"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
ITJ Video News – 11 February 2021
In the ITJ Video News of 11 February 2021, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen looks at reports that professionals are sceptical about an early recovery in the industry; the repurposing of Kenya Airways’ Boeing B787 cabins for cargo transport; the appointment of Todd Rives as... more
First direct cargo link between Baku and Tokyo
Two months after celebrating the third anniversary of its operations to Osaka, Silk Way West Airlines is starting another service to Japan, with twice-weekly flights between Baku and Tokyo NRT, taking off today, 11 February 2021. Based on an agreement signed between Silk Way... more
Regular car-trains from Chongqing to Moscow
Russian transport company Fesco has sent the first container loaded with cars from Chongqing (China) to the Bely Rast Terminal and Logistics Centre near Moscow (Russia) via Mongolia. The route goes through the Chinese-Mongolian-Russian border checkpoints of... more