“Curiosity of the Day” 
The world’s largest hand-woven carpet measures around 5,630 sqm and can be found in the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi (UAE). more
New boss for cargo community 
The Air Cargo Community Frankfurt has appointed Harald Gloy (Lufthansa Cargo) as the new chairman of the association's board. He succeeds Sören Stark, who joined the executive board of Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg at the beginning of 2019. The Air Cargo Community’s CEO,... more
Redwood Logistics launches parcel service
Redwood Logistics, a full-service, strategically integrated logistics provider based in Chicago (USA), has launched a new service offering an integrated, cost-saving solution for parcel shipping. Redwood's parcel service implements a proven process that combines initial... more
Strong year too on US east coast
2018 was a year of peaks at the Port of New York and New Jersey (PNYNJ). Some 7.2 million teu were lifted and the throughput exceeded 2017’s tonnage by almost 7%. Import volumes were strong too, surging by 8.2%. According to its records, the port handled one-third of all... more
Big contracts for hundreds of trains per week
Two customers have prolonged their contracts with SBB Cargo. Swiss Post has extended its framework agreement with the Swiss railfreight operator by another four years. SBB Cargo will run around 60 trains per day to convey letters and parcels across the country up to the end of... more
More shipments despite tougher market conditions
Night Star Express transported 5.4 million shipments in 2018, and slightly exceeded its 2017 results despite a steadily worsening market environment and rising material and personnel costs. The Germany-based company, Europe’s second-largest overnight express service... more
Japanese potential for port of Hamburg
When the free trade agreement between the European Union and Japan takes effect, economic experts expect to see foreign trade increase this year. Hamburg is one of Europe's leading ports for goods moving to/from Japan. A total of 1.3 million t of goods were moved as... more
Five years old and targeting growth
Astre, an alliance for transport and logistics companies, wants to substantially expand its network in German-speaking countries. The logistics network, which has been present in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH region) for exactly five years, represents the interests... more
Big Move branches into project logistics
Big Move, a heavy haulage network with offices in Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Poland, Belgium and the Netherlands, has founded a new branch named Big Move Projekt. As an interface, Big Move Projekt has access to all staff and technical resources of the parent company and its... more
More than 50,000 quiet wagons on Germany’s rail network
There are an increasing number of “quiet” freight wagons are Germany’s rail network. In Cologne, DB Cargo has just equipped its 50,500 freight car with noise-reducing LL composite soles. This means that around 80% of the German railfreight operator’s wagons now have so-called... more