XPO's big reshuffle 
The board of directors of XPO Logistics unanimously approved its plans for a radical restructuring. The strategy includes a spin-off of 100% of its logistics segment as a separate publicly traded company. The group intends to structure the spin-off as a transaction that is... more
Tractor and truck rolled into one
When Herrmann Transporte presented its latest wish list to Scania, the desired specification was undoubtedly demanding. The Swiss haulier wanted a short all-wheel drive vehicle with the lowest possible chassis height and an extremely agile performance. In addition, the vehicle... more
Successful day trip to Naples
Last Saturday, 28 November 2020, Intradco Global flew a very special VIP. The two year old filly Cindy Truppo was racing in the richest trotting race held in Naples, Italy, in The Gran Premio Mipaaf Filly division at 15.35 h. The German owner Roger Wittman contacted Intradco... more
Toft takes the reins – finally
More than one year after announcing his new ventures, Soren Toft has been welcomed as MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company’s new CEO, effective from 2 December 2020. He reports to Diego Aponte, MSC group president, and Gianluigi Aponte, founder and MSC group chairman. In his... more
ONE investigates container loss
The Singapore-headquartered Ocean Network Express (ONE) is currently assisting owners and managers of the container ship "ONE Apus" (IMO: 9806079; Japanese flag) with investigations into the loss of containers overboard during severe inclement weather on 30 November... more
Europeans buy out South African courier
DSV Panalpina is acquiring Globeflight Worldwide Express, a South African based courier company. The takeover includes all Globeflight’s operations in South Africa and Swaziland. The small express parcel courier sector is the core aspect of the transaction. Keith Pienaar,... more
Connecting US drone know-how
VerdeGo Aero, an aerospace electric powertrain technology company based in Daytona Beach, FL, partners with Airflow from San Francisco, CA, an aerial logistics company building next-generation aircraft, to explore using the VerdeGo Aero hybrid-electric powertrain system in the... more
Common goals with BGL-Nord
In northern Germany, the associations representing the transport sector in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Landesverband des Verkehrsgewerbes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (LV M-V)) and in Berlin and Brandenburg (Landesverband des Berliner und Brandenburger Verkehrsgewerbes (LBBV)) have... more
Jade Weser Port sticks to price level
The port fees in Germany's deep-sea container port at Jade Weser Port Wilhelmshaven will remain unchanged at the current for the coming year as well. The supervisory board of the port operator JadeWeserPort Realisierungs recently passed a decision to this effect. "In... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Winds carry 27.7 million t of dust from the Sahara to the Amazon region every year. more