More coal transports in Kazakhstan 

Between January and July 2023, the Kazakhstan railway KTZ transported 145.9 million t of cargo by rail. 40% of the total volume or more than 60 million t were coal, from which 41.7 million t were delivered within the country and 18.3 million t of solid fuel were exported.... more
XPO: full basic pay for paternity leave 

XPO, a specialist for transport and logistics services in Europe, has significantly increased the amount of paid paternity leave in the UK and Ireland, with employees receiving up to two weeks of full pay. The policy applies to new parents, either by birth or through... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Pygophilia is the term for a special erotic preference for human buttocks. more
GXO to manage logistics for Red Bull 

GXO Logistics is partnering with Red Bull to manage the company’s warehousing and distribution services in Italy. GXO also provides logistics services to Red Bull in France. Paul Mohan, managing director, Continental Europe, GXO: “We designed a site that has the ability to... more
Northlink receives green light from FAA 

Northlink Aviation has passed an important milestone in the development of its e-commerce and express freight terminal at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport ("ANC"). The terminal project has received a ‘finding of no significant impact and record of... more
‘Digital Port Call’ tool for Gothenburg 

The Gothenburg Port Authority is collaborating with Awake.AI to develop a digital port call solution that is expected to save around 1,000 t of CO2 emissions annually and streamline operations at the port. The ‘Digital Port Call’ tool will centralise communication points,... more
Vehicles to carry food and refrigerated goods 

Swiss haulier Anton Häfliger has invested in eight new Renault Trucks tractor units - two T Sleeper 460s, two T-High 480s and four T-High 480 Turbo compounds. With these additions, the company’s fleet now contains 70 vehicles, 35 of which are Renault trucks. The new trucks... more
Simon Lembke to join board of directors 

The supervisory board has appointed Simon Lembke to Dakosy’s board of directors, effective 1 September 2023. Lembke brings extensive expertise and many years of experience in the company’s data centre, community systems and customs applications departments. With 20 years of... more
An agora for 20,000 people 

‘Supply Chain & Logistics Exhibition’ in Athens. The ninth ‘Supply Chain & Logistics – Cargo Truck & Van Expo’ is scheduled for Athens from 30 September – 2 October. The organiser gave us some advance details. more
Ukraine and Moldova to ease transit traffic 

The two countries have ratified an agreement that will enable transit transports on the Etulia (Moldova) - Reni (Ukraine) - Giurgiulesti (Moldova) route without a three-day stopover in Reni. This will speed up and expand railfreight traffic between Ukraine and Moldova and... more