New planning director joins Tritax Symmetry 
Tritax Symmetry has appointed Sinead Turnbull as new planning director in the company's Northampton office in UK. Turnbull joins the logistics development company from DLP Planning where she headed up the Rugby office. Prior to that, Turnbull was senior planning officer at... more
Dutch waste disposal firm tests e-truck
As part of a field test comprising four comparable vehicles, the first DAF CF Electric 6x2 refuse collection truck has entered operations with the Dutch public waste disposal firm Rova. The vehicle features a zero-emission VDL electric powertrain and will be operated in the... more
Heavy support for the Netherlands
Qatar Airways Cargo has begun using PAX aircraft as full-freighters into several markets like India (B777 and B787), Kuwait and Oman (A350). The carrier has also added maindeck capacity to Australia with twice-weekly B777F flights to Melbourne and Perth, adding 200 t of... more
More space in Poland
After a 15-year presence, the Polish branch of the Bodo Möller Chemie Group has developed into a hub for the specialty chemicals market in Poland, Czechia and Slovakia. To promote growth even further, the company moved into a completely new building, which was constructed for... more
Germany's inland shipping improves in 2019
About 205.1 million t of goods were shipped on Germany’s rivers and canals in 2019, up 3.6% from the previous year. In 2018 volumes were reduced by 11% to 197.1 million t due to low water levels. Transport performance also posted a substantial increase (+8.6%), reaching 50.9... more
LUG Aircargo handling gains co-managing director
The supervisory board of LUG Aircargo handling has nominated Rainer Wittenfeld as co-managing director of LUG. In this role, he will support Patrik Tschirch, who has been leading LUG for the past eight years. In addition to his new role, Wittenfeld will retain his position as... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt was allergic to moon dust. more
Two tonnes of fruit delivered to nursing homes
The premium fruit and vegetable brand SanLucar and the agricultural producer Llusar in Spain have donated 2 t of mandarins for the elderly, the persons most affected by the current health crisis. Thus, with the help of the national police and the army, the 2,000 kg of citrus... more
Pleasure and pain on the rivers
Inland barges continue to ply their trade on Europe’s waterways. Some market observers are worried, however, that Eastern European crews might become locked in by quarantines. The EU has signalled some basic support. more
Rhine Valley rail line closed after derailment
A ro-la train from SBB Cargo International collided between Freiburg (Germany) and Basel (Switzerland) with elements of a road bridge under construction and derailed on Thursday evening (2 April 2020). The train driver died, three other persons were injured. The rail line is... more