"Curiosity of the Day" 
Richie Havens, who opened the Woodstock Festival 54 years ago today, was at the end of his repertoire after the seventh encore. So he began to improvise – where he created the song "Freedom", which became a big hit. more
TT Club: Ulrich Kranich passes the baton 
The liability insurance provider to the international cargo and logistics industry has announced that Morten Engelstoft (right) is to take over as chairman of both Through Transport Mutual Insurance Association (Bermuda) (‘TTB’) and TT Club Mutual Insurance (UK) (‘TTI’) on the... more
Promising test results for e-trailer
In a first for Germany, logistics service provider DSV has tested the fuel consumption of an e-trailer from Trailer Dynamics under real conditions in direct comparison with a conventional trailer - both with a payload of 11 t. On the 360 km route from Krefeld to... more
Adani Ports setting sail
Adani Ports, a ports, terminals and logistics group based in India, has announced its results for the first quarter of its current financial year, which began on 1 April 2023. Net profit surged by around 83%, driven by a substantial rise in cargo volume and improved margins due... more
Lithuanians looking for drivers in Central Asia
To tackle the current shortage of professional drivers in the European Road transportation market, Girteka is collaborating with countries close to Europe, like Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan. Mindaugas Paulauskas, CEO of Girteka Transport: "A shortage of drivers has become a... more
Austrian law also impacts international traffic
The new transport clause of Austria’s Waste Management Act came into effect on 1 January 2023. Waste transports with a total weight of more than 10 t must be transported by rail if they are travelling over a distance of more than 300 km. The new procedure is working very... more
World ACD: North Africa tops air cargo growth
North Africa is among just a handful of global air cargo origin subregions to record growth in the first half of 2023, according to an analysis by World ACD Market Data, amid a wider overall picture of declining year-on-year (YoY) chargeable weight and average rates on most... more
Swapping trailers halfway
The European association of international freight forwarders Elvis and the software developer Mansio are jointly setting up a network for full truck loads which will enable providers to exchange their trailers halfway along the journey. At the start, the transport concept is... more
Green corridor a live wire
Dow Chemical International (Dow India) and PSA BDP have inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for sustainable transport solutions in India. Under the agreement, PSA BDP will deploy electric trucks for import and export container trucking via PSA International’s (PSA)... more
TT Club bolsters commitment to loss prevention
With the publication of the 300th edition of its monthly advisory TT Talk, international freight transport insurance specialist TT Club reports the appointment of additional experts for its loss prevention. Josh Finch (left) has joined as logistics risk manager and Neil Dalus... more