"Curiosity of the Day" 
Half of all the world’s lakes are located in Canada. The 31,752 lakes, each with a surface area of more than 3 sqkm, and hundreds of thousands of smaller bodies of water make up 9% of the surface area of the second largest country on earth. more
More and longer trains in Port of Valencia 
The railways are gaining more weight in the Spanish Port of Valencia. According to the port’s rail-port traffic data, 4,634 trains entered or left the Valencian docks in 2022, compared to 4,200 in 2021. The average length of these trains was 495 m compared to 485 m in the... more
GW continues upward trend
Gebrüder Weiss (GW), based in Austria, closed 2022 with a turnover of EUR 3.01 billion, 18% up from 2021, and thus continued the positive trend of recent years, the logistics company said. The land transport division posted EUR 1,479 million in sales (+16%). The home... more
Keflavik Int airport updates masterplan
Isavia has updated its masterplan for Keflavik International Airport, which marks the first update since the original development plan was published. The masterplan is reviewed and updated every five years to keep in line with changing circumstances and developments. Valid... more
Zeronorth picks Mike Konstantinidis
Technology company Zeronorth has appointed Mike Konstantinidis as managing director of vessel optimisation and head of the company’s Athens office. In this role, he will head up a new business area focusing on bringing high frequency data captured by on-board sensors to the... more
"Boxbay" to be implemented in Busan
Dubai-based DP World has commissioned the "Boxbay" system from German plant technology supplier SMS Group. Group chairman and CEO of DP World Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, and chairman and CEO of SMS Group Burkhard Dahmen signed the contract to this effect in Jebel Ali... more
Euro 6000 to operate along the rail highway
Rail & Truck Strait Union (RTSU), the future operator of the "Autopista Ferroviaria Algeciras-Zaragoza", and rail leasing company Alpha Trains have signed a long-term finance lease agreement for seven locomotives from Stadler Rail. The Euro 6000s will be... more
Humanitarian cargo from Middle East and elsewhere
Air Charter Service has arranged over 40 charter flights since the devastating earthquakes in Turkey on 6 February 2023. The teams have been working non-stop, initially flying in search and rescue teams - German and British teams already on the day after the earthquakes... more
Dachser expands in Australia and New Zealand
By taking over air and sea freight forwarder ACA International, Dachser is adding six locations Down Under to its own air & sea logistics (ASL) network. With this acquisition, Dachser extends its coverage in this segment to Australia and New Zealand, countries that are... more
Wilson and Seaber ink partnership
Seaber.io, a Finnish maritime software company dedicated to reducing inefficiencies, costs and the environmental impact of bulk and break-bulk shipping, and Norway-based Wilson, European short sea company, have announced their cooperation. The partnership will advance the... more