Marfin opts for fuel check solution 
The Monaco-based ship manager firm Marfin Management will use bunker trace to track marine fuel, using synthetic DNA markers at specific points of the supply chain, and record each transaction in a block chain-based solution. It is one of the solutions make businesses comply... more
Boeing completes first B777X flight
The new Boeing 777X took to the skies on 25 January 2020, entering the next phase of its test programme. Based on the B777 and with proven technologies from the B787 Dreamliner, the B777X took off at Paine Field in Everett (PAE) for a three hour, 51 minute flight over Washington... more
Light swap body improves carriage of heavy coils
Move Intermodal, Belgium, has added 100 Kaessbohrer coil swap body vehicles to its fleet. The light coil swap body K. SWAU CC with a length of 13.7 m was designed and produced by Kässborer in corporation with its customer Move Intermodal to increase the efficiency of coil... more
Rahn Consulting and first mile join forces
Two players in the courier, express and parcel services and logistics sector have formed a strategic partnership. Dirk Rahn (owner of Rahn Consulting) and Wolfgang Beecken (managing partner of first mile) will pool their market presence and sales activities for their companies... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
The age of many types of fish can be determined by examining their scales, which have growth rings similar to those in trees. more
“Deeply rooted“
There aren’t many people in the Suisse Romande who do not know PESA. The Lausanne Chavornay-based company is set to expand its forwarding, customs clearance and warehousing services. Christian Doepgen spoke to director Thierry Dornier. more
Acquisition of eco-friendly shunting locomotives on track
German freight operator DB Cargo is ordering the first 50 locomotives from Toshiba and plans to lease another 50 locomotives. Preparations for assembling the locomotives start in 2021 at DB Cargo's maintenance depot in Rostock, Germany. The 50 new hybrid locomotives will... more
Fedex Express announces major investments in France
Fedex Express is planning a series of investments in its Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub and various French cities to the tune of EUR 30 million in total, as it announced at the Choose France summit last week. Fedex will invest EUR 20 million in the Fedex European hub at... more
Wabash restructures its management team
Wabash National Corporation, a producer of engineered solutions for the transportation, logistics and distribution industries, has appointed Mike Pettit senior vice president and CFO. As CFO, Pettit will be responsible for driving Wabash National’s financial performance as the... more
The port of Long Beach looks ahead
At the recent annual state of the port address executive director Mario Cordero was delighted to announce that 2019 had been the port of Long Beach's second-busiest year on record with a throughput of more than 7.6 million teu. Cordero also spoke of looking forward to "a... more