SAS Cargo flies two giant pandas to Copenhagen 
Today (4 April 2019), as a gesture of goodwill from the president of China following the Queen of Denmark's 2014 state visit, two giant pandas from the Chengdu Panda base are making their way with SAS Cargo from Beijing to their new home in Copenhagen Zoo. The preparations for... more
Another China-Europe freight train takes to the rails
The Xiangyang-Xi'an-Europe shipping route officially kicked off with the first departure of a freight train from Xiangyang in China's Hubei province. The train arrived in Xi'an, Shaanxi province 36 hours later, and its freight was transferred to the Chang'an China Railway... more
New equipment for MICT in the Philippines
Four new hybrid rubber-tyred gantries (RTG) have been acquired by the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), the flagship of International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI). The new RTGs, manufactured by the Japanese company Mitsui Engineering &... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Hsing Hsing, an orangutan in Perth Zoo, seemed to find red-haired women attractive. Up to his death at the end of 2017, he used to rip out pictures of Nicole Kidman from magazines and keep them in his enclosure. more
Broekman Logistics concludes VLS-Group integration
Broekman Logistics has set a milestone in the integration process of the former VLS-Group. As from 2 April, the ex VLS location in Rotterdam-Pernis (Netherlands) and its five Antwerp (Belgium) facilities began to operate under Broekman's flag. The value-added logistics... more
Casablanca back on track
Morocco’s Agence Nationale des Ports is establishing a major investment programme for the modernisation of the country’s maritime gateways, with Casablanca in particular earmarked to benefit from the scheme. The port in the nation’s largest city is set to build a new shipyard... more
Takeover augments service portfolio in USA
The Canada-based transport company, Bison, has acquired H.O. Wolding, based in Wisconsin, USA. Wolding is a 320-truck, dry van fleet with truckload operations in the USA's Midwest, northeast and southeast regions. Founded in 1935, the company has grown from a one-man milk route... more
Flying live lobsters boosts cargo business in Halifax
Seafood from Nova Scotia accounted for 11,495 t of the record 36,938 t of cargo processed at Halifax Stanfield airport (YHZ) in 2018. The overall airfreight tonnage was 8.5% higher year-on-year, and noted growth for the fifth year in succession. Air cargo exports contribute EUR... more
Driver scoring kit axes incidents by 87%
The GPS navigation vendor Sygic has unveiled a new driver scoring kit (SDK) for truck fleets. The new software works offline and is easy to integrate into existing solutions, including mobile apps and fleet management, without any additional hardware costs. To achieve the... more
Carlyle to build terminal at Port of Corpus Christi
The port of Corpus Christi Commission has approved a 50 year lease agreement with Lone Star Ports, a joint venture between the Carlyle Group and the Berry Group. The pact pertains to approximately 800 sqkm on Harbor Island to develop a new petroleum export terminal. The... more