Rebuilding of Morandi bridge goes ahead 
It has been just 19 months since the tragic collapse of the Morandi bridge, officially known as the Polcevera Viaduct, in Genoa, Italy. On Tuesday (28 April 2020), the main construction was completed as the final bridge section was lowered into place. Although not open to... more
New interim president for the Port of Santos
Brazil's ministry of infrastructure has replaced the president of the Santos Port Authority (SPA). The former president Casemiro Tércio Carvalho resigned last week. No reasons were disclosed. As interim president, Fernando Biral will now take over the helm at Latin America's... more
Kerry Logistics expands coffee business into Taiwan
Kerry Logistics has announced the expansion of its coffee trading business into Taiwan, as the sole distributor of Italian coffee group illycaffè's complete product range in Taiwan. Kerry Coffee was established in 2019 for the trading and distribution of illycaffè's products... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
When AOL was giving away internet via CDs in the mail, spending some USD 300 million to manufacture and mail them during its peak in the 1990s, the early online giant was producing 50% of all the world's CDs. more
Recovery after the storm
This pandemic too, with its massive impact on northern Italy, will come to an end at some point. Maurizio Briglia is currently busy negotiating solutions with carriers, to prevent congestion in ports. The managing director of Combi Line, which is headquartered near Milan, senses... more
Adopt mobility package 1 now!
Sixteen road haulage associations across Europe urgently call for the finalisation of the legislative procedure on the mobility package 1. After three years of legislative work, the package awaits final approval in the European parliament. This will provide a harmonised... more
DB Schenker charters PVG shuttle service
After combining efforts through three flights carrying medical equipment from China to Iceland, Icelandair Group and DB Schenker have signed an agreement regarding 45 cargo flights between Shanghai PVG and Munich. Three redesigned B767 with removed seats have already started... more
Austrian carrier expands railfreight services to China
The Rail Cargo Group (RCG), the railfreight arm of the Austrian ÖBB, is augmenting its rail transport offer to and from China as part of its TransFer service. The first of these new trains started in Jinan in eastern China and arrived in Budapest in Hungary on Monday (27... more
Global idle fleet crosses threshold of 3 million teu
The pandemic forces all carriers to idle segments of their operated tonnage, now amounting to 3 million teu, according to the latest figures of Alphaliner. The maritime intelligence provider said that this number surpasses the previous peak mark of 2.46 million teu reported at... more
Higher revenue despite corona pandemic
Notwithstanding the corona pandemic and the costs of the company's restructuring programme, the Swedish rail carrier Green Cargo was able to raise the operating result in Q1/2020 by SEK 14 million (EUR 1.3 million) to SEK -70 million (EUR -6.4 million) compared to the same... more