Upswing for US railcar industry 
The US railcar supplier Greenbrier received orders for 4,500 new railcars with an aggregate value of USD 580 million during its fiscal second quarter ending on 28 February 2023. Orders for the quarter included tank cars, automobile-carrying railcars, boxcars and covered... more
Expanding logistics capacity in South America
A new fulfilment centre in Chile: Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has signed a long-term contract with Decathlon, a French company specialising in the marketing of sporting goods and apparel, to expand its operations, warehousing and distribution capacity in Latin America by 30%. As... more
Westjet Cargo now certified
Westjet Cargo has received Transport Canada’s approval and official certification of its four 737-800 Boeing converted freighters (BCF). With this certification, Westjet Cargo and the GTA Group will implement three freighters into operation, as dedicated aircraft to serve... more
"Ventofoil" to accelerate green transformation
Econowind has created "Ventofoil", a flexible, vertical wing that converts wind into an extra propulsion for vessels, cutting CO2 consumption. With this invention, the Dutch company aims to help companies achieve the goals set by the IMO (International Maritime... more
Swiss Post promotes Marc Hasler
Marc Hasler took over as head of freight logistics Switzerland at Swiss Post in February 2023, transferring from his previous position as head of domestic mail and parcel sales segment. Hasler succeeds Roland Heizmann, who took over the overall management of freight logistics in... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Philematology is the science of kissing. It explores all functions and aspects of the couple kiss as well as socio-cultural kissing behaviour in general. more
Schenk adds another 180 hp to fleet
The Swiss family business Schenk has acquired a Man TGE 3.180 4×4 with all-wheel drive, automatic transmission and factory bridge to be added to the silver commercial vehicle fleet. With the new unit, the company now owns 13 of these Man powerhouses. Schenk has been active... more
15 parcel sorting centres planned by 2030
Swiss Post is moving closer to households and businesses in the greater Basel area with the opening of its new CHF 75 million regional parcel centre in Pratteln (BL). The new facility enables the company to sort up to 10,000 parcels an hour, allowing it to process the items more... more
How Synergy improves connections between the port of...
In conversation with Pablo Garcia, who’s been Hutchison Logistics Synergy’s general manager for logistics since June 2019. more
75 candles for IRU
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. It was founded in Geneva on 23 March 1948, created by eight national road transport associations to partner with the United Nations and other governmental organisations. In the... more