Spain: One in every five driver positions remains unfilled 
A survey conducted by the International Road Union (IRU) among 202 truck, bus and coach companies from Spain, revealed that the current shortfall of drivers stands at 20%. This data mirrors a broader survey that IRU conducted throughout Europe in March 2019, which showed a... more
Winds of change at Siemens Gamesa
Siemens Gamesa has announced a new structure for its corporate affairs department, with the aim of strengthening its relationship with all of the company´s stakeholders across all its markets and activities. Ben Hunt has assumed the role of global head of corporate affairs... more
New warehouse for e-commerce logistics
On an area of 22,000 sqm, Quehenberger Logistics handles all warehousing activities for the five fashion brands of LPP. The logistics solution covers all processes from incoming goods, picking, packaging and handover to parcel services, all the way to returns management.... more
Global railway industry bucks the trend
The business climate of the international railway industry remains on a high level in Q3/2019 quarter and is even registering a slight increase compared to Q2/2019. This is shown by the current SCI rail business index – a regular survey which the consultancy SCI Verkehr conducts... more
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