US class I railway to expand business 
CSX has been chosen as the rail transportation partner for a new USD 2.5 billion low-carbon aluminium recycling and rolling plant built by Novelis in Bay Minette, Alabama (USA). The facility will be the first fully integrated aluminium mill built in USA in 40 years. In... plus
General cargo network gains two more partners
Oneflow and Heinrich von Wirth joining the German general cargo network Online Systemlogistik (OSL). Oneflow's catchment area covers the region east of Düsseldorf between Ratingen and Hilden; this was previously the responsibility of Spedition Kleine, which will leave OSL at the... plus
Capacities flowing back
The Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence recently leveraged the capacities deployed by the carriers with the rates in the market. In the weeks following Golden Week (weeks 41-43), carriers are taking out significant levels of capacity per week on... plus
More capacity for chemistry and pharma clients
Contargo Industriepark Frankfurt-Höchst, a joint venture between Contargo and Infraserv Logistics, is adding 10,000 sqm to the container terminal at Industriepark Höchst in Germany. The term of the contract was extended until at least 2042 for this purpose. The 4,600,000 sqm... plus
Cargolux inks B777-8 Freighter order
Cargolux, Europe’s largest all-cargo airline operating a combined fleet of 30 Boeing 747-8 and 747-400 freighters, and Boeing have finalised an order of ten 777-8 freighters with options for six additional airplanes, with a signing ceremony at Cargolux’s headquarters in... plus
Aiko Hollander to manage Emden Port
Former deputy head Aiko Hollander is now taking over the helm of the Emden branch. He succeeds Volker Weis, who moved to Niedersachsen Ports’ headquarters in Oldenburg when he became technical managing director on 1 October 2022. "Hollander's port expertise and... plus
Two on one day
On 4 October 2022 Jetstream Aviation Capital, a Miami-based aircraft lessor specialising in regional turboprop aircraft and the largest global owner of Saab 340 and Saab 2000, delivered two Saab 340B(F) to IBC Airways of Miami. They are the first of an ongoing multi-aircraft... plus
Swiss Post: from a letter to a parcel centre
As the general trend of decreasing letter volumes and increasing parcel volumes continues, Swiss Post has decided to reconfigure a section of its existing letter centre in Härkingen and install a parcel sorting system that effectively creates a regional parcel hub. Part of... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) wrote his novels on blue paper, poems on yellow and shorter journalistic texts on pink paper. plus
More LNG infrastructure projects
The port company Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts) is building a second LNG jetty on the German seacoast. The LNG handling facility at the Port of Stade is scheduled to go live in the winter of 2023/2024 to strengthen Germany's security of gas supply. To this end, new port... plus