“Curiosity of the Day” 
In 2014, Apple automatically downloaded the U2 album "Songs Of Innocence" free of charge into the music libraries of 575 million iTunes users. 494 million people did not listen to a single song. more
Panalpina to hold extraordinary general meeting 
Panalpina has been requested by its shareholder Ernst Göhner Foundation (EGF) to implement the one share – one vote standard at an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to be held prior to the annual general meeting. The EGH would like to amend the articles of association of... more
CTI Group chooses new head for global maritime business
The Centre Testing International Group (CTI) has appointed Herbert Soanes to oversee its global maritime business. With this move, CTI seeks to fortify and expand its client relations across the globe. As senior vice president Soanes will manage global maritime client... more
Georgia strengthens traffic links with the EU
Georgia will improve its traffic links to the European Union and enjoy safer travel conditions within the country thanks to financial and technical aid from the EU. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and other EU institutions support a wide-ranging programme of transport... more
US railroad expands Texan Fort Worth – Cleburne line
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) intends to invest USD 405 million in a rail upgrade in Texas, USA, in 2019. More than half of this capital will be allocated to expansion projects aimed at enhancing capacity and fluidity along the network. The plans include launching a new... more
Good January at Jaxport
The Florida-based Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) had a good start into the year. CEO Eric Green announced that container movements had increased by 16% compared to the same month in 2017. Almost 122,000 teus were handled. The port’s Asian container volumes continue... more
New position for Michael Gehrken
The members of the Swiss association of driving instructors (SFV) have elected Michael Gehrken as their new president. He succeeds Pierre-André Tombez, who took over the mandate on an interim basis after the resignation of the former president in November last year. Gehrken has... more
Acito Logistics wins new customer
Acito Logistics has won another customer from the automotive sector. The logistics company from Weil am Rhein (Germany), located close to the German-Swiss frontier, will be responsible for the customer’s warehouse logistics and the supply of materials for production logistics by... more
Three die on Atlas Air/Amazon B767 freighter crash
Atlas Air Worldwide has confirmed that the three people on board Atlas Air flight 3591 did not survive the accident on 23 February 2019, just before landing at George Bush intercontinental airport in Houston, Texas (USA). The B767 flight from Miami to Houston was a cargo... more
New port strategy of Djibouti continues
On 22 February 2018 the State of Djibouti prematurely terminated the Doraleh container terminal concession, which was granted in 2006 to Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT), a company mainly managed by DP World. While the legal proceedings around the withdrawal of the... more