TFI International digests UPS Freight 
Montreal-headquartered TFI International has finally closed its previously announced acquisition of UPS Freight, the less-than-truckload (LTL) and dedicated truckload (TL) divisions of US-player United Parcel Service. All regulatory authorities have given their green light.... more
Trains deliver steel from Italy to Austria
Marcegaglia and the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group are going to be extend their partnership again this year and add one more train per week. The trains transport steel products from the Italian industrial company to Austria and on to the Austrian market. These rail services take a... more
Far East-UK traffic particularly hit
By the end of 2020, the cost of shipping goods from China to Northern Europe - one of the major trade routes - had quadrupled from levels at the start of the year. “The container crisis is increasing the pressure on British retailers and manufacturers at a time when... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Every century has nine square root days, when the day and the month are the square root of the last two digits of the year. The next one is four years from today, on 5 May.25. more
Rejuvenating the world's freighter fleet
321 Precision Conversions' new A321-200PCF freighter has been awarded the FAA supplemental type certificate number ST02716SE. The company is a joint venture between Precision Aircraft Solutions, an aircraft modification company specialising in freighter conversions of B757,... more
Strategic changes for SEA Electric
US-based global automotive technology company SEA Electric, founded in Australia in 2012, aims to provide electrification solutions to align with President Joe Biden’s proposed investment and EV infrastructure plan. The company is strengthening its management team to meet the... more
Circles in the sand in Brussels
Like the Port of Brussels, the Belgian football club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise cares about the environment and tries to contribute to a greener world. So the club decided to join forces with the Port of Brussels to organise the delivery of sand by river. After arriving at... more
Gruber grows near Milan
After opening a 50,000 sqm logistics hub in the Pavia area earlier this year, Gruber Logistics is further expanding its network with a new warehouse in Lainate, near Milan. It will be the main transhipment point for traffic to France and also serve the Lombardy hinterland.... more
China-Europe-Rail benefits from Suez crisis
With increasing volumes of cargo carried on its LCL and FCL railfreight services between China and Europe, U-Freight Group says that the recent problems in the Suez Canal have made rail transport on this axis look all the more attractive. Clearly, supply chain planners are... more
More round trips to northern Italy
From 10 May 2021, TX Logistik (TXL) will be increasing the train frequency on the route between Leipzig (Germany) and Verona (Italy) via the Brenner axis from four to five round trips per week. A seventh weekly roundtrip will also be added to the Padborg (Denmark) – Verona link... more