Turning point on the east-west axis 
The Xi'an International Port Area and Swiss intermodal operator Hupac have launched their cooperation aimed at boosting railfreight services between Italy and China. Recently, the first Milan-Xi’an train left the terminal Busto Arsizio-Gallarate in Italy and arrived at its... more
United Cargo paves way for new online portal
United Cargo has joined forces with WebCargo by Freightos, which has been helping forwarders to automate rate management and back-office operations since 2008, to design and implement a new online portal to provide customers expanded on-demand booking, dynamic pricing and... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
British soldier Robert Campbell was captured by the Germans in France in August 1914 during World War I. Two years later in the prisoner-of-war camp he received the news that his mother was suffering from cancer. He then wrote to the German emperor Wilhelm I, asking him for... more
Bremen restores the river Billerbeck to its natural state
As a compensatory measure, the port operator bremenports in Germany is currently attempting to return the middle and upper courses of the Billerbeck, a river near the port, to their natural state. The company has also drawn up a special concept for the about 5 km long... more
Gebrüder Weiss opens office in Uzbekistan
The Austrian transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss is strengthening its position along the new Silk Road. The company recently opened a representative office in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent. “With this move we expand our local presence in Central Asia. For our... more
Final result of the public exchange of Panalpina shares
On 13 May 2019, DSV published a public exchange offer for all publicly held registered shares of Panalpina. Yesterday, 13 August 2019, DSV released the definitive notice of the final result of the offer. Up to the expiration of the additional acceptance period on 7 August... more
Reducing Tyrol's truck traffic by 1,300 vehicles per day
Great efforts are being made to extend the rolling motorway (RoMo) in Austria in order to reduce congestion on Tyrol’s road networks. As of 1 January 2020, there will be one train per day on the Regensburg (Germany) – Trento (northern Italy) line in each direction. As from 1... more
Two new special trucks to salvage vehicles
Road Help sees itself as a straightforward “towing service”. Two new special vehicles from Renault Trucks have been added to the company’s 50 vehicle fleet. One of them is a D WIDE 380 P4x2 LOW. With its particularly low design this truck can transport vehicles of a maximum... more
Caribbean Airlines Cargo teams up with Alaska Airlines
Cool and hot: Before concluding an interline agreement with Air Canada (see upcoming ITJ 31-35/2019, p. 13), Caribbean Airlines Cargo has entered into an interline agreement with Alaska Airlines, adding further 16 destinations to its cargo network. The arrangement enables the... more
New entity for exchange of port information
The Port of Rotterdam launched its new company Portxchange Products (“Portxchange”) recently. This entity will offer the Pronto platform and application to ports on a worldwide scale over the next few years. First strategic partners are the Shell International Trading and... more