Rhenus to grow in Amsterdam Port 
The Rhenus Group is set to acquire a 49.99 % stake in Rietlanden Terminals, which operates two terminals at the Port of Amsterdam, Europe's fourth largest seaport. This move strengthens Rhenus' European port network and aligns with the Port of Amsterdam's sustainability strategy... more
Quantron wins order for 38 zero-emission trucks
The order includes battery-electric heavy commercial vehicles and will be delivered to Hama Trucks in Augsburg, Germany. The vehicles are tractor units and rigid trucks of the Quantorn QHM BEV model with a 450 kWh battery system. Equipped with an aerodynamic package, the... more
Emergent Cold Latam expands to Rio
Emergent Cold Latin America, a cold storage logistics operator, has signed an agreement to acquire a facility located in Rio de Janeiro. The transaction is expected to be completed within two months. The facility is in Duque de Caxias, an important distribution point for the... more
Air Tahiti Nui extends partnership with Unilode
Unilode Aviation Solutions, a provider of outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, and Air Tahiti Nui, the flag carrier of French Polynesia, have extended their ULD management partnership to 2029. Air Tahiti Nui operates four Boeing 787-9... more
CSX names rail industry veteran as COO
CSX Corporation has appointed Mike Cory, a railway executive with more than 40 years of operations experience, as its executive vice president and chief operating officer. Formerly executive vice president and chief operating officer for the Canadian National (CN) Railway,... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Honebana is the Japanese art of making flowers from... animal bones. more
Superstars for Finnlines
Finnlines, which operates ro-ro and passenger services in the Baltics and the North Sea, has introduced two new vessels on the Kapellskär–Långnäs–Naantali route, with the first vessel, the 'M/S Finnsirius', making its maiden call at the port of Kapellskär on 15 September... more
Chinese tea to Africa by rail and sea
The first train loaded with 56,000 kgs of selenium-rich tea leaves from Chinese Hubei Province left Yichang on 12 September and arrived in Ningbo Port just two days later, China Railways reported. At Ningo Beilun Port in Zhejiang, the goods were transferred to a sea vessel for... more
Joining forces for sustainable lorries
On 18 September 2023, Formula One and DHL reported that the new biofuel-powered truck fleet reduces CO2 emissions by an average of 83 % compared to diesel-powered trucks. The trucks were used for the first time for the European leg of the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship.... more
“Neither doom nor bloom”
Insights from Hapag-Lloyd’s CEO at 45th anniversary of Propeller Club, Port of Basel. The 45th anniversary of the Propeller Club in Basel saw Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, underline the fact that looking into the future requires some knowledge of the origins. His... more