American railroads prepare for 200th anniversary 
The B&O Railroad Museum, the birthplace of American railroading, has announced that Joe Hinrichs, president and CEO of the CSX Corporation will chair the museum’s USD 30 million dollar capital campaign to transform its campus in preparation for the 200th anniversary of... more
Transforming a brownfield in Bottrop
In a new brownfield-project for a Japanese company, Prologis is turning an old steel production site into a 57,200 sqm logistics hub. The real estate developer will construct the two buildings in Bottrop for Yusen Logistics Germany. Yusen Logistics plans to use the site as... more
First flight for Elroy's Chaparral C1
Elroy Air flew the world’s first turbogenerator-hybrid electric vertical take-off and landing (hVTOL) aircraft on 12 November at its test-flight facility in Byron, California - the Chaparral C1. The C1 is an autonomous hVTOL aircraft, with distributed electric propulsion and a... more
Sharjah & Gulftainer: 35 more years
Gulftainer has extended its concession agreements with the Sharjah Ports, Customs and Free Zones Authority for 35 more years, reinforcing a partnership spanning over five decades. The deal supports the development of the Sharjah Container Terminal and the Khorfakkan... more
In-depot charging stations for e-trucks
Now that electric trucks have a sufficient driving range to handle urban and regional deliveries, Total Energies, based in France, has developed an in-depot charging service comprising the installation and supervision of charge points. In an end-to-end approach, the company... more
Uniserve picks James Hill
Uniserve has appointed James Hill as the new development director for its property division. Hill will oversee the planning and execution of the company’s strategic property investment projects and thus help to enhance Uniserve’s property portfolio. Hill has extensive experience... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
One in ten people in Switzerland find it harder to sleep in the winter because of cold feet. more
Rotate launches its ‘live capacity tool’
Rotate has launched a real-time capacity and market intelligence tool to support commercial and strategic decision-making within the air cargo industry. Containing live updated flight data from thousands of airlines, more than 9,000 airports and over 200 aircraft types,... more
Delivering fashion in the Far East
Kerry Logistics Network has been appointed as the new freight partner and supply chain manager of Farfetch, a luxury fashion platform. In supporting Farfetch’s Reebok-New Guards Group partnership, Kerry Logistics will strengthen the company’s business in the Far East. Farfetch... more
Characterised by cooperation
Large organisations’ joint projects take centre stage at World Ports Conference. Is it the growing urgency of questions determining the future, the increasing fragmentation of the world, or simply an increasing willingness to cooperate? Be that as it may, large associations and... more