Freight train to reopen Riedbahn line 
After five months of construction work, the Riedbahn between Frankfurt/Main and Mannheim in Germany is set to reopen on Sunday, 15 December, initially with a scheduled freight train. Then the number of trains will then be gradually increased until full operation on 23 December.... more
Adieu to Australia
Singpost is set to sell its Australian freight business to a local equity partner at a value of AUD 775.9 million. Following a bid process, the Singaporean postal provider entered a sale and purchase agreement with Pacic Equity Partners for the sale of Freight Management... more
Logistics hall of fame honours inventors
Huge cheers and thunderous applause in the Erich Klausener Hall of Germany’s ministry for digital and transport in Berlin. Raffaello D'Andrea, Mick Mountz and Peter Wurman (pictured from left to right), the three founders of Kiva Systems, were officially inducted into the... more
Liquefied biomethane to power fleet
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has expanded its collaboration with Titan Clean Fuels, securing a major liquefied biomethane (LBM) supply agreement to reduce its fleet’s greenhouse gas emissions by over 75,000 t in 2025. The deal includes 12,000 t of ISCC-EU certified... more
ATA Conference 2025 to be held in Qatar
The Animal Transportation Association (ATA) has announced that its annual conference will be held in Doha, Qatar, from 16-19 February 2025. The event will bring together industry executives, experts, and stakeholders from around the globe to discuss the latest advancements and... more
Improving cross-border roads in western Africa
The African Development Fund has approved loans totalling EUR 156.66 million for Burkina Faso and Mali for upgrading and asphalting cross-border roads linking the two landlocked West African countries to Côte d'Ivoire. The programme will be implemented until 2030 and is... more
Sharpening disaster response in Sri Lanka
20 years on from the Indian Ocean tsunami, employees at DHL’s service centre in Colombo have attended a disaster response training to help crisis management in times of need. DHL’s “go help disaster response team” is trained to handle relief cargo, aid distribution and crisis... more
Geodis picks two executive VPs
The transport and logistics company Geodis has appointed Eric Martin-Neuville (left) as executive vice-president, Asia-Pacific & Middle East and Henri Le Gouis (right) as executive vice-president, global freight forwarding. Martin-Neuville began his career at Calberson... more
Shaft system to support zero-discharge goals
Thordon Bearings has supplied its Compac water-lubricated propeller shaft and SXL grease-free rudder bearings for McKeil Marine’s bulk carrier “Northern Venture” as part of a major eco-focused retrofit. Operating on the Great Lakes, the 155 m vessel now features a 409 mm... more