Linking aerospace and aluminium 
ThyssenKrupp Aerospace is set to source its specialised aluminium from Novelis, active in aluminium rolling and recycling. In a multi-year agreement, the companies will collaborate to cater to ThyssenKrupp’s need for aircraft-grade aluminium plates and sheets, leveraging... more
Noblelift North America welcomes new president
Noblelift North America, a leader in lithium-iron handling services, has appointed Bill Pedriana as its new president. He previously served as chief marketing officer at Big Joe Forklifts, where he helped rebuild the brand, develop groundbreaking products (including the ‘Joey’... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Film director David Lynch, who died last week and would have turned 79 today, often designed and built furniture for his films himself. He’d learnt the trade from his father, who owned a joiner’s workshop. more
Asian air cargo rates remain high
Despite the usual drop in global air cargo spot rate prices in January, an analysis of market data conducted by World ACD shows that they are 20% up compared to the second week of last year. Although average global spot rates decreased by 3% to USD 2.76/kg compared to week one... more
Major order for hybrid straddle carriers
Kalmar has secured a significant order from Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT) for 20 eco-efficient hybrid straddle carriers, to be delivered by Q1/2026. The agreement continues a long-standing partnership with MCT, which handles 4 million teu annually at the port of Gioia Tauro... more
Naval piracy on the rise in Asia
In its annual report the ReCaap information sharing centre (ISC) has confirmed a rise of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia in 2024. Incidents rose by 6% compared to the previous year. Eleven of the 107 incidents in 2024 remained attempts. In 2023 only one attempt... more
Shifting steel transports to the railways in Switzerland
SBB Cargo now transports steel and metal in combined transport for Debrunner Acifer in Switzerland. Around 1,000 truck kilometres have been saved by the modal shift since November, according to a post on LinkedIn by the Swiss freight railway. The steel and metal is... more
Not yet automatic
From January to June 2024 CBP stopped 155 shipments carrying 354 ‘Glock switches’, which are used to modify weapons to make them fully automatic. In the months of July, August and September officers seized 241 shipments containing 948 switches. Most of these seizures were... more
From Gefco to Geopost
Bastien Wilshaw became a member of the Geopost executive committee on 3 January, as executive vice-president in charge of strategy and out-of-home activities. He reports to Yves Delmas, chief executive officer. Wilshaw joined Geopost as strategy director in 2021. Since... more
Bi-weekly service to Port Gentil
Marguisa Shipping Lines has strengthened its ‘Marguisa Feeder Service’ (MFS) to São Tomé and Príncipe by integrating the vessel ‘Msm Don’ into the route, boosting operational capacities and service reliability. Additionally, Port Gentil (Gabon) has been added as another port of... more