Sonoco Thermosafe fills passive bulk packaging gap 
Sonoco ThermoSafe, a unit of the US-based Sonoco, a provider of temperature assurance packaging, has created the "Pegasus ULD" line of passive temperature-controlled unit load devices, the first passive bulk temperature-controlled container for pharmaceutical use that... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Only about 4% of all children are born on the date originally calculated for their birth. more
New transport hub in Pennsylvania
US transport company Pyle is leasing a 14,000 sqm facility in Greencastle, Pennsylvania. The integrated site will be immediately available to customers and offer integrated LTL & dedicated transportation services guaranteeing next day transit to the Northeast in the US.... more
Two new executives for Hellmann
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has hired Volker Sauerborn as new COO contract logistics, effective 1 November 2019. Sauerborn will replace Robert Bommers, who left the company by mutual agreement in June this year. In addition, Sven Eisfeld will assume the newly created... more
Last exit to Europe
The “MSC Gülsun” has completed the European leg of its loop by calling at Rotterdam (the Netherlands). The 23,756 teu ULCV is currently the biggest container vessel on the seven seas, surpassing OOCL's “Hong Kong” (21,413 teu). The “MSC Gülsün” arrived from Gdansk (Poland),... more
Canadian railway to expand its reach in New York
Canadian National Railways (CN) has signed an agreement to acquire the Massena rail line from CSX. The US short-line railroad operates 355 km of track between Valleyfield (Quebec) in Canada, and Woodard (New York), in the USA and also serves many cities in the provinces of... more
Terminal enhancement in Mumbai
Dubai (UAE)-headquartered DP World has ordered a total of 15 rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) for its Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) in Mumbai (India). The order, which also includes 24 months of on-site maintenance support, will be delivered in the course... more
UIC has a new director of the rail system department
UIC, the worldwide railway organisation, has welcomed a new director to its technical “rail system” department. Christian Chavanel succeeds Marc Antoni, who was recognised for his wide range of expertise and who led this department for five years. Chavanel is a railway... more
A train will soon connect Klaipeda and Odessa directly
LG CARGO recently opened a new regular container shipment route from Klaipeda (Lithuania) to Kiev (Ukraine), together with its partners Ukrainian Railways and Intermodal Container Service. In the past, the carriage of containers by rail from Klaipeda to Kiev lasted 5-7 days, and... more
Fedex broadens its footprint in Latin America
Fedex has agreed to acquire Cargex, an international freight forwarding company with over 25 years of experience and a focus on the export management of perishable goods, and Agencias de Aduanas Aduanamos, an affiliate of Cargex specialising in customs brokerage services.... more