China rail hauls consol box to UK in record time 
Following an upgrade to its fixed-day, weekly rail import service for LCL cargoes from China, British forwarder Davies Turner offers scheduled transit times of 22 to 24 days from the Wuhan rail hub in China to the Dartford depot in UK. But last week, a consol box arrived in the... more
AA Cargo selects sales director for Europe
Tim Isik has been selected as director, cargo sales – Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) by American Airlines Cargo (AA Cargo). Isik switched from the airline’s passenger channel sales team, where he led American’s leisure sales business across the UK, Ireland and Iceland.... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
The longest documented age difference between twins is 87 days. The first and second twin girls of an Irish family named Jones-Elliot were born that far apart in summer 2014. more
Noatum Logistics acquires MIQ
Noatum Logistics, the Noatum Maritime division specialising in logistics, international transport and customs, is acquire MIQ Logistics, which is based in the USA and has over 60 offices in 19 countries. The deal is expected to close in the coming weeks. The workforces... more
BLS buying in; RCG expanding
The German logistician Rhenus is selling Belgium’s Crossrail to BLS Cargo; the latter has thus strengthened its north–south corridor through Switzerland. In Austria in turn, RCG is expanding its services between Venice and Duisburg. more
Steven Polmans to head cargo & logistics at Brussels Airport
As of 1 April 2019, Steven Polmans will take up the position of director cargo & logistics at Brussels Airport. He will remain in charge of the business development and operations of the cargo area together with his current team, but he will also take responsibility for all... more
Piloting first LNG truck with mega trailer in Germany
DHL Freight will deploy one of the first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered Iveco Stralis long-haul trucks capable of towing a mega trailer. During a year-long trial period the truck will operate as a daily shuttle between DHL's logistics centre and a BMW group production plant... more
LNG-fuelled tugboats are in use
A delivery ceremony was recently held Kobe port (Japan) for the LNG-fuelled tugboat MOL ordered from Kanagawa dockyard. At the event were officials from the Kobe district transport bureau, the ministry of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism (MLIT), port and urban project... more
B&S Logistik expands its facilities in Bremen
B+S Logistik und Dienstleistungen continues to extend its facilities in the freight transport centre (GVZ) in Bremen (Germany). To this end, Goodman is building a new logistics complex covering an area of about 30,000 sqm, which can be divided into three equal units. B+S... more
B&H Worldwide opens new branch in Prague
B&H Worldwide has officially opened its first central European branch office in Prague (Czechia). It has also appointed Jakub Ptacnik as business development manager to head up the office. Central and eastern Europe is a particular area of growth for the company and... more