USA declares national emergency 
The US federal motor carrier safety administration (FMCSA) has issued a national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service (HOS) regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers who are transporting emergency relief in response to the nationwide coronavirus disease... more
Garbe Industrial builds multipurpose hall
Garbe Industrial Real Estate is building a 10,000 sqm production property with storage and handling areas in Buggingen, about 30 km southwest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), for SLG Kunststoff. "The go-ahead has been given for the start of construction, and we plan to... more
Links kept up by Scandlines
Scandlines continues to operate on schedule on its Puttgarden-Rødby and Rostock-Gedser routes between Germany and Denmark. Although Denmark closed its frontier with Germany on 12 March and Germany followed suit in the other direction on 16 March, freight traffic is set to... more
"SAB" goes daily
From today, 18 March 2020, the German freight forwarder Senator International is expanding the flight schedule of its own controlled flights between Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN), Germany, and Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP) in the USA. The "Senator Atlantic Bridge" (SAB),... more
PDL in new hands
A good slice of the cake: Neptune Pacific Line (Neptune), a shipowner and operator active in liner and project markets in the Pacific Ocean, has acquired Pacific Direct Line (PDL) from PDL’s parent holding company, Pacific International Lines (PIL). The divesting carrier,... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Viagra, when dissolved in water, can make cut-flowers stay erect for up to a week longer than they usually would. more
Saverio Gamberini is the new chairman of CEN TC 146
Saverio Gamberini, a member of the board of directors of UCIMA (Italian packaging machinery manufacturers’ association) and general manager of MG2, has been designated the new chairman of CEN TC 146, the European technical committee responsible for drawing up European standards... more
Deugro invests in long loading deck rail car
Deugro in the USA has entered into an exclusive usage agreement for a 16-axle railcar. With the addition of this strategic asset, the forwarder is among a small team of operators managing this type of specialist railcar across all of North America. The long-term agreement... more
GMI completes industrial development at Fradley Park
GMI Construction Group has announced the completion and handover of a new 40,600 sqm warehouse/industrial development for its long standing customer Evans Property Group at the Fradley Park development in Lichfield (UK). The unit, which took eight months to build, features... more
Renault Trucks banks on electric trucks
With 54,098 invoiced vehicles in 2019, Renault Trucks maintained its market share in Europe (8.5%) and held its number one position on the French market with a share of 27.9%. On an international level, volumes amounted to 4,933 invoiced trucks, an increase of 10%. In... more