Port of Rotterdam opens charging station for e-trucks 
The charging station is located in the Bodaanweg truck park in Waalhaven, where up to eight e-trucks can now be recharged simultaneously. The first five charging points were installed jointly by the Port of Rotterdam Authority and Truckparkings Rotterdam Exploitatie (TRE).... more
Lowe: new EVP for supply chains
Lowe's Companies has appointed Margi Vagell as executive vice president, supply chain, effective 1 March 2024. She succeeds Don Frieson, who has served as executive vice president, supply chain since 2018, and advised the company last year of his intention to retire on 1 April... more
Strengthening USA-Asia trade
DHL Express commenced services for the final Boeing 777 freighter deployed at the South Asia hub in Singapore last month. With a payload capability of 102 t, the aircraft joined the four other Boeing 777 freighters already deployed in Singapore to boost inter-continental... more
Gothenburg on course
Sweden’s port of Gothenburg was less affected by the geopolitical turmoil and economic slowdown in 2023 than other ports. Most cargo sectors saw an uptick, with the container segment taking the lead with 914,000 teu handled. This marks a growth of 3% compared to the previous... more
Amazon's Austrian addition
The European VGP Group has developed a distribution centre for the online retailer Amazon at VGP Park Graz in Premstätten in Austria. Spanning an area of 62,000 sqm and including a multi-storey carpark with 671 parking spaces, the facility is scheduled to go on stream in... more
Two Californian short lines to upgrade network
Sierra Northern Railway (SNR) and Mendocino Railway (MRY) will receive a USD 31.4 million loan from the US transport department to expand and rehabilitate rail infrastructure in the Central Valley and Mendocino County in California. With the funding, which will finance... more
GXO: two leadership appointments
At GXO Logistics, a pure-play contract logistics provider, Richard Cawston, president of the company’s Europe division, has assumed the newly created role of chief revenue officer (CRO) in addition to his current duties. GXO has also hired Eric Spadafora as head of its sales... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
A whip cracks because the loop that moves along it when swung reaches the speed of sound by the time it reaches the tip. more
Preliminary trials for Liberty Lifter X-plane
The USA’s defence advanced research projects agency (Darpa) programme aims to design, build, float, and fly an affordable X-plane that demonstrates revolutionary heavy-air-lift capability from the sea. It is now taking the next step. After changing the design for the Liberty... more
