices (GDP) certification in accordance with WHO standards. She added that the assessment was... more
Mixed picture for global container throughput
The container throughput index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose by 1.6 points (seasonally adjusted) to 125.1 in May, according to the current flash estimate. The value of the Chinese ports'... more
Passing on the baton at Envirotainer
After five years at the head of the company, Michael Berg will step down as CEO of Envirotainer as of 1 September 2021. Envirotainer develops air freight solutions for temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals. During Berg's time of office, the company witnessed an upswing, as a... more
Aurizon wins contract for grain haulage
Aurizon and the CBH Group have signed a long-term rail haulage and maintenance contract covering all rail requirements for CBH’s Western Australian grain harvests. The Australian rail freight operator will begin hauling for CBH later this month, delivering from regional rail... more
DP World's expansion paying off so far
The first six months of 2021 were good to DP World. The port, terminal, logistics and short sea operator generated revenues of USD 4.94 billion (+21.3%), while net profit for the period rose to USD 585 million (+75,4%). In volumes, DP World handled 38.6 million teu over the... more
Serbian oil refinery to receive new rail access
Reconstruction of the industrial rail access to the Pancevo Oil Refinery in Serbia: A consortium of companies consisting of NIS, INGRAP-OMNI and RZD International have agreed to upgrade the tracks and embankment of the railway section from the Oil Refinery to the Belgrade –... more