154 freight trains now bypassing Krasnodar 
Freight trains have started bypassing Krasnodar (Russia) following last week's opening of Krasnodar-Caucasus Railways' new 65 km long Kozyrki-Severo railway line. From now on, scheduled freight services will use the new line; the number of freight trains is due to reach 154... more
Van Riet searching for replacement CEO
Rik van den Boog has left the Dutch system integrator and intralogistics provider, Van Riet, after a seven-year stint as its managing director. The company, part of Material Handlings Systems Inc, is now managed by Johan Verhoeff (CFO), Kai Ramadhin (sales & marketing... more
New centre for humanitarian logistics in Dubai
DHL Global Forwarding has consolidated its portfolio of humanitarian logistics services within its first global competence centre for humanitarian logistics. The move is designed to meet growing global demand for such services. The centre offers non-governmental... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
The lowest-ever temperature in Singapore was 19.4°C. It was measured on 31 January 1934. more
Uncalm before the storm
The logistics industry in the United Kingdom is gearing up its loins for what it now considers the inevitable – a hard Brexit. The business mood is fluctuating between a stiff upper lip and the fear of a total traffic logjam in the Southeast of England. more
International e-platform for box handling is growing
The Israeli shipping line Zim has teamed up with Avantida to offer street turn services in the USA. Avantida's platform facilitates empty container triangulation, or the reuse of an import container for an export booking (street turn). This fully digital process not only... more
Sea Cube Container Leasing nets new contract
The US Transportation Command, Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base in Illinois has awarded a contract to New Jersey-headquartered Sea Cube Container Leasing International. The pact covers the leasing and transport of intermodal container equipment. Sea Cube was... more
Descartes makes NCA Acas-compliant
Descartes Systems Group, a logistics IT provider, has announced that Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), operator of airfreight services to 15 cities in Asia, the USA and Europe, is using the Descartes air cargo advance screening solution (Acas) to meet the recent mandatory... more
Best corporate bond one year on
Philippines-headquartered International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has won The Asset’s Triple A Country Awards 2018 Best Corporate Bond – Philippines for the company’s USD 400 million fixed-for-life perpetual securities issued in January 2018. The company is the... more
Ever more smart freight trains
The Austrian transport provider, Rail Cargo Group (RCG), in cooperation with A1 and A1 Digital, recently launched the "Smart Cargo" project. By the end of 2020, RCG’s freight wagons will be equipped with motion sensors and position and shock detection systems. The... more