DP DHL Group extends Thomas Ogilvie's contract 
The supervisory board of Deutsche Post AG has extended the contract of Thomas Ogilvie by five years until August 2025. Ogilvie, who was previously head of corporate development, has been labour director and board member for personnel of the postal and logistics group since... more
150 new flat cars for timber transport
In Russia, rail car manufacturer United Wagon Company (UWC) and railway transportation company VTG Rail Russia have signed a contract for the supply of 150 flat cars fitted with bogies with a 25 t axle load for timber products. The shipment is set to be completed by the end of... more
Emirates Skycargo forms fresh partnership
The Dubai (UAE)-based start-up Seafood Souq, an online B2B marketplace application that helps seafood buyers procure products from all over the world, has entered into a partnership with Emirates Skycargo for transporting its seafood shipments rapidly from source markets to... more
Federal funds for Montreal Mirabel logistics business
Montreal Mirabel airport (YMX) will receive a major investment of CAD 50 million (EUR 34 million) to improve air freight and logistics at the Mirabel International Aerocity in order to help local businesses compete by exporting Canadian goods to international markets. The... more
Mapletree Logistics Trust acquires warehouse in Australia
Mapletree Logistics Trust Management has entered into a conditional forward purchase agreement with Wooreddy Investments for the acquisition of a warehouse in Truganina, a suburb of Melbourne (Australia) at a property purchase price of AUD 18.4 million (EUR 11.4 million).... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Every national flag uses at least one of colours of the Olympic rings (blue, yellow, black, green, red), with two exceptions: Latvia (carmine red, white) and Qatar (Bordeaux red, white). more
More money for a deeper Jaxport
Florida’s department of transportation (FDOT) in the USA has awarded the port of Jacksonville (Jaxport) an additional USD 35.3 million in funding for the Jacksonville harbour deepening project. The funding will be used toward exercising the second phase of the US army corps... more
Ayme-Yahil seeks out new challenges
Edna Ayme-Yahil, who led global marketing and communications at Panalpina, has decided to pursue other career opportunities, effective immediately. DSV’s executive board wishes to thank Ayme-Yahil for her long and loyal service to Panalpina—and in recent months for her... more
Only road haulage achieves a significant increase
In Germany, road, rail and inland shipping carried 3.8 billion t in 2018, an increase of 0.4% compared to the previous year, according to the German federal office for goods transport. Road haulage and railfreight achieved rises of 1.5% and 1.1%, respectively, while very low... more
Special transport for vintage cars
It is nothing new for the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) to transport cars and car parts on the railways. But when 28 vintage cars and five motorbikes have to be carried from Vienna to Wels in Austria, this is no commonplace task, not even for RCG. In cooperation with Classic... more