"Curiosity of the Day" 
                    
                    The unicorn is Scotland’s national animal. Unicorns play a major role in Celtic mythology as a symbol of innocence but represent masculinity and power as well. more
 "War like" above, police protection below 
                     
                    Munich (Germany)-based logistics services provider Group 7 has delivered 30 million masks and 1 million protective suits since the beginning of the corona crisis. The cargo is destined for the authorities that are responsible for providing sufficient supplies for German... more
 New trucks bring significant fuel savings  
                     
                    UK haulier Premier Logistics has added the two Volvo trucks 460hp FHs with I-Save, alongside one new 500hp FH, to its 50-strong mixed fleet. The new vehicles bring significant fuel savings. They use 25.6 l/100 km versus 29.7 l/100 km that trucks are traditionally expected to... more
 Greater weight for freight 
                     
                    Three of the Kazakh carrier Air Astana’s Boeing B767-300ERs have already seen action as only-freighters, carrying goods in their passenger cabins. Now the airline is reacting to rising demand for airfreight services and converting them into full-freighters. more
 Intermodal operators take over Neuss Trimodal  
                     
                    Neuss-Düsseldorfer Häfen has transferred its shares in Neuss Trimodal to the remaining shareholders. Hence, Kombiverkehr now holds 70% of the shares and Ambrogio 30%, which means that the two logistics services providers currently control all the shares of the terminal. The... more
 NAP snaps up digital payment software 
                     
                    Neutral Air Partner (NAP) is implementing an advanced online freight payment and settlement system powered by Paycargo. NAP members will be able to use the solution in different continents around the globe. NAP CEO Christos Spyrou: "Digitalisation in the payments and... more
 Paris, France: service resumption and end 
                     
                    Suspended since 31 March 2020, commercial flights are resuming at Paris-Orly, the second biggest airport of the French capital, today, 26 June. In contrast, Air France is sending off its A380 for the last time today. France’s flag carrier actually wanted to retire its nine... more
 Uptick at the ports of Rio Grande do Sul 
                     
                    In some parts of the globe, Covid-19 did not stop business development. The growth rate in the ports of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), reached 4.5% from January to May 2020, compared to the same period the year before.In these five months, cargo transportation surged to 16.3... more
 Quieter LGP wagons with higher load capacity 
                     
                    Modern wagons for optimal liquid gas transports: VTG Rail Logistics has successfully completed its upgrading campaign for its LPG wagon pool. The company has been gradually renewing its fleet since 2014. Overall, around 800 of the roughly 1,500 tank wagons were repaired or... more
 Rekola to head Steerprop's sales and projects 
                     
                    Azimuth propulsion expert Steerprop has merged sales and project management with the appointment of Juho Rekola as the company’s new sales and project management director. Rekola has been with Steerprop since 2017 and has extensive knowledge of the company’s products and... more

