More intermodal traffic in Brazil's interior 
In Brazil, the rail company MRS and the road haulier Tora have formed a partnership to transport more goods between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo per rail and to promote intermodal traffic in the country’s interior. The companies plan to offer joint railfreight services for... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
In 1945 Percy Spencer was demonstrating a new radar to US Air Force officers when he became aware of an embarrassing brown stain spreading across his clothing. Backing sheepishly out of the room to the corridor, he realised that a forgotten chocolate bar had been melted by the... more
Thinking big in Jaxport
The increasing dominance of large containerships has not passed the maritime ports of the US state of Florida by either. Jaxport is set to team up with an old local partner, SSA Marine, to expand its international container terminal, which is used by the major alliances. more
New port railway for Amsterdam
Global Petro Storage (GPS) and the port of Amsterdam have signed an agreement to develop a railcar connection on the land adjacent to GPS’s existing 11-tank gasoline and biofuel storage and blending facility. GPS intends to set up a rail link to the public network and to... more
Maskargo to implement tracking solution
Maskargo, the freight division of Malaysia Airlines, has signed a cooperation with several partners for a tracking solution for its containers and pallets. Maskargo, together with TW Control (TWC) and Core Transport Technologies, will incorporate the "Core... more
Liebherr simulator going down under
A new Liebherr simulator is on its way to New Zealand. Port Nelson’s general manager of operations, Matt McDonald, sees the simulator purchase as a “step-up in safety” for the port. He said: “Training new personnel on the quay is expensive and dangerous, as they learn to... more
Upgrade of Sakhalin’s rail infrastructure on schedule
In Russia’s Far East, construction work to convert all tracks of Sakhalin’s 806 km railway network from the narrow 1,067 mm gauge to Russia’s broad gauge of 1,520 mm by 2020 is underway. This year, the active phase of work, when railway workers will complete the re-laying of the... more
Olav Glorvigen joins Cargolux
Olav Glorvigen has been recruited as director global product management by the Luxembourg-based carrier Cargolux. Glorvigen is a management executive with worldwide hotel and airline expertise in the areas of strategy, product management, sales, market development and global... more
Transco banking on own real estate
The Transco Group has amended its real estate strategy and will now buy logistics properties instead of renting them. In connection with the strategy change, the group established the real estate enterprise, Transco Immobilien. The new entity, led by managing director Tania... more
More reefers for China
The CMA CGM affiliate's APL Chu Lai Express (CHX) service for China has departed with the first reefer shipment of bananas from the Chu Lai Tam Hiep Port in Quang Nam (Vietnam). The sailing marks the beginning of more reefer shipments from the port as the Truong Hai... more