"Curiosity of the Day" 
In Hawaii, if a woman is wearing a flower over her left ear it means that she is not open to approaches. more
More options for road trains in NSW Australia 
Road train operators can now access more than 900 km of additional road network, making it easier for producers and manufacturers to move freight across the state, according to the NSW ministry of regional transport in Australia. These road trains can carry up to 25% more... more
Global maritime capacities coming back
The idle fleet worldwide is shrinking while the carriers add further capacities to the global maritime market. The trades between Asia and North America West Coast are particularly strong, capacities being up 15% compared to the same weeks last year, as the Copenhagen... more
Pall-Ex appoints operations director
Pall-Ex has promoted talent from within and appointed a new operations director to steer through the changing logistics landscape during the on-going coronavirus pandemic. Paul Pegg has taken up the role at Pall-Ex’s central hub, having originally joined the logistics giant in... more
Swiss Post takes over notime
Swiss Port has acquired all shares in Zurich-based notime, having been the company's majority shareholder since 15 March 2018. With this move, Swiss Post strengthens its position in the growing same-day delivery market. Ordered goods are delivered on the same day by bicycle... more
Digital access to rail system now online
The Austrian ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has been working for some time on the digitisation of its services and end-to-end logistics processes. Effective 1 September 2020, customers can enter this digital world with the aid of SmartLINK. The tool provides access to available... more
Diesel and propellers: technology for the future?
The Californian start-up Otto Aviation officially introduces the Celera 500L as "the most fuel-efficient commercially viable passenger aircraft in the world". The full-scale prototype has completed 31 test flights validating its performance goals: a max. cruise... more
Maersk reshuffles its brands
Having posted stronger-than-expected results for Q2/2020, tripling its net income to USD 443 million in comparison to USD 153 million in Q2/2019, Maersk is redesigning its portfolio. The Safmarine and Damco brands will be fully integrated and no longer marketed by the end of... more
Dachser Shenzhen relocates
Dachser Shenzhen moved to a new office in August. The new premises are located at the Qianhai special economic zone, which was set up by the central government of China in 2010. The aim of this area is to strengthen the integration and cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong... more
Pharma logistics providers praise cooperation
Skycell, a Swiss-based provider of temperature-controlled container solutions, has supported three vaccine shipments sent from a manufacturer in Italy to the Brazilian government amid the pandemic. The first charter, jointly operated by Lufthansa, DHL and Skycell, flew from... more