Coca Cola by rail 
Beverage producer Coca-Cola is increasingly relying on rail services for long-distance deliveries between its production sites. Logistics services provider DB Cargo ensures that the products arrive on time. More routes are being added to the rail network since this month, in... more
Foundation board completed
The Grieshaber Group from Weingarten (Germany), a medium-sized logistics service provider specialising in on automotive, food, pharma, paper and small parts with a company-owned vehicle fleet and logistics centres, welcomes Christoph Bahner, automotive logistician, and Professor... more
Bonsais to Brooklyn
Only few days before the Chinese New Year, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati were inspecting incoming freight from Shenzhen when they found a shipment full of live plants. Agriculture specialists unpacked 21 small trees, likely intended to become... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
One million cards are sent for Valentine’s Day every year. It is the second-biggest card-exchanging holiday after Christmas. more
Woodland joins iPort
A new fulfilment and distribution facility has come on stream in Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK. Woodland Group, a British logistics company with offices across the USA, Ireland, Asia and Europe, has opened the warehouse due to new business won in the packaging industry. The group... more
Enhancements at Felixstowe
The British Port of Felixstowe has completed its upgrade in order to make Hutchison Ports fit to accommodate larger ro-ro vessels. The redesign of facilities at the port includes the lengthening of No.3 ro-ro berth and the replacement of the previous hydraulic ramp at No.4 ro-ro... more
Crossbay chooses Ben Ryan
European urban logistics platform Crossbay has appointed Ben Ryan as its new head of asset management. Joining from Delin Property, where he was also head of asset management, and having held senior asset management roles at both Praxis Real Estate and Topland Group before that,... more
Train factory for Yorkshire
As part of its commitment to UK jobs and growth and supporting the government’s levelling up agenda, Siemens Mobility has awarded the GBP 40 million (EUR 46,000 million) contract to build its new rail manufacturing site at Goole to Yorkshire-based GMI Construction Group. It... more
Project to turn Paris airports into a 'hydrogen hub'
A group of four major aviation industry players in the French capital are planning to transform Paris airports into a true ‘hydrogen hub’, by launching a call for ex-pressions of interest to explore the opportunities generated by the hydrogen economy in Paris airports.The... more
Cashless on the autostrada
Italian hauliers operating beyond the country’s borders can now also test a product provided by DKV to pay the fees on toll roads without having any cash in their pockets. The service provider has 4.2 million cards and on-board units in use in Europe. more