“Curiosity of the Day” 
In the Hawaiian language there are 65 words for fishing nets, 108 different words for sweet potatoes, 42 for sugarcane and 47 for bananas. more
Speed queen of the freight gateways
The capital of the Italian region Emilia-Romagna has many nicknames, including ‘professor’, on account of it being home to the oldest university in the world, ‘fatty’, for its rich cuisine, and ‘the red city’, on account of its red brick buildings as well as its leftist... more
Joint efforts on the Eurasian rail route 
Russia-based UTLC ERA and Lithuanian Railways have signed an agreement to manage postal container traffic from China to Lithuania. The partners intend to jointly develop the shipment of postal packages (deliveries and e-commerce goods) by cargo trains on China – Europe – China... more
United Cargo names two new European GSA
Effective tomorrow, 1 May 2019, Brainway Airline Services will act as United Cargo’s new sales partner covering Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia. The US carrier thanks its outgoing sales partners in these locations, Air Logistics... more
Mixed results for Q1/2019 in Antwerp
In the port of Antwerp, total throughput fell by 3% in Q1/2019 compared to Q1/2018. Container traffic, on the other hand, continues to rise, recording the port’s best ever monthly result in March. In 2018, Antwerp’s share in the container market measured in tonnage increased... more
Zeaborn group takes full ownership of Zeamarine
The Zeaborn group has signed an agreement to acquire the remaining ownership interests in Zeamarine held by New Mountain Capital. The Zeamarine JV was formed in August 2018 when New Mountain Capital and Zeaborn agreed to combine the commercial activities of Intermarine, Zeaborn... more
Dematic builds in Atlanta
Dematic is building its new global headquarters on a 40,000 sqm area of real estate in Atlanta (GA, USA). With this move, the intralogistics specialist will also expand its staff on site: about 230 additional jobs will be created in Atlanta. The global company headquarters will... more
Improved starting power for locomotives in Brazil
58 locomotives manufactured by GE Transportation are being fitted with battery systems from the French-based firm Saft. The broad-gauge diesel-electric locomotives will provide freight hauling services for Brazilian rail operator MRS Logistica. The 64 V batteries deliver... more
Connecting Alaska's most remote areas
The US airline Lynden Air Cargo is expanding its scheduled service points in Alaska (USA) to include St. Mary’s (AUK) and Emmonak (EMK). Beginning today (30 April 2019), Lynden will offer year-round scheduled air freight services on Tuesdays and Fridays to better serve customers... more
ONE banking on synergy effects
ONE, the joint venture for container traffic of the three Japanese shipping companies K Line, MOL and NYK, reported a loss of USD 586 million in the fiscal year ending 31 March 2019. Revenues were at USD 10.88 billion. The average exchange rate was JPY 109.48 per USD, and the... more