"Curiosity of the Day" 
Easter eggs are in fashion. Chinese hens lay almost every third egg on the planet: in 2018, they laid 466 billion. In 2020, by contrast, 42.9 million laying hens in Germany laid 12.9 billion eggs. While an organic hen laid an average of nearly 293 eggs, caged hens came in at... plus
Fewer trucks due to corona 
A new heavy traffic control centre (SVKZ) is currently being built in Giornico in Ticino (Switzerland), on the site of the former Monteforno steel mill. When it comes on stream in 2022, it will provide another checking point for heavy goods vehicles bound for the Gotthard.... plus
E-Commerce - what's next?
Singapore-headquartered Asia Pacific and the EEMEA section of DHL Express have just published a new whitepaper with the boasting title of "The Ultimate B2B E-commerce Guide: Tradition is out. Digital is in." The study refers to the current trend to e-commerce and... plus
Replacements in Liverpool
The British Peel Ports Group has placed an order for two new Liebherr ship-to-shore container cranes for its facility at the Port of Liverpool. They will replace two of the existing STS cranes, which will be relocated to Peel Ports’ Greenock Ocean Terminal at Clydeport. The... plus
«La solution dynamique»
Malgré le Brexit, les transports plus lents, la pénurie en capacités et les créneaux horaires ratés ne sont pas inévitables. Felix Kaemmerer de 4flow et Thomas Spieker de Shippeo ont montré les potentiels cachés de l’optimisation basée sur les données. plus
Master plan for goods transport required
It is forecast that Austria's freight traffic will have increased by 45% by 2040. Even with a maximum expansion of their infrastructure and portfolio, the railways will not have the capacity to deal with this growth rate. A study conducted by the Institute of Transport and... plus
Geodis: recognition in China
Global supply chain operator Geodis has won the “core carrier of Arkema China” in Asia-Pacific award for 2021. The prize was presented at the Arkema China carrier annual conference in Shanghai, China, in which Arkema China wished “to acknowledge and celebrate the company’s... plus
CMA CGM Air Cargo increases US coverage
Three weeks after the launch of its commercial operations with regular flights between its Belgian hub Liege and Chicago ORD, the CMA CGM Group, a global provider of shipping and logistics services, announces that CMA CGM Air Cargo has just opened two new destinations in USA:... plus
Site expansions to celebrate anniversary
Germany-based Grieshaber Logistics Group is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. For the company, which has grown from a small regional family business into a global logistics expert, the anniversary year is all about expansion. Extensive expansions are planned for... plus
Vallair strengthens MRO team
French-Luxembourgish aviation company Vallair has strengthened its MRO team with the appointment of Armando Filho as director of material management. He will be responsible for the company’s component support division complementing the activities of the teardown team ensuring... plus