Expeditors invests in digital platform 
Expeditors International, based in Seattle, has acquired Fleet Logistics’ digital platform. The purchase will support Expeditors’ online LTL shipping platform Koho (gokoho.com), and aligns with Expeditors’ strategy and focus on digital solutions. Terms of the agreement were not... more
New short line link pays off
The new 8 km long short line rail link allows Drax, an American manufacturer of compressed wood pellets, to reduce supply chain emissions and biomass costs. The track connects Drax’s LaSalle pellet plant in northern Louisiana (USA) to the regional rail network, enabling... more
Alaska’s students receive new classroom
US company Lynden Transport hauled a modular building from Edmonton (Canada) to Kaktovik, AK (USA) to serve as a classroom for students after the school burned down in February. Kaktovik is a Native Alaskan Village on the Arctic Coast of the Beaufort Sea with a population of... more
Millions of masks from China to Atlanta
Geodis has transported 13 million masks from China to the USA on an AN-124. This PPE shipment, which arrived on 22 May 2020, is the largest delivered to Atlanta airport during the Covid-19 pandemic. Randy Tucker, Geodis Americas president & CEO: "Our team at Geodis... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
McDonald's once tried to sell bubblegum-flavoured broccoli to encourage kids to eat more healthily. more
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics implements Cargowise
German logistics services provider Hellmann intends to implement Cargowise to enhance operational processes within its global air and sea freight operations by standardising systems and databases and enabling more efficient resource usage across the entire supply chain. In... more
Cutting emissions in Valencia
Captain Nemo reaches for Valencia: The Fundación Valenciaport participates in the Nemo project, which aims to improve air quality and reduce the impact of noise in cities in the European Union. It involves eighteen partners from eleven countries and has a budget of around EUR... more
Port director to step down at the end of 2020
After many years of service as director of the Schweizerischen Rheinhäfen (Port of Switzerland) Hans-Peter Hadorn will step down for reasons of age at the end of 2020. The position will be publicly advertised. The economist from Berne took over the management of Basel's... more
New train to link Ruhr area with Czechia
On 15 June, the Belgian railfreight company Lineas plans to launch a new regular international transport service: three weekly train runs in both directions will provide direct connections between Recklinghausen-Ost in Germany's Ruhr area and Usti Nad Labem in Czechia, with... more
Airbridges from China to Nantes and from Vietnam to Columbus
The New York-based apparel solutions provider Wen-Parker Logistics has chartered Ohio's five first direct flights from Vietnam through Columbus Rickenbacker. Bryan Schreiber, manager, air cargo business development for the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, points out that,... more