Equipment for Yilport portfolio 
The Yilport Holding has ordered 27 new Kalmar machines to be spread across its ports and terminals: 11 reachstackers, four empty container handlers and 12 heavy terminal tractors. Delivery of all machines is scheduled for Q3 and Q4/2021. Currently, the Yilport Holding... more
Serving Unicef Emergency Fund globally
Turkish Cargo is supporting the battle against the pandemic by carrying Unicef Emergency Fund's Covid-19 vaccines and health equipment all around the world. The carrier just recently delivered 1.7 million doses of vaccines from India to Kinshasa, in cooperation with global... more
Tunisair tries again
After the guest appearance of Olfa Hamdi, a young executive from outside the company, at the helm of Tunisair (see ITJ 11-12/2021, p. 5) was of only short duration, the Tunisian government is once again relying on a manager with in-house experience to take her place. Khaled... more
Kwik Delivery expands in Nigeria
Lagos-headquartered Kwik Delivery has officially launched its just-in-time delivery service in Nigeria's capital Abuja. Launched in 2019, Kwik Delivery is an on-demand, last-mile delivery platform that connects African businesses to independent delivery riders, dubbed Kwiksters.... more
Novel locomotive from the Urals
Sinara-Transport Machines (STM) has identified a site for the production of mainline diesel locomotives with an asynchronous traction drive. The engines will be produced at the facilities of Ural Locomotives in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, in the Russian Sverdlovsk Region. It is a... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
T-shirts were first marketed on a large scale in 1904. The target group was bachelors because they didn't have a woman to sew on their shirt buttons. (599) more
China–Zurich direct
Next Friday, 19 March, the Swiss logistics company Tibbett-Britten is launching its new container rail service. The train will run directly from Xian (China) to Zurich (Switzerland).The service allows customers to load LCL rail consignments from China into consolidated... more
From Sweden down south
Starting 12 March, a new direct service will link the Port of Gothenburg with South Africa and Oceania. The Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners will operate the connection on a weekly basis. The “Höegh Trigger” is the first unit which will serve the link, together... more
Frankfurt and Hong Kong going high
Despite one day less than the same month the year before, February 2021 cargo traffic at Frankfurt airport (FRA) grew 21.7% to 180,700 t, of which 177,200 t were airfreight (+24%). During the first week of the month, right before Chinese New Year, there was a peak of 49,800 t -... more
Only slight drop in sales despite pandemic
Swiss rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler Rail expects a quick return to normality as the negative effects of the pandemic begin to fade away. For 2021 the company forecasts an order intake of around CHF 4 to 5 billion, a turnover between CHF 3.5 and 3.8 billion and an ebit margin... more