Torben Seebold joins HHLA board 
The supervisory board of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) selected Torben Seebold as a new executive board member, with effect from 1 April 2019. Seebold, who was previously national chairman of the maritime economy group of Germany’s trade union ver.di, succeeds... more
Managers rotate at orange giant
The Austrian logistics company, Gebrüder Weiss (GW), has filled two key positions since the start of 2019. Hannes Mayr was selected for the role of regional manager west. This region includes the economically strong areas of Tyrol, Voralberg and the business in Switzerland.... more
Seko acquires Goodship
Seko Logistics is starting a ‘transformative year’ for its global supply chain solutions business in 2019 by making the first full acquisition of another independent freight forwarding specialist in its 42-year history. The takeover candidate is Goodship International, a Chicago... more
60 new tractors for long-distance haulage
For the first time in its history, the German forwarding company Hegelmann is putting 60 new DAF XF tractors into service. The vehicles will be used to operate long-distance, cross border transport services. A batch of 19 tractors has already been delivered and they are... more
Pharma air corridor between Brussels and Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Airport and Brussels Airport have launched an airport-to-airport (A2A) pharma corridor, offering services catering to the specific needs of pharmaceutical shipments. Spearheaded by the two Iata CEIV Pharma certified airports and in collaboration with... more
Great Lake Dredge & Dock working on Texas coast
As a further step towards implementation of the port of Corpus Christ’s channel project, the US Army Corps of Engineers (Usace) has awarded a USD 92 million construction contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company. Its task will be to deepen and widen the Texan port’s... more
Fiege building on the Dutch border
Fiege is to build a new logistics facility on a 12.5 ha site in Emmerich am Rhein, located on Germany’s border region with the Netherlands. Some 64,000 sqm of logistics space will be constructed in two phases. The first three halls, covering a total of 32,000 sqm, will go... more
First new locomotive runs along Baku-Tbilisi-Kars line
Alstom has delivered the first of the 40 Prima T8 AZ8A freight locomotives to Azerbaijan Railways (ADY), which will operate the units on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars regional line. The locomotive, produced at EKZ, a joint venture between Alstom and Transmashholding in Kazakhstan,... more
K Line announces management changes
At a recent board meeting Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) decided to make several promotions, as of 1 April 2019. The Japanese carrier, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary that month, has organised its future business foundation under the current management to rebuild... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
In the 1930s, Ford offered a barbecue frame to fit over its car engines so you could cook your meat en route to your picnic site. more