New York’s shortline railway under new management 
The 80 km long Ithaca Central Railroad (ITHR), running from Sayre PA to Ludlowville NY, recently started operations. Manager Watco leases the US railroad from Norfolk Southern Railway (NS). The ITHR, which interchanges with NS at Sayre, will ship approximately 12,000 carloads... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Milhouse, Bart Simpson’s best friend, is voiced by women in both the English and German versions of the Simpsons. more
Delivery speed and transport costs drive traffic volume
According to the Russia-based United Transport and Logistics Company - Eurasian Railway Alliance (UTLC ERA), its 2018 traffic volume rose to between 275,000 and 280,000 teu, 60% more than the 175,800 teu in 2017. UTLC ERA expects to transport about 350,000 teu this year. In... more
More ATSG planes to fly for Amazon
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), an Ohio (USA)-based provider of medium wide-body cargo aircraft leasing, air cargo transport and related services, has agreed to lease and operate ten additional B767 freighters for Amazon.com Services. In addition, ATSG will extend... more
Port of Malaga: certification for Noatum Terminals
Noatum Terminals’ facility in the port of Malaga (Spain) has been awarded the GMP + Feed Safety Assurance (FSA) certificate, which guarantees that all the products intended for animal fodder in all the links of the food chain are harmless. The GMP+FSA certificate is an... more
Torben Seebold joins HHLA board
The supervisory board of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) selected Torben Seebold as a new executive board member, with effect from 1 April 2019. Seebold, who was previously national chairman of the maritime economy group of Germany’s trade union ver.di, succeeds... more
Managers rotate at orange giant
The Austrian logistics company, Gebrüder Weiss (GW), has filled two key positions since the start of 2019. Hannes Mayr was selected for the role of regional manager west. This region includes the economically strong areas of Tyrol, Voralberg and the business in Switzerland.... more
Seko acquires Goodship
Seko Logistics is starting a ‘transformative year’ for its global supply chain solutions business in 2019 by making the first full acquisition of another independent freight forwarding specialist in its 42-year history. The takeover candidate is Goodship International, a Chicago... more
60 new tractors for long-distance haulage
For the first time in its history, the German forwarding company Hegelmann is putting 60 new DAF XF tractors into service. The vehicles will be used to operate long-distance, cross border transport services. A batch of 19 tractors has already been delivered and they are... more
Pharma air corridor between Brussels and Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Airport and Brussels Airport have launched an airport-to-airport (A2A) pharma corridor, offering services catering to the specific needs of pharmaceutical shipments. Spearheaded by the two Iata CEIV Pharma certified airports and in collaboration with... more