Switzerland's worst railway accident 
Not far from the ITJ headquarters in Basel is the site where, 130 years ago today, on 14 June 1891, Switzerland's worst train accident in terms of casualties (73 dead and 171 injured) occurred. A bridge designed in 1875 by the French engineer Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) over the... more
US logistics for European tournament
UEFA, organizer of the Euro 2020, from kick-off at Stadio Olimpico in Rome (Italy) on 11 , until the final whistle at Wembley Stadium in London (UK), on 11 July 2021, is banking on the US-based integrator, Fedex Express, for logistics services during the European Championships... more
From Miami and New York to Israel
American Airlines Cargo is launching transatlantic services from New York JFK (daily) and Miami (thrice-weekly) to Tel Aviv (Israel). Both are operated with B77-200 equipment and will initially carry around 15 t of freight per flight, depending on passenger load factors. Tim... more
Improving cargo flow and transloading capacity
In the USA, the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) and the Port of Long Beach (POBL) have signed an agreement to improve the flow of cargo to and from the major California gateway and the Utah logistics system. The agreement focuses on reducing congestion and cost associated with... more
Securing transatlantic capacity
The GSSA Aviacargo, headquartered in New York and founded in 2001, has performed a series of record-breaking flights between Bournemouth (BOH) in the UK and New York JFK. Operating the bellies of European Cargo’s A340-600 freighters, the company carried 55 t on a series of... more
UPS issues new forecast
UPS has put forward its 2023 financial targets. Consolidated revenues are expected to range between around USD 98 billion and USD 102 billion. The consolidated adjusted operating margin is planned to be in the 12.7% to 13.7% range. The cumulative capital spending from 2021–2023... more
Knight-Swift acquires UTXL
Phoenix-based Knight-Swift Transportation has bought all equity interests of Kansas City-based third-party logistics company UTXL for around USD 22.5 million. UTXL specialises in full truckload services in USA, Canada and Mexico. It generated over USD 100 million in... more
25,000 solar panels for Burundi
Bolloré Logistics Portugal has transported more than 25,000 solar panels for the construction of a 7.5 megawatts (MW) renewable energy power plant in Burundi. The operation took place in several stages over a period of four months. A total of 150 teu containers were shipped... more
New aerial solution for isolated communities
Airflow, a Californian aerospace company building a next-gen electric short take-off and landing (eSTOL) aircraft, announced a letter of intent with Ravn Alaska, an Anchorage-based regional airline, to supply 50 airplanes. This agreement brings its total order-book to over USD... more
Two reasons for capacity crunch
Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has analysed the capacity shortages in maritime transport that are leading to record margins. As there is no global container shipping boom, the company attributes the current shortage of vessel capacity (and of empty... more