New gondola type speeds up freight car turnover time 
Russia’s largest manufacturer of freight cars, United Wagon Company (UWC), has won certificates for two models of six-axle articulated gondola car running on bogies with a 25 t axle load. The increased load per unit length capacity makes it possible to raise the network carrying... more
Bolloré Logistics signs contract with CFM
Bolloré Logistics India has signed a contract for aircraft engine transportation including customs clearance documentation with CFM Aircraft Engine Support South Asia at the Dubai Airshow. The contract was signed between Karthigeyan Ramaswamy, managing director, CFM Aircraft... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Loo flushing accounts for about 25% of the water usage in the average home. more
An intermodal pioneer
The logistician Ambrogio, headquartered in the northern Italian town of Gallarate, near Milan, was established 50 years ago. Livio Ambrogio, the family enterprise’s president, gave the ITJ an interview recently, in which he discussed the firm’s early years as an intermodal... more
Modernising cargo locomotives will save EUR 11 million
LG CARGO in Lithuania has begun a technical maintenance programme to renew the rolling stock that carries most of the cargo. This project will involve a major overhaul of 44 "Siemens" locomotives and save EUR 11 million. Unlike previously applied practices, this time... more
Deeper in the red: Yang Ming results in Q3
Keelung-founded Yang Ming Marine Transport witnessed lower revenues and a larger loss in Q3/2019 than in the same period last year. Operating revenue during the third quarter of 2019 amounted to 37.78 billion NTD (New Taiwan Dollars, USD 1.22 billion), a decline of 2.4% from USD... more
Kerry Logistics wins award
Kerry Logistics has won the titles of “Asia Pacific logistics service provider of the year” and “Asia Pacific road freight service provider of the year” at the 2019 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific best practices awards which were presented in Singapore. This marked the third... more
Data to make aviation sustainable
Boeing and Etihad Airways have announced that one of the UAE's flag carrier's B787 Dreamliners will become a "Greenliner", serving as a flying laboratory for testing procedures and initiatives that could further reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions. Also in... more
Lineage Logistics acquires Emergent Cold
Lineage Logistics, a large provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions, has announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Emergent Cold. This acquisition strengthens the company’s leading port presence in the United States and signifies its entry... more
Growth in heavy duty traffic hits long-time high
At 27.9 billion tkm, freight transport performance on Switzerland’s road and rail networks increased by 2.1% in 2018 compared to the previous year. Road haulage grew by 2.5% and railfreight by 1.4%. The domestic road haulage segment was particularly successful: At 4.7%, it... more