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There are 8.6 million lightning strikes in the world every day. mehr
Huge truck order in the UK 
Maritime Transport has begun to take delivery of a further 355 Volvo FH with I-Save tractor units, adding to the 170 it already has in service and making the Felixstowe-based business the UK’s largest operator of Volvo’s turbo compound engine trucks. All the tractor units in... mehr
AIT promotes Ian Cullingham
AIT Worldwide Logistics promoted Ian Cullingham to the newly-created position of vice-president of sales for Europe on 28 January. His previous position was director of sales for Europe. In his new role, Cullingham reports to AIT’s executive vice-president for sales, Ben Naro.... mehr
US railroad invests in automated trucking
Union Pacific Railways (UP) will become the first customer to move freight on Tu Simple’s fully-automated trucking route between the Tucson and Phoenix (AZ) metro areas. UP is leveraging Loup Logistics (Loup), a wholly owned subsidiary, to coordinate freight shipment and... mehr
DNV appoints area manager for Germany
DNV has appointed Rasmus Stute as area manager for Germany, with effect from 1 February 2022, replacing Jörg Lang Kabel in a planned succession. In his new role, Stute will be based in Hamburg. A naval architect, Stute has worked for DNV in different management positions... mehr
Another route for food transport
RZD Logistics is transporting fresh and frozen products by train from the Chinese Shandong Province to Moscow for the first time. The train, consisting of 50 autonomous refrigerated containers with fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, as well as other food and medical... mehr
First Atlantic crossing for “The Little Prince”
“The Little Prince” – one of the world’s best-selling books – was written in the USA in 1942, before author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry left to fight in North Africa in 1943. The original manuscript of the book was sold to the Morgan Library & Museum and never crossed the... mehr
Houston excels in container throughput
The Texan Port of Houston's throughput in 2021 amounted to almost 52 million t in total. The port’s previous record cargo tonnage (48.2 million t) dates back to 2019. 3.5 million teu were handled, a 15% increase compared to 2020 when Port Houston’s container teu passed the... mehr
C.H. Robinson all over the ocean
3PL C. H. Robinson has released its full-year results for 2021: revenues went up by 42.5%, amounting to USD 23.1 billion. Operating income grew almost to the same extent, with a 37.8% uptick to USD 1.08 billion. Yet, profit margin rose only slightly from 4.15% in 2020 to 4.68%... mehr
Bpost picks Henri de Romrée
Henri de Romrée will become CEO of Bpost Group's e-logistics North America business unit, including accountability for the group's affiliated companies Radial, Landmark Global, Apple Express and FDM. He will report to the CEO of Bpost Group and join its executive committee... mehr