New secretary general for Cool Chain Association 
Nicola Caristo, pharma & business development manager – auditing & certification manager for Alha Group, is the new secretary general of the Cool Chain Association (CCA). Caristo has worked in a variety of roles during a 22-year career for the Alha Group, one of... more
More terminals and better connections for intermodal traffic
The Swiss combined transport operator Hupac Intermodal and Duisburger Hafen (duisport) in Germany are intensifying their cooperation to further develop climate-friendly combined transport. The two sides have agreed to further develop the Duisburg terminal area and... more
Successful quarter for Descartes
Descartes has announced its financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2020. “Our customers continue to benefit from our investments that have expanded the global logistics network with new technologies, content and trading partners,” said Edward J. Ryan,... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
In 2007 Scotland spent six months of research and GBP 125,000 to create a new slogan to boost tourism. Finally the project team came up with “Welcome to Scotland”. more
A poet on a long world tour
Route planning and optimal load-space utilisation are amongst the elementary factors for global shipping operations. Their importance was illustrated recently by the “Parandowski”, a multipurpose freighter operated by the Sino-Polish shipping line Chipolbrok. more
US short line railroad changes ownership
US short line railroad has changed ownership: Rail USA, an independent freight railroad and rail services holding company, has acquired the 700 km Florida Panhandle Rail Line and related real estate from US class I railroad CSX. The line, now named Florida Gulf &... more
Air Algérie chooses Champ supply chain solution
Air Algérie has signed for Traxon cargoHUB from Champ Cargosystems. The host-to-host solution is used for automated electronic data exchange and enables the airline to seamlessly communicate digitally with forwarders and other air cargo supply chain partners worldwide –... more
Jan de Nul opts for Knud E. Hansen's design
The Belgian group Jan De Nul has recently placed an order for its third offshore jack up installation vessel with Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry in China. With a payload of approximately 14,000 t and a crane capacity of over 3,000 t, the vessel will be the largest of its kind.... more
Bolloré Logistics launches new IoT-based offer
At this year's transport and logistics trade fair in Munich, Bolloré Logistics is launching a new offer - namely real time monitoring. Based on the internet of things (IoT) and intelligent data processing, the offer delivers real-time monitoring of end-to-end shipments. It... more
Ideas for rail network improvements - but no money as yet
Based on a railway company survey, the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) has published a list of measures that reveals infrastructural problems on Germany’s rail network and their solutions from the user's point of view. The list, published for the ninth time... more