New member for steering committee on mediation 
Edward Liu, legal director with Hill Dickinson Hong Kong, has been elected as a member of the steering committee on mediation and its public education and publicity sub-committee each for a new term from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021. Damien Laracy, managing partner of... more
Road hauliers demand planning security
European legislators are currently debating a more ambitious aim for cutting greenhouse gas emissions: initially 40%, the legislators are now proposing a reduction target of 50%/55% or even 65% by 2030. Road hauliers are prepared to make their contribution to the... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The hashtag symbol is technically called an octothorpe. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the "octo-" prefix refers to the eight points on the popular symbol, but the "thorpe" remains a mystery. One theory claims that it comes from the Old English... more
New Salt Lake City intermodal service available
Infinity Intermodal in the USA has launched a new expedited temp-controlled intermodal service from Salt Lake City to Chicago and return. The new offering is three days door-to-door and allows Infinity Intermodal to provide expedited, temperature-controlled, full truckload,... more
Coyne connects Armenia to Europe
Coyne Airways is stepping up its cargo services to Armenia with the introduction of a weekly B737-400F service from Liege (Belgium) to Yerevan. The service began on 10 May 2020 and is designed to bring much-needed direct freighter lift to Yerevan from Western Europe. The... more
Paycargo Capital supports transport companies
Paycargo Capital, a sister company of online payment platform Paycargo, has seen a rise in demand for its short-term credit facility during the Covid-19 pandemic. Transport companies and cargo owners that are customers of Paycargo in North America can apply for credit of between... more
Maritime augments rail service in UK
Despite the economic uncertainty and downturn in container traffic due to Covid-19, Maritime Intermodal has launched a new railfreight service in UK from DP World Southampton to its terminal at East Midlands Gateway (EMG). Hauled by DB Cargo UK, the new shuttle has a... more
New function within Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
On 1 June 2020 Stefanie Hegels will take over the management of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles plant in WrzeĊnia (Poland), succeeding Christiane Engel. Hegels has been with the Volkswagen Group for almost 24 years and has held various functions in logistics. She started... more
New Mediterranean loops operational
The AEM6 is an Ocean Alliance's weekly liner service connecting South Korean, Chinese and SE Asian ports with the Adriatic, including stopovers in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, has started its amended loop. Evergreen's first vessel sailing according to the new rotation... more
Donating test kits at Entebbe airport
National Aviation Services (NAS), a global aviation services provider handling more than 370,000 t of cargo per year, recently donated rapid diagnostic testing kits to the Covid-19 national task force formed by the Ugandan ministry of health. They complement the ongoing... more