New president and vice president for ECSA 
At its meeting in Athens (Greece), the general assembly of ECSA (European Community Shipowners’ Associations) elected the organisation's president and vice president. The president for the next two years will be Claes Berglund. Berglund is director public affairs &... more
DB Schenker in charge of logistics for Nissens Automotive
DB Schenker has inaugurated new warehouse centre for the automotive supplier Nissens Automotive in Poznan, Poland. The hub is intended to serve twelve European markets. The logistics services provider will be responsible for storage as well as various value added services such... more
Blockchain pilot between Lyon and Marseille
The closure of a blockchain pilot scheme coordinated and part-financed by the Marseille Fos port authority in France has proven the solution’s scope for enhancing intermodal freight movements on the Mediterranean-Rhone-Saone (MeRS) corridor. Focused on export processes... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
The Statue of Liberty was originally designed as a Muslim woman, traditionally attired, to stand at the northern entrance of the Suez Canal, but the Khedive of Egypt changed his mind, so the French "tweaked" the design and gave it to America. more
AN-12 cargo plane crash in the Ukraine
The aviation safety network reports that early last Friday, 4 October 2019, Ukraine Air Alliance flight 4050, an Antonov AN-12, crashed on approach to Lviv-Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO), Ukraine. The aircraft departed Vigo Airport (VGO), Spain, in the evening of 3... more
Working together to alleviate damage
The Bahamas were recently hit by the worst natural disaster in the islands’ history, when hurricane Dorian turned the Caribbean country into hell between 1 and 3 September. The final toll registered 56 people killed and 608 still missing at the end of the month. For... more
US short line railroad can now handle heavier freight cars
Georgia Central Railway, a 340 km short line freight railroad operating between Macon and Savannah, USA, has upgraded its entire line to handle 142 t railcar loadings, matching the capacity of connecting national railroads. The railroad had been limited to 132 t loadings due... more
Deep-water terminal at Liverpool takes next hurdle
The building and civil engineering company McLaughlin & Harvey, located close to Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK), has been awarded the contract to deliver the next phase of development at the Liverpool2 deep-water container terminal. The multi-million project will... more
Cargo partners continue cooperation in Zurich
Swiss World Cargo and Cargologic have agreed to continue their long-standing partnership for another seven years. The partnership will see the airfreight division of Swiss International Air Lines continue to use Cargologic’s airfreight handling competencies at its hub in Zurich,... more
Provia installs its one millionth spare part
Provia, the commercial vehicle spare parts brand designed by aftermarket specialists, announced that its one millionth component has been installed at an independent workshop in Poland. “The installation of the one millionth spare part is an important milestone in what can... more