Trans-o-flex chooses Eugen Günther 
Express services provider Trans-o-flex, which specialises in logistics solutions for pharmaceuticals and other high-value, sensitive goods, has appointed Eugen Günther as the company's fourth managing director. The other three managing directors are and remain Wolfgang P. Albeck... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
During the American Civil War (1861-1865), gunpowder was made from bat droppings. more
Canadian rail corridor reopens after storm damage
The railway operator Canadian Pacific (CP) has reopened a railway line running between Kamloops and Vancouver in the province of British Columbia. Crews worked around the clock after a storm on 14 November in which almost 200 mm of rain fell in just two days in some... more
The Mongolian project
12,600 LED street lights and lamp posts were transported to Ulaanbaatar by rail recently. The logistician Gebrüder Weiss (GW) was contracted by the Zumtobel lighting group for the undertaking. More than 80 containers in twelve months were delivered on schedule from Austria to... more
Covid-19's impact on the transport industry
In Switzerland, road haulage proved to be the most robust. The trucks' transport performance totalled 16.99 billion net tonne-kilometres in 2020, 0.9% less than in 2021. Railfreight's transport performance, on the other hand, decreased by 2.7% to 9.8 billion net tonnes, the... more
Senior appointments for Asia Pacific
Contract logistics provider DHL Supply Chain, part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has announced two senior appointments in Asia Pacific. Steve Thompsett (left), currently CCO, DSC Asia Pacific, will assume the role of CEO, DSC Australia & New Zealand and life sciences &... more
DHL Express expands Americas hub at MIA
DHL Express has invested over 78 million USD to renovate and expand its hub facility at Miami International Airport (MIA). The improvements further strengthen the express provider's service capabilities, with added flights to and from Europe, Asia Pacific, Chile and Mexico.... more
Investment in hinterland networks in Poland
Contargo, a hinterland logistics network for container transport, has founded a national subsidiary in Poland. Contargo Intermodal Poland offers repositioning of empty containers, container transports per rail from Poland to other European countries and container trucking to sea... more
Fiata begins to reshuffle presidency
Fiata, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, reports changes in its presidency. Robert Keen (photo) has been elected secretary general, thus replacing Robert A. Voltmann, who has held the position since 2015. Keen joined the British International... more
New equipment for Rostock
An increase in bulk volumes has encouraged Euroports Germany, a major cargo handler based in Rostock's overseas port on the German Baltic Coast, to put another crane, a LHM 280, into operation - at short notice. In order to further expand handling capacity and provide a... more