Fake handbags and Covid-19 test kits intercepted 
US customs and border Protection (CBP) officers seized a shipment of 32 counterfeit designer brand handbags on 10 March 2020 that arrived in Philadelphia in an express delivery parcel from Turkey. This is the second significant shipment of this kind recently seized at PHL... more
VPI: workshops must stay open
The association of wagon keepers (Verband der Güterwagenhalter, VPI) calls upon the German federal government to ensure that workshops remain in operation in Germany and throughout the EU. “Without maintenance and essential repairs of rolling stock, there is a risk that... more
ClassNK: changes at the helm
Current senior executive vice president Hiroaki Sakashita has been appointed president & CEO as well as a representative director of the Japanese classification society ClassNK. Current senior executive vice presidents Tetsuya Kinoshita, Junichiro Iida and Toshiyuki... more
Yusen acquires additional shares of AB Logistics
Yusen Logistics Thailand announces will acquire additional shares of AB Logistics of the Ajinomoto Group and make it a subsidiary on 1 April. Accordingly, the company name will also be changed from ABLT to Yusen Food Supply Chain (Thailand). Yusen Logistics Thailand will... more
New TOS operative in the port of Livorno
The CILP multipurpose terminal in the port of Livorno enters a new digital era. Its Milos® terminal operating system (TOS) is now operative. Circle, a company specialising in the analysis and development of automation and digitalisation solutions for the port sectors and... more
Contract for maintenance train service awarded
Harsco Rail has been awarded a three-year mobile maintenance train service contract by Network Rail, the largest infrastructure manager of railway network in the UK. The USD 25 million contract calls for Harsco Rail to operate and maintain Network Rail’s fleet of eight mobile... more
Sleipnir rides into the Netherlands
The world’s largest crane vessel – which was put into operation by Heerema in July 2019 – has arrived in the Canlandkanaal in the Netherlands after completing a successful project in Trinidad. Before that, the crane vessel had already been deployed in Brazilian and Israeli... more
Timocom: quick response in difficult circumstances
In this time of crisis, Timocom is expanding the means of access to its logistics system. “We want to contribute to ensuring the supply of the population and the maintenance of supply chains even under the current exceptional conditions,” says Timocom’s managing director Tim... more
A.P. Moeller - Mærsk bolsters board's financial skills
At the ordinary AGM of A.P. Møller - Mærsk yesterday, 23.03.2020 the board proposed Blythe Masters for election as new member of the board of directors. Masters is an English national. She holds a BA in economics from Trinity College, Cambridge, UK. She is currently industry... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The names of all winners of the Stanley Cup are etched onto the trophy itself. Unfortunately, there are plenty of errors, including accidentally spelling the Toronto Maple Leafs as "Toronto Maple Leaes" and the Boston Bruins as "Bqstqn Bruins." Goaltender... more