"Curiosity of the Day" 
In purebred hens, the colour of the skin under the ear lobes shows which eggs they lay. Red ear lobes usually mean brown eggs, and white ones white eggs. more
From Alaska to the Spanish Isles 
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) recently sold ferry vessels to Spain. In mid-March, the AMHS vessels the “Fairweather” and the “Chenega” were acquired by Servicios y Concesiones Maritimas Ibicencas of Ibiza (Spain).The sale price for... more
New sales and marketing director
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has further bolstered its sales and marketing team by hiring Armen Keuleyan as the director the unit from 1 March 2021. Michael Zahra, DDC’s president and CEO, said that “we're also adding representatives to the sales and marketing department to... more
Stef Group hit hard by Covid-19
The pandemic inflicted heavy casualties on the Stef Group, a European provider of temperature-controlled transport and logistics services for food products. 2020's annual results saw operating income contracting by 28% to EUR 117 million compared to EUR 162.9 million in... more
Well prepared
The Munich-based logistician has recorded increasing demand for warehouse space and handling in the airfreight and parcels segments. Brexit brought in some new clients. more
Now four round-trips in key service
The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is increasing the frequency of its intermodal TransFER service Linz-Wels-Duisburg to four round-trips a week from 5 April 2021, thus enhancing its offer for FCL and FTL transport between Austria and Germany with a fixed timetable and attractive... more
Bringing Thai Cargo back on track
Thai Airways International and Thailand Post Distribution (THPD) join forces on research and development in logistics and e-commerce, according to an MoU which has been signed by Suvadhana Sibunruang, the airline's EVP, aviation business units, and THPD managing director Peera... more
Solar powered system tracks milk deliveries
Australian haulier McColl’s Transport has implemented a new form of telematics tracking throughout its milk division. The independent carrier of dairy, food and consumer and industrial chemicals has partnered with Orbcomm. The tracking system is solar powered, monitors the... more
Very big transactions
Aercap, a global leader in aircraft leasing headquartered in Dublin, is to acquire its competitor GE Capital Aviation Services (Gecas). GE will receive 111.5 million newly issued Aercap shares, USD 24 billion of cash and USD 1 billion of Aercap notes and/or cash. Upon... more
Ready for e-commerce?
The e-commerce-boom opens up new opportunities, but are companies ready to seize them? Geodis and Accenture have jointly developed a methodological approach to measure the level of e-commerce readiness in cooperation with 200 companies. The new kid on the block is called... more