Truck overtaking ban to enhance safety 
Switzerland’s federal road office (Fedro) wants to improve the traffic flow and raise the safety level on national highways by the introduction of local truck overtaking bans. The first of these are already signposted in the Bern and canton Valais regions. Those areas were... plus
Boeing flies third B787-9 Dreamliner
On Tuesday (19 November), the US airframe producer Boeing flew the third B787-9 Dreamliner, the first to be powered by General Electric GEnx engines. Aircraft ZB021, the third of three B787-9s dedicated to the test effort, joined the fleet some two months from the inaugural... plus
XPO Logistics acquires Optima Service Solutions
XPO Logistics Inc recently acquired Optima Service Solutions LLC, a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the USA. The deal cost USD 26.6 million in cash, excluding any working capital adjustments, with no assumption... plus
Long Beach harbour commission seeks new president
Long Beach City Council has stripped harbour commission president Thomas Fields of his office after allegations of excessive travel expenses. The Californian city's council voted 6-3 to confirm the removal of Fields who had been in office since 2009 and who had been severely... plus
Amendment to Andex services' winter sailing schedule
The VSA group (CSAV/MSC/CMA CGM/H SUD /CCNI) has agreed to a temporary operational cooperation by merging the Andex sling 2 with the HSD WCSA loop. Andex sling 2 will maintain its usual weekly frequency and extend its coverage up to Chilean Ports with effect from beginning of... plus
Saf-Holland satisfied with business
Saf-Holland, an international supplier to the truck and trailer industry, saw business activities step up in Q3/2013, after a weaker start to the year. Group sales in the third quarter amounted to EUR 219.1 million (Q3/2012: EUR 217.2 million), and to EUR 654.7 million for the... plus
Iraqi Airways intends to buy up to 16 CS300s
Bombardier Aerospace announced that Iraqi Airways, the national carrier of Iraq, signed a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire five CS300 mainline jetliners yesterday (20 November). The LOI includes options on eleven CS300 aircraft, the Canadian airframe producer's biggest plane... plus
BWG Reimer turning into Reimer Logistics
BWG Reimer, a long-standing Bremen (Germany) based company was renamed Reimer Logistics GmbH & Co. KG in mid November. The acronym BWG stands for Bremer Warenverteilungs-Gesellschaft, which was an integral part of the firm’s name since its establishment in 1925. The firm’s... plus
Kögel sticks to management team
Ulrich Humbaur, the owner of the German trailer maker Kögel, has prolonged the contracts of his company's three managing directors - Thomas Heckel, Jürgen Steinbacher and Thomas Escheymake - until 2019. Humbaur regards this extension as a reward for Kögel's management team which... plus
Trainose to introduce new freight train service
Trainose, an independent Greek rail transport company, will launch a special commercial freight train service from Athens to Thessaloniki on 2 December, according to the Greek newspaper Kathimerini. The new service will provide the Greek railway operator with revenues of some... plus