"Curiosity of the Day" 
Tim Hardin played only two songs at the Woodstock Festival, but his performance lasted an hour. more
Alaska Airlines sends rescue flights to Hawaii 
Alaska Airlines is transporting 5,000 kg of relief supplies for victims of the wildfires in Lahaina, Maui. Alaska Air Cargo team members loaded supplies onto a flight to Kahului OGG from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Alaska Airlines is closely monitoring the... more
From Vienna to Tyrol
Philipp Arnold is the new freight forwarding manager at Dachser's logistics centre in Stans, Tyrol (Austria). After an intensive induction phase, he assumed his new responsibilities on 1 April 2023 and now oversees all forwarding processes at this location. Arnold learned... more
Expanding intermodal capacity in UK
US manufacturer Greenbrier has delivered the last of 150 wagons to leasing company Porterbrook in UK, which has ordered the batch for GB Railfreight. The UK carrier will use the new rolling stock for the movement of construction materials for High Speed 2 from the Peak District... more
NYK: more wind energy to reduce emissions
A new approach for NYK Bulkship (Atlantic): the subsidiary of the NYK Group is planning to implement wind-assisted ship-propulsion on a bulk carrier under a long-term charter contract with Cargill International. With this project, the partners aim to decrease greenhouse gas... more
Installation for Vectura completed
Dematic has completed an automated buffering and sequencing system for Vectura, one of Norway’s major distributors and logistics service providers for alcoholic beverages. As an upgrade of Vectura’s existing automated pallet warehouse, the intelligent automation technology... more
“Niches, not volumes”
Schneider expanding its range of services – with a global perspective. Schneider Transport, which is headquartered in Switzerland and runs activities all across Europe, is further expanding worldwide. Daniel Girod, COO Sea & Air, and Martin Isler, COO Road Europe, describe the... more
Four times more vehicles moved by rail
Train transport continues at full speed in Spain’s Port of Valencia: In H1/2023 more than 87 trains per week travelled to and from the port, compared to 83 in the same period in 2022, bringing the total number of trains in H1/2023 up to 2,180. The number of containers... more
BLR airport: another record for perishable cargo
For three consecutive years, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (KIAB/BLR) has maintained its position as one of the major airports for exporting perishable cargo in India. The airport witnessed growth in the export of these products, handling a record tonnage of 53,751... more
All-inclusive rental offers for e-trucks
Renault Trucks has created a new rental offer specially designed for SMEs in Switzerland’s transport sector. During a minimum rental period of four months, interested companies can test the deployment of electric vehicles without obligation and gain experience. The rental... more