London P&I Club joins seafarers’ welfare association 
The London P&I Club has become a member of the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (Iswan), a network of international organisations committed to improving the welfare of seafarers.The London Club can now become more active in helping to improve the lives... more
InstaFreight offers second digital service
Transport management services are the second offering of the Berlin-based, digital freight forwarder InstaFreight. The company already provides forwarding services. Having successfully tested the pilot project with several large-scale enterprises over the past twelve months,... more
Rogers promoted to CFO at Echo
On 5 October Echo Global Logistics, a US provider of technology-enabled transport management services, promoted Peter M. Rogers from senior vice-president of finance and controller to the position of CFO. He succeeded Kyle L. Sauers, who will be departing the company to pursue... more
"Curiosity of the Day"
Bees that accidentally collide make something like a ‘woops’ sound. more
Lineas and Tabaknati build new hub
Belgium railfreight operator Lineas and logistics company Tabaknatie will set up collection points for containers outside of Antwerp (Belgium) to spread the number of trucks during the Oosterweel works on the Antwerp ring road. The initiative comes after Lantis and the Port... more
South America's "most modern import air cargo terminal"
The first stone was laid at Tabacarcen cargo logistics centre for the construction of the new import cargo distribution area located at the Quito airport. The investment for the work is USD 2 million, and it is expected to be completed in mid-2021. Santiago Gómez de la... more
New multimodal access to the port of Barcelona
In a joint effort between the authorities and private companies, a protocol has been inked concerning the new southern road and rail accesses to the port of Barcelona. The ministry of public works, the Generalitat de Catalunya; Adif, the Spanish corporation of rail... more
CP connected to shipping platform
Canadian Pacific Railways (CP) has joined Trade Lens, a blockchain-based platform that enables the secure and transparent transfer of container-shipping documents. This open-API platform will help CP intermodal shippers create, amend and share documents with other supply... more
Magnolia Award goes to Nippon Express
Tatsuo Sugiyama (left), managing executive officer and regional general manager of Nippon Express, East Asia Region has received the Magnolia Award from the Shanghai municipal people's government at a presentation ceremony, 16 September. Since 1989, the Magnolia Award has... more
Because Manhattan Associates is worth it
The French global beauty company, L’Oréal, which was founded 110 years ago, has chosen to implement Manhattan Active Warehouse Management, a software as a service (SaaS)-based and cloud-native solution. The first implementation is due to be launched by mid-2021, with... more