Further progress in implementing PTC 
US class I railways Union Pacific (UP) implemented positive train control (PTC) on 1790 route kilometres in the third quarter of 2019, bringing the required PTC-operated route kilometres to more than 40,877 or 93%. Nearly all Union Pacific trains operating on PTC-mandated... more
Gothenburg tops Swedish container market
In Sweden, the container market witnessed a modest downturn of 1% during the first six months of 2019. However, the port of Gothenburg, the country's largest port, reported a rise in both market share and volumes. Between January and September this year, the figures went up by... more
Kuwaitis attend Champ Academy
Champ Cargosystems has welcomed Kuwait Airways into the Champ Academy with its catalogue of courses to help customers maximise their solution capabilities and ongoing learning. The Middle Eastern carrier has so far had 20 employees trained on Traxon Global Security (TGS)... more
Increased capacity to ship manufactured buildings
Bennett Truck Transport in Georgia (USA) has concluded the asset purchase agreement with Road Masters Transport and its open-deck, general freight carrier RoadMasters Power Transport. The Texas-based RoadMasters companies have provided over 41 years of service to shippers of... more
Martijn Van Heumen appointed director of Heppner Hacas
The logistics company Heppner has appointed Martijn Van Heumen director of Heppner Hacas. The group’s Dutch subsidiary specialises in groupage cargo and charter services between the Netherlands and France. Van Heuman, who was born in the Netherlands, started his career in 1997.... more
Bidvest in new clothes
Bidvest Panalpina Logistics unveils a fresh new look, as it announces a name change and a change in its global partner to bolster its current position as a large provider in supply chain logistics in South Africa. Bidvest Panalpina Logistics (BPL) will split from DSV/Panalpina... more
ULCVs take the lead, says Vessels Value
According to information provided by the research and data mining company Vessels Value (VV), the containership market has shown some significant gains across both earnings and values, particularly in the Post Panamax and New Panamax segments. Altogether, the USA-China trade... more
New heads for Swissport's Emea region
To further strengthen the Emea organisation and to better meet customer expectations with regard to air cargo handling and airport ground services, Swissport has appointed Rudolf Steiner as senior vice president cargo Europe, Middle East & Africa and Mark Skinner as senior... more
10,000th Flexi truck leaves the factory
Narrow Aisle has produced its 10,000th Flexi warehouse truck. The landmark machine is a Flexi Acion - the company’s latest model. It was specifically designed for a third party logistics (3PL) services company and will be deployed at a warehousing operation near Ljubljana... more
Britons still interested in Europe
British Airways-led International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) and Globalia have announced that definitive transaction agreements have been signed under which IAG’s wholly-owned subsidiary, IB Opco Holding (Iberia), has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of... more