“Curiosity of the Day” 
“Desert Bus” is said to be the most boring video game of all times. The player must drive a bus in real time along a dead straight road through the desert from Tucson in the US federal state of Arizona to Las Vegas – a journey of about eight hours. more
Attractive IT solutions
How can a logistics IT provider stimulate airfreight? ITJ editor Andreas Haug talked to David Linford about this in Johannesburg recently. Linford previously worked for the GSA Network Airline Services, was Delta’s regional freight director for nine years, and with Continental... more
New ownership for two US shortline railroads 
Ironhorse has acquired the Sequatchie Valley Railroad and the Walking Horse and Eastern Railroad. The Tennessee (USA)-based railroads will be renamed Sequatchie Valley Switching Company (SQSC) and the Walking Horse Railroad (WHRR). SQSC is an 18.5 km shortline railroad... more
Upbeat first quarter for the port of Rotterdam
In the first quarter of 2019, the quantity of cargoes processed at the port of Rotterdam surged by 5.1% compared to the same period last year. In total, 123.9 million t were handled compared with 117.8 million t in Q1/2018. The increase was mainly due to the throughput of... more
Eurosib buys 400 new container platforms
The Russia-based private rail operator Eurosib – Transport Systems and the United Wagon Company (UWC) have signed a contract for the production and supply of 400 new generation container platforms. They will be delivered to the railway operator on a monthly basis between June... more
More room for food and pharma logistics
Greiwing Logistics has completed an expansion scheme at its site in Duisburg (Germany) according to plan. The scheme comprised a EUR 6 million logistics hall with 8,000 pallet slots that was specially designed for storing food and pharmaceutical products and built within a year.... more
Emir Pineda from Miami Airport joins Tiaca board
Emir Pineda, trade & logistics manager of the marketing division of Miami-Dade aviation department, which operates Miami international airport (MIA), has been elected to the board of the international air cargo association (Tiaca). Pineda started his career as an intern... more
Another profit increase for Cargolux
For the second year running, Cargolux has registered an increase in net profit after tax while continuing its efforts to maintain an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable business. Despite a global softening in market demand in the second half of 2018, a... more
Extension at Prague airport
Cargo-partner recently started operations at a 1,400 sqm temperature-controlled warehouse near Prague airport. The facility has 1,800 slots for storing pallets at a 2°C - +8°C temperature range. The company is using the warehouse in response to the demands of its Czech food... more
MOL seeks oil in Mexican waters
Modec and MOL have joined forces in a long-term charter business to provide a floating production, storage, and offloading system (FPSO) for use in the offshore Area 1 block on the coast of Mexico. A loan agreement for the project was entered into on 12 April 2019. Mitsui... more