1,000 hopper cars from Mexico 
Canadian National Railways (CN) has placed an order for 1,000 new generation, high-capacity grain hopper cars. They will be produced in a Trinity Rail manufacturing plant in Mexico and will help move more grain across the rail company’s network. The Trinity Rail order is... more
Carriers sponsor climate change campaign
The skipper Boris Herrmann, whose Team Malizia gained notoriety in 2020 when he competed in the Vendee Globe 2020 ocean race while carrying the message “A Race We Must Win” on the sails of his yacht, signed an official partnership contract with carriers Hapag-Lloyd and Kuehne +... more
Logjob finds senior partner
Michel Colombo was appointed as Logjob’s new senior partner and head of its Neuchâtel office in Switzerland on 1 May. Colombo, who joined Logjob as managing director from Sonae Arauco Suisse, also served as managing director at Halter Rohstoff, as sales manager at Biedermann... more
Proponent partners with Sine Draco
Proponent, a Californian aerospace parts distribution business, has been selected by Sine Draco Aviation Technology to serve as a Tier 1 supplier of machined parts and other conversion hardware for Sine Draco's A321 freighter conversion programme. Under the deal, the team of... more
Under Armour's start in UK
Ceva Logistics has begun the full omni-channel distribution of Under Armour’s sports apparel products in UK. The provider runs Under Armour’s UK e-commerce business as part of an on-going, multi-year contract, with up to 200 employees operating from Ceva Logistics’ dedicated... more
MOL Plus makes first strike
Founded in late April 2021, MOL Plus, a venture capital fund (CVC) firm owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has now chosen its first investment. The investment pool is JPY 4 billion (USD 36 million). The CVC’s first project is the “Real Tech Fund”, operated by Real Tech... more
100% biodiesel transports with new technology
Biodiesel is an alternative to conventional fuels. The problem is that the colder it is, the lower the proportion of biodiesel that can be mixed with conventional diesel. At Schöni, around 270 trucks have been running on 50% to 80% biodiesel from March to October for some years... more
Softbox hires Sean Austerberry
Softbox, a global innovator and provider of passive temperature-controlled packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical, life science and cold chain logistics industries, has appointed Sean Austerberry as new research and product development director. He will lead Softbox’s... more
Green light for nine new routes
Hong Kong Air Cargo (HKAC) has received approval from the Hong Kong Air Transport Licensing Authority to operate scheduled cargo flights to nine new routes. In December 2020, HKAC formally submitted applications to add Chennai, Delhi, Jakarta, Liege, Manila, Melbourne,... more
Ikea banks on barges in Paris
Having won a bid for project sites organised by Haropa-Ports of Paris, Ikea France is setting up a logistics warehouse at Limay. The publicly owned site, approximately 160,000 sqm, will enable the Swedish retailer to develop a customer distribution centre covering around 72,000... more