“Curiosity of the Day” 
The wheelbarrow was invented in early China, not for gardening, but as a means for the army to transport war materials along the narrow dams between the paddy fields. more
Amazon sets up fulfilment centre in Ontario 
Amazon has announced plans for a new fulfilment centre in Scarborough, in the city of Toronto (Canada). The 93,000 sqm facility will create more than 600 full-time jobs with comprehensive benefits. This will be Amazon’s twelfth fulfilment centre in the country, and the seventh... more
50 flat cars for transport timber in Irkutsk region
Russia-based freight car manufacturer United Wagon Company UWC will supply the Russian leasing company Sberbank with 50 flat cars for the transportation of timber freight. Delivery is planned for October 2019. The freight cars will join the fleet of the Lesresurs-RusForest... more
CMA CGM vessel's launch marks new era
The CMA CGM Group, Marseille (France), has launched the world's largest (23,000 TEU) and first containership powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). This launch took place at the Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing shipyard. Rodolphe Saadé, chairman and chief executive officer of... more
Tri-state area of the east
China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative is also extending into the east of the country. A new inland port started operations in Hunchun recently that will focus on goods coming in from Russian ports by rail. more
Dunkirk: safe access for trucks
A dedicated, secure access corridor for HGV has been opened on the premises of the French North Sea port of Dunkirk. An inauguration ceremony to this effect was held recently in the presence of prominent members of the port business community and official bodies of both France... more
Biman shows interest in full freighters
According to local media, Biman Bangladesh Airlines will add a further two unspecified Boeing aircraft to its fleet. During a welcome ceremony for the South Asian national carrier's fourth B787-9, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said: "Three more Dash planes are on... more
Growth of container volumes less buoyant this year
Despite all political turbulences, global container volumes will continue to grow this year. The maritime analyst Alphaliner predicts that container port throughput for the full year will increase by 2.5% in 2019 - a downwards revision from its 3.5% growth estimate in January.... more
Enhanced tracking feature for Tigers customers
Tigers has released a new purchase order (PO) suite feature in the USA for its flagship, the cloud-based smarthub:connect (SH:C) platform, which allows customers to track factory orders and plan marketing campaigns related to stock availability. The roll-out of the PO suite... more
Expanded intermodal solution for shippers in the USA
In the USA, Schneider has added a new service to its line-up of intermodal solutions. Schneider Rail Dray focuses on the initial and final moves of intermodal transportation, getting freight from shipper to ramp and ramp to receiver – safely and seamlessly. “The new service... more