First city-wide medical drone network 
Matternet, a global provider of urban drone-delivery solutions based in California, has entered into a partnership with SkyGo, a company from the UAE with knowledge of the Abu Dhabi healthcare landscape and expertise in logistics and distribution in the Gulf region. Together... plus
Benetton Group banks on robots
The Benetton Group, a fashion company with brands such as United Colors of Benetton and Sisley and a retail network of more than 4,000 shops, has contracted Dematic to install an ‘auto-store system’ at the group’s logistics facilities in Villorba, in the province of Treviso in... plus
Covid-19 vaccines from Belgium to Africa
On Wednesday 22 September, 153,000 Covid-19 vaccines arrived safely in Entebbe (Uganda) on Brussels Airlines flight, following a similar shipment to Togo a month ago (pictured). The aircraft carrying the donation of AstraZeneca vaccines from the Belgian government was met at... plus
Sailors’ Society webinar for Indian sea cadets
The Sailors’ Society, a maritime charity, will hold an online wellness conference for maritime colleges in India and their students on Thursday 30 September. Designed especially for maritime schools, the conference, entitled ‘Wellness at Sea – positive wellbeing for a rewarding... plus
Kick-off to triple rail capacity
A ground-breaking ceremony was held recently in Belle Fourche SD (USA) to launch a planned rail expansion project. The city in the north of South Dakota currently has a 27-car railyard. Once the expansion is complete, Belle Fourche’s railyard will be able to accommodate 90... plus
First feeder service after 15 years
The shipping line Wallenius SOL is further extending its services. The line was formed in 2019 by Wallenius Lines and Swedish Orient Linien (SOL) and operates scheduled services from five ports in the Baltic Sea’s Gulf of Bothnia to Continental Europe and the UK. In the context... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
A female ‘strawberry poison-dart frog’ feeds its tadpoles its own unfertilised eggs. plus
Ice-cold combination in Massachusetts
It’s a Massachusetts deal. Ice Cube Cold Storage & Logistics, based in Fall River MA (USA), has finalised the acquisition of the Main Terminal Division of Maritime International, from New Bedford MA (USA). The newly-named Ice Cube Cold Storage & Logistics Maritime... plus
Un esprit d’avant-garde
Le secteur des transports dépassé, désuet, vieillot? Sans parler de la numérisation qui n’y aurait pas sa place? Sauf pour détruire des emplois? Erreur! La démonstration du contraire se trouve entre autres près de Linz en Autriche. Christian Doepgen s’est entretenu avec Thomas... plus