68,000 wagons to have digital technology by 2020 
The German carrier DB Cargo is powering ahead with the digitalisation of its freight wagon fleet: the 34,000th wagon with state-of-the-art telematics and smart sensors rolled out of the refitting facility in Seelze near Hanover (Germany) on 27 August 2019. By 2020, the... more
Port in Mayotte in the Indian Ocean turns smart
The Longoni port community in Mayotte, part of an archipelago in the Indian Ocean to the Northwest of Madagascar and the 101st department of France, is enhancing its port community software. Through its company ICM+, Mayotte has consolidated its commitment to the smart port... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Many recordings of Churchill's wartime speeches are the work of BBC voice actor Norman Shelley. Churchill was just too busy with the war to go to the studios. more
Sven Vangermain to manage sales in Middle East and Africa
Sven Vangermain has taken over the position of sales representative for the Middle East and Africa at Clark Europe, a manufacturer of forklift trucks. Vangermain has worked for the company for many years and gained a great deal of experience and know-how in the intralogistics... more
A crane returns to the skies
Today, 28 August 2019, Uganda Airlines resumes its commercial services. Revived after 18 years, the Central African country’s flag carrier, retaining its old name and logo adorned with a crane, will start with twice daily CRJ900 flights from its hub in Entebbe to Nairobi... more
Record revenue for Lindsay Australia
Lindsay Australia delivered a record result for the 12 months ending 12 June 2019. The company reported a revenue of AUD 386.07 million (EUR 235.7 million) and a net profit after tax of AUD 8.87 million (EUR 5.4 million), an increase of 10.2% over the prior year, as part of its... more
Locomotives unit will be sold to Chinese manufacturer
Vossloh, a provider of railway infrastructure based in Germany, has signed a contract for the sale of its locomotives business unit to the Chinese manufacturer CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive. The agreed purchasing price is said to amount to a low single-digit million figure. The... more
Improving port conditions in Honduras
The Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana (OPC), the Honduran subsidiary of Philippines-headquartered International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) that operates Puerto Cortes, one of Central America largest ports, is closing ranks with the authorities in order to speed up... more
Chinese Jinan plans more train routes to Europe
A new China-Europe freight train service has been launched between Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, and Budapest, capital of Hungary in Europe in the framework of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. This is the fifth freight train service Jinan has opened to... more
CMA CGM remains southbound
The Marseille (France)-headquartered shipping company CMA CGM, a signatory of the SAILS Charter initiated by France’s ministry for the ecological and inclusive transition, used a recent meeting with French president Emmanuel Macron in the Elysée Palace, Paris, to underline its... more