Drones on Dutch waterways 
A Dutch shipbuilder is planning to construct ten semi-autonomous vessels that will be equipped with hybrid propulsion. The client, a Belgian owner, came up with the concept and named the vessels 'river drones'. The 106 m long units will be completed by Asto Shipyard in the... mehr
CBP seizes two shipments of GBL and DMT
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia seized two shipments of dangerous controlled substances – gamma butyrolactone (GBL), a date-rape precursor, and dimethyltryptamine (DMT), an LSD-like hallucinogenic – that arrived on 20 January 2022 in express... mehr
Changes in Trutac management team
Trutac, part of the Microlise Group, has promoted Jemma James to managing director as Terry Ramsey retires at the end of January. Jemma has been with Trutac for over 14 years and became a director in October 2010, with her most recent role being director of commercial operations... mehr
Free download of hyperloop guideline
TÜV SÜD, a provider of safety, security and sustainability solutions based in Germany, is offering the world’s first guideline for hyperloop technologies as a free download. The guideline defines the essential safety-relevant requirements for these systems. The term... mehr
Valenciaport to test H2 tractor
The Port of Valencia is getting ready to test a hydrogen terminal tractor. The vehicle is part of the H2Ports project and already under development by Atena. The yard tractor will be powered by a fuel cell provided by Ballard. It is scheduled to undergo a two year trial in... mehr
IAG Cargo adopts Iata DG AutoCheck system
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has adopted the International Air Transport Association’s (Iata) newly developed dangerous goods autocheck (DG Auto Check), to automate the acceptance of dangerous goods shipments from its London-Heathrow... mehr
Mars elects new officers
The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (Mars) elected its 2022 slate of officers at its annual winter meeting earlier in January. The 2022 Mars officers are: president Carrie Evans, Iowa Interstate Railroad, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; first vice president Kathy Bathurst, CSX... mehr
Another warehouse in Strasbourg
A new 8,500 sqm warehouse in Strasbourg is in the making, close to the Rhenus head office in Alsace, France. The construction of the multi-client warehouse, designed to store products at controlled temperatures and with a dedicated 2 to 8°C area, will be finished H2/2022. A... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The Austrian composer Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) was treated by the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) for potency problems. mehr
