Expanded rail access for Georgia and Florida 
US transport company Omnitrax is launching its rail-ready sites programme along the short line railroad Georgia & Florida Railway (GFRR) in coordination with nine counties across south Georgia and north Florida. Omnitrax is collaborating with economic development... more
Next step for Huntsville 565 Logistics project
Intersect Development Group has released an initial rendering of its planned Huntsville 565 Logistics project and announced it has closed on the 190,203 sqm of land that will host three newly constructed buildings resulting in a 37,200 sqm logistics park. With a... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The last time a man walked on the moon was in 1972. Since then it has only been visited by unmanned vehicles. more
Geodis appoints Mike Honious president & CEO Americas
Geodis has announced that effective 3 October 2020, Mike Honious will be promoted to president & CEO of the company's Americas division, reporting to Marie-Christine Lombard, CEO of Geodis. In his new role, Honious will be responsible for freight forwarding,... more
K Line names LNG princess
The naming ceremony for Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel (“LBV”) was held at the Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries recently. The LBV's name, "Kaguya", derives from Princess Kaguya in "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter," which is said to be Japan's... more
Converting Koreans choose Columbus
In partnership with global airfreight forwarders and Korean Air Cargo, Columbus Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) recently became the world’s only airport serving Korean Air Cargo’s new fleet of cargo-converted passenger aircraft. In these uncharted times, Korean Air... more
UN: Improve intermodal coordination across borders!
Eight UN bodies - the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao), the UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad), the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (Uneca), the UN Economic Commission for Europe (Unece), the UN... more
Corona not to blame for decline in freight volume
In H1/2020, Operail generated an operating income of EUR 31.8 million, which is 16% less than in the same period 2019. Net profit was at EUR 1.8 million compared to EUR 5.5 million in 2019. However, Operail’s wagon rental business showed a significant increase: income from... more
Brands and masks
Maersk intends to complete its clearing out process in its subsidiaries by early October. It is a question of integration, capacities and brand orientation, as well as an opportunity to streamline the group in these days of Covid-19. more
Reconnecting Morocco and the UAE
As today's ITJ 39-40/2020 is featuring the Maghreb countries, the two big UAE carriers are re-installing belly capacity to and from Morocco. Starting today, 18 September 2020, Emirates resumes passenger services to Casablanca. The resumption of thrice weekly flights to the... more