DSC Logistics promotes Ken Heller 
DSC Logistics, a logistics and supply chain management provider and a CJ Logistics company, has promoted Ken Heller to chief transportation officer (CTO), supporting the company’s transportation growth strategy. As DSC’s CTO, Heller will be responsible for advancing the... more
New director for the port of Rouen
Pascal Gabet is the new director of the port of Rouen on the river Seine (France), which belongs to the Haropa group. Gabet replaces Nicolas Occis, whose mandate ended in mid-March this year. Gabet was previously deputy CEO and responsible for the port of Rouen’s canal and... more
DB Schenker relocates to BUD Cargo City
Budapest airport’s BUD Cargo City is looking forward to welcoming a new tenant: Another logistics services provider, DB Schenker, has decided to relocate its airfreight operations directly to the Hungarian capital’s airport. DB Schenker has signed a lease contract to this... more
China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway goes ahead
Russia and Kyrgyzstan have signed a memorandum of cooperation regarding rail transport. The document underlines the positive development and effectiveness of joint action to conduct a preliminary feasibility study of projects for the phased upgrading of the Kyrgyz rail network.... more
TIL to become sole owner of MCT in Gioia Tauro
Contship Italia and Itaterminaux, an affiliate of Terminal Investment (TIL), have inked a share purchase agreement concerning the sale of 50% of CSM Italia Gate, the company which owns 100% of MCT (Medcenter container terminal). MCT is the concessionaire of container... more
Airline brings honeybees to Ras Al Khaimah
40 tonnes of live honeybees landed recently at Ras Al Khaimah airport (RAK) in the UAE on an Egypt Air Cargo flight from Cairo for the first time in 2019. Many customers of Al Najeh Honey and Bee from Sharjah (UAE) were waiting to welcome the bees and take them to various farms... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Female Adelie penguins exchange sex for pebbles which they use to build their nests. If the partner does not provide enough pebbles, the female chooses another. more
U-Freight strengthens partnership with Easyship
U-Freight Group (UFL) is strengthening its relationship with Easyship, a global cloud-based shipping software and technology platform that enables e-commerce merchants to ship their products worldwide. Responding to increasing demand for cross-border e-commerce, Easyship and... more
Shuttle links Rostock with Lovosice
Effective immediately, a new direct train for unaccompanied semitrailers has been launched between the German sea port of Rostock and Lovosice, north of the Czech capital Prague. The shuttle takes eleven hours to complete the 510 km long journey. The service is operated by... more
Done - DSV acquires Panalpina
DSV and Panalpina have reached an agreement on the terms and conditions of a combination by way of a public exchange offer to all Panalpina shareholders, which Panalpina's board of directors has recommended its shareholders to accept. The offer already has the support of... more