P3 Logistic Parks develops new park for Amazon 
From March 2020, a new distribution centre for Amazon will be built in Lengede near Braunschweig (Germany). P3 Logistic Parks has signed a long-term lease with the online retailer. Packages arriving from Amazon's logistics and sorting centres will be picked up by delivery... more
200 hopper cars to transport fertilizer
In Russia, United Wagon Company (UWC) and chemical producer Togliattiazot (TOAZ) have signed a contract on the supply of 200 hopper cars for the transportation of mineral fertilizers. The new generation cars will be shipped to the customer by the end of May this year. This... more
Survitec appoints Ron Krisanda as executive chairman
Survitec, a safety and survival solutions provider, has appointed Ron Krisanda as executive chairman for its life-saving equipment business. In this newly created role, he will lead both the Survitec board of directors and the executive management team. Krisanda has... more
Delta Cargo launches charter ops on PAX aircraft
Responding to Delta corporate customers who have told the carrier that they need help transporting cargo during these times of uncertainty and change, Delta Cargo is launching charter operations to provide the safe and reliable transportation of goods around the globe. VP... more
Damco moves into new warehouse at Heathrow Airport
Damco has moved into a new 3,345 sqm energy-efficient warehouse at London’s Heathrow Airport as part of ongoing investment in its airfreight offering. The freight forwarder has moved its air freight operations into offices at the North Feltham trading estate, within three miles... more
Cargo vessels not immune against port ban
In Australia, Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) recently banned all commercial ships from entering ports in Queensland if the ship, or any person onboard, has been in any country outside of Australia within the last 14-days. Port authorities are obviously considering similar... more
UPS gains pharma certification in Singapore
UPS has announced that its freight forwarding operation at Changi Airport, Singapore, has received the Iata Ceiv pharma certification for pharmaceutical logistics. The first for UPS in Asia Pacific, the certification validates its capabilities in the safe, secure and efficient... more
US class I receives grant for safety upgrade
BNSF Railway has received a USD 11,752 grant funding by the Washington state utilities and transportation commission for safety upgrades at the railroad overcrossing near Offut Lake in Thurston County. The US class I railway owns the track. The grant will help fund upgrades... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Until the 1980s, it was illegal for a woman to drive a car down Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia, unless her husband was walking in front of the car waving a red flag. more
CMA CGM launches Jeddex
The routes Europe and Red Sea from/to Kenya and Somalia's strategic markets are again in the focus of CMA CGM. The Marseille (France)-headquartered unit is preparing to launch its Jeddex service. The deployment consists of four vessels of a 1,100 teu nominal capacity each.... more