No noisy wagons from abroad 
In Germany, noise pollution caused by railfreight traffic dropped by about five decibels in 2020 compared to the previous year, as a report released by the federal railway authority shows. The reduction in rail noise is primarily due to the conversion of freight wagons to... more
Strategic partnership for air cargo data
Spire Global, a space-based Earth data analytics company headquartered in San Francisco, and TAC Index, a specialist publisher of air cargo data for both industry users and the financial markets from Hong Kong, have announced a strategic partnership to support the launch of TAC... more
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
Havi shouldering transport for Gorillas
Duisburg-based Havi Logistics is taking over logistics services in Germany for the start-up Gorillas. The service provider has initially taken over the logistics services for Gorillas' dry and frozen assortment. In addition, the logistics provider uses local locations as... more
New access for digital applications
The Swiss freight railway SBB Cargo is currently working on a new digital platform that will give access to all digital applications. They include ordering, booking, transport and billing. Capacity checks and feedback to customers will be automated. The platform, which will... 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
Group7 awards power of attorney to Spielmann
Klaus Spielmann, head of legal at Group7, has been granted power of attorney by the logistics service provider. He has worked for Group7, an international logistics company headquartered in Munich (Germany), since its founding in 2006. Spielmann has over thirty years of... more
Big plans in Flanders
P&O Ferrymasters has just contracted Genk Green Logistics to build a 10,000 sqm warehouse near the Port of Genk. The new facility – strategically located near the Belgian port in the heart of Flanders’ industrial belt - is positioned to accommodate the import and export of... more
Milestone set by Port of Rijeka
The Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), the Croatian-based subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), recently set a new mark. The terminal handled a cumulative throughput of 2 million teu on the company’s 10th anniversary. Achieved over the... 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