“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
SAA searching for new CEO
The board of South African Airways (SAA) has accepted the resignation of group CEO Vuyani Jarana. Since joining SAA in November 2017, Jarana has spearheaded the implementation of the long-term strategy to return the airline to financial and operational sustainability and... more
Etihad secures complete ownership of AVM
Etihad Airways has acquired the shares held by Armaguard Linfox Group (Australia) in the Abu Dhabi (UAE)-based joint venture Armaguard Valuables Management (AVM), becoming the sole shareholder of the company and renaming it Etihad Secure Logistics Services. In the six years... more
Another shipper settles in Marseille Fos
Adeo, a Do-it-yourself and home improvements company, has chosen the port of Marseille Fos (France) as its new logistics base in southern Europe. In a two-stage initiative, the French multinational will occupy a 36,000 sqm warehouse at the Feuillane logistics park in Fos by the... more