“Curiosity of the Day” 
If a man wants to tell a woman in Persian that he likes her, he says jokingly: “I want to eat your liver.” more
Logistics centre comes on stream in Ljubljana 
After a construction phase of eleven months, cargo-partner has celebrated the official opening of its iLogistics centre near Ljubljana Airport. The new iLogistics Center is the largest logistics complex of the cargo-partner group. Viktor Kastelic, managing director of... more
Another US short-line railroad changes owner
US transport company OmniTRAX has completed the acquisition of the 101 year-old Winchester & Western Railroad (WW) from Covia. WW is a Class III shortline railroad operating in the US states of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and New Jersey. The railroad interchanges... more
Korean Air adjusts Asian Pacific frequencies
Korean Air is adjusting the frequency of some routes, in response to decreasing demand for services to Japan due to tensions between Korea and Japan. Starting today, 16 September 2019, South Korea's national carrier is suspending the Busan-Osaka route (14 flights a week), as... more
Port of Long Beach enjoys a busy August 2019
This year, the port of Long Beach recorded the fifth-busiest August in its 108-year history. A total of almost 664,000 teu were handled during this month. Nevertheless, August 2018 was stronger (+2.3%). In August 2019, imports slid by 5.9% to 323,000 teu, while exports rose 4.5%... more
UK’s newest inland port excels in its first year
iPort Rail, the UK's newest inland port to become operational during the last ten years, is celebrating its first anniversary these days, one year after being formally opened. Since its launch, the 120,000 sqm rail terminal has seen considerable growth, with GB Railfreight's... more
Jumbo Transport adds third hub in Denmark
Jumbo Transport’s long-term goal has always been to become a self-sufficient logistics provider, where ever possible. One of the main areas of focus in this regard has been the domestic distribution network, where Jumbo Transport has over several years built up a significant... more
Red Hawk appoints logistics specialist
Red Hawk, a distributor of medical devices, has appointed a supply chain, procurement and finance veteran, Joseph R. Mohr, to its board of directors effective 15 October 2019. Mohr has over forty years of c-suite executive experience, including thirty years of executive supply... more
Logistics for sweets
In Leipheim near Ulm (Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany) B+S Logistik is putting into operation 11,000 sqm of a 30,000 sqm warehouse. B+S will store the products of confectionary manufacturer Lambertz in the facility. The additional 19,000 sqm of the warehouse will be taken over by... more
Calling at the port of Corpus Christi for the first time
Eagle Ford Terminals Corpus Christi, a joint venture of Plains All American Pipeline and Enterprise Products Partners L.P., recently docked its first vessel at its new dock on the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. The terminal consists of a vessel berth with a total depth of... more