Ryan Hood to chair ITS (UK) 
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Society, ITS (UK), has appointed Ryan Hood as its new chair. Hood is strategic account manager at the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL). He replaces WSP’s Ian Patey, with the appointment set to be ratified at next month’s ITS (UK) AGM – which... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The medical term for ice cream headaches is "sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia". more
Canadian leasing company enters cargo business
Echo Aviation Leasing Corporation, a Montreal-based provider of financial solutions to the general aviation industry, has completed the purchase, via its wholly-owned affiliate Echo Capital Fund II, of time sensitive overnight air cargo services. Pursuant to the terms of the... more
Portfolio changes hands
E-commerce is growing rapidly and could be worth EUR 500 billion soon. Logistics firms such as U-Freight are adapting their business to the development, and also have to invest in infrastructure. This is becoming increasingly important for financial investors. more
New rail service between Padua and southern Italy
Mercitalia, part of FS Italiane, has launched a freight transport service in Italy linking Padova Interporto to terminals in Bari and Catania. The first phase throughout the Covid-19 emergency period initially involves transporting mainly essential goods, and then in a second... more
Big Gulf carriers connecting the planet
Emirates Skycargo has scaled up its cargo services to connect an increasing number of global destinations. The Dubai-based cargo carrier currently operates flights to 51 destinations globally, out of which 19 cities are served by B777F offering up to 100 t of capacity per flight... more
Deployment of scrubbers on the rise worldwide
The number of ships with installed or on-demand scrubbers is currently at almost 4,050 units, according to the latest data from DNV GL's 'alternative fuels observatory'. Although new orders for this technology slowed down as the sector approached 2020, the latest data still... more
Ceva renews contract with Mondadori Group
Ceva Logistics has further extended its market-leading position as a book logistics provider in Italy through the renewal of its contract with Mondadori Group, an Italian publishing house for books and magazines. The new contract extends a partnership that began in May 2017 for... more
Lanxess to head global procurement and logistics
Marcel Beermann will take over as head of the procurement and logistics group function at the German specialty chemicals company Lanxess on 1 June. He succeeds Frederique van Baarle, who will become head of the high performance materials business unit on the same date. Beermann... more
Eurasian rail service simplified
The United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA), part of RZD Holding, has launched a regular multimodal container service between Scandinavia and China. The new service uses a unified CIM/SMGS invoice. This single CIM/SMGS transport document... more