Cargo link between Northwest and Northeast 
Pittsburgh airport (PIT) in Pennsylvania is expected to sign an agreement to expand its collaboration with another airport – 4,000 miles away in Alaska. The agreement, with Anchorage airport (ANC), aims to boost sales and marketing efforts at both airports, with a particular... more
Planet project celebrates kick-off meeting
Planet (progress towards federated logistics through the integration of TEN-T into a global trade network) has celebrated its kick-off meeting. Planet is a research and innovation project co-founded by the EU through the Horizon 2020 mobility for growth programme. With a... more
Matt McAluney joins Elemica as CCO
More changes on Elemica's top floor: in addition to David Muse, who has held the position of managing director since June, the network for supply chain optimisation has added Matt McAluney as CCO to its executive management. With his team, he will focus on building... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Tennis player Fred Perry, Wimbledon champion from 1934 to 1936, won the table tennis world cup in 1929. more
Where? When? How much?
Governments’ measures to contain the outbreak of Covid-19 have also had a massive impact on the shipping industry. The market research institute Alphaliner says that 13% of the global maritime fleet has been laid up. more
Toowoomba's big points
Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB), the home of Queensland’s only dedicated B747-8F international freighter service, operated by Cathay Pacific Cargo, attracts cargo-only passenger aircraft services. After Cathay Pacific's arrival with a B777 widebody last Sunday, 14 June... more
More freight for Italy's railways
Schienen VTG has delivered the first 40 of 60 new wagons to Medway Italia in Bologna. The ultramodern, six-acle 80′ Sggrs(s) wagons were especially adapted to meet Medway’s needs and optimised for onward transport by sea – a novelty on the Italian market, VTG said. Medway... more
Novel passenger transport system takes to the skies
The Max Bögl group has sent the first two-section vehicle of the Transport System Bögl with one of the world’s largest transport aircraft to its place of operation in China. This is the next milestone for the finalisation of the demonstration track in Chengdu. The novel... more
Barcelona's throughput up to May 2020
The Port of Barcelona has published its figures for the first five months of the current year. Overall, freight traffic fell by 17.2%, totalling 23.75 million t of cargo. Containers recorded a 20% drop with almost 1,158,000 teu moved. With regards to imports, full containers... more
Quehenberger opens facility in Belgrade
The demand for logistics services in Serbia is increasing significantly. Quehenberger Logistic SRB has just moved into a new facility, attractively situated, right next to the highway, near the Šimanovci pay toll, at the western entrance to Belgrade. The new location offers... more