“Curiosity of the Day” 
The planet Uranus was called "Georgium Sidus" from 1781 to 1850 in honour of King George III of England. more
Land transport ramps up results 
Gebrüder Weiss (GW) generated net sales of EUR 1.67 billion in financial year 2018, 8.3% more than in FY 2017. The road transport sector once again proved to be the mainstay of the Austrian logistics company. The organic growth rate amounted to 7.5% in a competitive environment.... more
Easy expands offering on its digital portal
Express Air Systems (easy), a provider of express airfreight services and a joint venture of DB Schenker and Kuehne & Nagel, has simplified its booking procedures. With the new digital portal, customers can compare offers from 25 airlines currently in the network and... more
Connecting Duisburg DIT terminal to Poland
With immediate effect, Hupac’s intermodal transport services to/from Poland now run to the Duisburg DIT terminal in addition to the Duisburg D3T terminal in Germany. Containers and tank containers will be handled in Duisburg DIT, trailers on the other hand will be handled in... more
New regional CEO for Asia Pacific
The Dubai based air services provider Dnata has appointed Dirk Goovaerts as its regional CEO for the Asia Pacific region. In that role, Goovaerts will oversee the company's catering, ground and cargo handling operations at ten airports in, inter alia, Australia, the Philippines... more
2019 now offers +4%
The year may be just two months old; the thoughts of the maritime consultancy Drewry on the sector’s further progress this year are already running at full speed, however. more
The best way to decarbonise road transport
Transport produces around a quarter of CO2 emissions in the EU. At the IRU-EU conference in Brussels (Belgium) more than 200 representatives of the road transport sector discussed the best way forward to decarbonise road transport more effectively. The participants stressed... more
Staeco gains authorisation as AEI conversion centre
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI), a global leader in the aircraft passenger-to-freighter conversion business, has selected the Chinese MRO provider Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Company, also known as Staeco, as an authorised conversion centre, in addition to Commercial Jet... more
New tool for ship management at Lisbon and Setubal
The Finnish company Wärtsilä has completed the installation of a digital tool called vessel traffic service (VTS) for the management of ship traffic in the ports of Lisbon and Setubal (Portugal). It has also trained the personnel for the operation of this system, which will... more
Bohnen Logistik working for Heineken Germany
The contract logistics service provider Bohnen Logistik, a member of the Germany-based Duisport Group, has been mandated by Heineken Deutschland to manage its central warehouse for beer and wine products in Werne, Westphalia. The beverage producer’s supply chain director,... more