DP World investing heavily in terminal equipment 
DP World has is purchasing 63 Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers for use at four of its European container terminals. Twelve units will be delivered to GMP in Le Havre (France), 20 to Eurofos in Marseille (France), 19 to Antwerp Gateway (Belgium) and twelve to DP World Southampton... plus
More plans for rail logistics on the Silk Road
The United Transport and Logistics Company - Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA) and the Slovak railfreight company ZSSK Cargo have decide to increase their cooperation with regard to goods and container transport services between Europe and China. They have signed a memorandum of... plus
First airline upgrades to latest "iCargo" version
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), the first airline that implemented "iCargo", IBS Software's airline cargo management solution, in 2008, has successfully upgraded to the latest version of the product. The shift fully digitalises the cargo management processes across NCA's... plus
Fraport augments executive board
Pierre Dominique Prümm has been appointed to the executive board of the German airport operator Fraport, as of 1 July 2019. He was selected by the company’s supervisory board. Prümm will assume responsibility for flight operations and terminal management, corporate security... plus
“Curiosity of the Day” 
US Army executioner Sergeant John C. Woods, who hanged several Nazis after the Nuremberg Trials, accidentally killed himself while making repairs to an engineer lighting set in the Marshall Islands on 21 July 1950. plus
Rhenus acquires Rodair Group
This month (March 2019), the Rhenus Group acquired the Toronto (Canada)-based customised logistics solutions specialist Rodair that was founded in 1996. The latter company's core business activities encompass international freight forwarding, project logistics, courier,... plus
Ponts aériens vers l’outre-mer
En ce début d’année, il n’est pas tout à fait clair dans quelle direction va évoluer le fret aérien global en 2019. Pour en savoir davantage sur le marché français, l’ITJ a questionné le directeur gérant du GSSA Aero Cargo France (ECS Group). plus
Dutch cities introduce environmental zones for trucks
In the Netherlands, thirteen towns have introduced environmental zones for heavy duty trucks in their city centres. These towns are Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Den Haag, Eindhoven, Breda, Den Bosch, Tilburg, Delft, Leiden, Rijswijk, Maastricht and Arnhem. In Rotterdam and... plus
Bayernhafen reports balanced results for 2018
The Bayernhafen group (Bavaria, Germany) transhipped a total of 8.8.million t of cargo onto inland barges and trains in FY 2018. Because of low water levels on the Rhine and Danube, the amount of cargo transferred onto barges at the group’s six terminals dropped by 21.2% to... plus
Four new vehicles in daily use
In Vernier near Geneva (Switzerland) Sogeca has added four Renault Master 3.5 t trucks – tipper vans and double cabin trucks - to its vehicle fleet. They are already being deployed daily. Sogeca sees itself as a flexible partner in the construction industry and the ancillary... plus