Moving quietly in London 
UK-based Matthew James Global Relocations has introduced the country’s first Scania hybrid removal vehicle into its fleet. The truck, which will operate principally within the Greater London area, offers quiet, clean and fuel-efficient operation. It has been designed with... more
LEJ and LGG buck the trend
Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ) is holding its ground in the coronavirus crisis and has registered strong demand in its cargo business sector in Q1/2020 too. Despite the drastic effects on international air traffic caused by the pandemic, the German airport almost maintained the... more
Good news from closed zoo thanks to CBP
Cincinnati officers of the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently received exciting news about a special delivery: a female armadillo banded lizard at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden gave birth to a live, healthy baby. It's quite possible this new... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Disneyland in Orlando is its own city. It was built between two counties. Disney petitioned the Florida State legislature to let the company govern its own land, essentially making Disney World a separate city. more
Panattoni building for Dachser
Panattoni is to build the sixth facility for Dachser. The new logistics centre will be located in Magdeburg (Germany). The new project comes hot on the heels of the logistics centre in Alsdorf near Aachen that Panattoni built for Dachser in summer 2019. The property... more
Csafe Global expanding life science sales team in Asia
Csafe Global has been expanding its life science sales team throughout the Asia Pacific region to support a growing customer base. The newest additions to the team include Ram Nair and Kuwahara Fuminari. In his new role as director of life science sales – SW Asia, Nair will... more
Naming ceremony for "HMM Algeciras"
The world's largest containership to date was constructed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) at its Okpo shipyard in Geoje (South Korea). The South Korean shipping company HMM, which recently changed its brand from Hyundai Merchant Marine to the acronym, held... more
Stepping up truck production in France
The company Perren rent has taken over Renault Trucks’ workshop brand representation for the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. In France, truck production at the Renault plants is slowly restarting under strict safety precautions after grinding sown to a standstill on 18 March... more
Railways come up trumps
There have been some remarkable projects completed in the railfreight transport segment in recent weeks – rather countercyclically. Our tour d’horizon here takes us from Germany to China and back again via Russia to Latvia and Finland. more
EGIM introduces new hinterland rail service
Eurogate Intermodal (EGIM) is extending its service network in Germany by introducing a direct connection between the Bremerhaven-Nordhafen container terminals and the Duss inland terminal in Frankfurt/Main. The Hamburg-based provider of intermodal rail/road transport will... more