"Curiosity of the Day" 
When Eastern Germany's head of state Erich Honecker said goodbye to Western Germany's chancellor Helmut Schmidt after a state visit in 1981, a photographer demanded "more action". Then Honecker handed Schmidt a sweet through the train window. plus
Windy summer season around the Baltic Sea 
During the 2020 summer season, Chipolbrok vessels showed an increased presence in Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea due to the predominance of wind energy projects in the region. Especially in Poland various wind farm projects are under development and must be supplied with... plus
Swissterminal targets Comco
Swissterminal AG, a logistics provider from Frenkendorf near Basel, is bringing a formal complaint before the Swiss Federal Administrative Court, concerning the planned trimodal terminal Gateway Basel Nord (GBN). In particular, Swissterminal accuses the Swiss Competition... plus
Prochaine station de la route de la soie
Les liaisons intermodales sont un bon moyen de réagir à la fragilité de la supply chain qui s’est avérée récemment. Duisport compte ainsi renforcer son portefeuille en acquérant l’Interporto de Trieste. plus
Un pas important
Atlantic Forwarding Group a effectué le premier transport direct ferroviaire vers la Suisse d’un conteneur LCL provenant d’Asie. Elle a discuté de ce développement avec ses partenaires, pas juste virtuellement, mais en les invitant à un pot organisé à cette occasion. plus
Direct rail link between Germany and the Netherlands
Samskip and Nunner Logistics are introducing direct rail services between Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Duisburg (Germany), in a new and far-reaching commitment to shippers using rail, road and waterborne transport services out of two of North Europe’s main container ports.... plus
Kodrona instead of Corona
The German university city of Siegen and Deutsche Telekom want to make it possible to operate drone flights outside the pilot's visual range in the future. To this end, they have entered into a partnership to provide the necessary mobile communications infrastructure.... plus
Unifeeder broadens DP World's portfolio
The Unifeeder Group, a part of DP World since 2018, has opted for further acquisitions. The Unifeeder ISC platform managed the purchase of Transworld Feeders FZCO, Avana Logistek Limited, including its subsidiary Avana Global FZCO, and Transworld Feeders, the containerised... plus
UAE’s railway to increase capacity by factor 8
Etihad Rail is tripling its fleet. The operator of the UAE’s national railway has awarded a contract to Chinese CRRC for the manufacture, supply and commissioning of 842 new wagons. The new rolling stock brings Etihad Rail’s total fleet to more than 1,000 units. This... plus
Dachser USA secures transatlantic capacity
In response to ongoing demand for increased air freight capacity between Europe and the USA, Dachser USA has launched a new dedicated weekly Frankfurt-Chicago-Frankfurt B747-400F service. Andy Frommenwiler, VP, air freight, Dachser USA: "Our customers called upon us to... plus