Central Anatolian rail line reopened 
In Turkey, the rail stretch connecting Samsun to Siva in Central Anatolia has been reopened for freight operation. The line was closed for five years and is now upgraded. The Turkish state-owned rail company TCDD has improved the entire infrastructure along the 378-km long... more
Management-buy-back on the Danube
It is a re-transaction. South Africa-headquartered Imperial, which is stepping back from its European inland navigation activities, has sold its 90% holding in Multinaut Donaulogistik Gesellschaft to Peter Jedlicka, Multinaut’s managing director. In 2008, it was the other way... more
CCM enhances booking application with QR code functionality
Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM), the interoperable gray chassis pool manager in the United States, has added QR code functionality to its ChassisChoice.com booking application system. Utilising smartphone technology, this enhancement enables swift, contactless... more
Louis DeJoy to serve as new postmaster general
The board of governors of the United States Postal Service has unanimously elected Louis DeJoy to serve as the 75th postmaster general of the United States and CEO of the world’s largest postal organisation. DeJoy is an accomplished business executive with more than 35 years... more
Drugs in turntables and washing machines
On 1 May 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Cincinnati airport inspected a shipment originating from Mexico destined for Prague. The package contained a DJ Pioneer turntable. After examining the rusty, broken item and probing what appeared to be the... more
Start-up delivers its first e-vehicle
The first electric utility vehicle made by Tropos Motors Europe was handed over to the industrial services provider Ifürel in Herne, Germany. The factory for the e-mobility brand, which has just been launched in the European market, started production in Herne at the end of... more
Will Maersk weather the storm?
A.P. Moeller-Maersk showed a better performance in this year's first quarter than expected. Nevertheless, the Danish container shipping company warned of a 20-25% decrease in volumes in the second quarter. Maersk posted a USD 197 million net profit in the first three months... more
Schuon heads for the Balkans
The German logistics company Alfred Schuon has augmented its transport service portfolio. Effective immediately, the provider offers weekly roundtrips to the non-EU countries of the Balkan Peninsula and from there back to southern Germany including customs handling services.... more
New chief revenue officer for Slync.io
Slync.io, the purpose-built global logistics orchestration platform, has appointed Amy Gearing, as its chief revenue officer (CRO), effective immediately. In this role, Gearing will implement Slync.io’s global go-to-market strategy and execution and manage worldwide sales,... more
Bremenports' new digital tool
In cooperation with the Bremen (Germany)-based IT services provider Abat and its subsidiary ID-Impuls, bremenports has overhauled the software it has been using for billing port charges. Managing director Robert Howe: "The aim of the project was to ensure that our... more