More than 100 t of humanitarian aid in 2024 
In commemoration of World Humanitarian Day, Avianca and its business units Avianca Cargo, Life Miles and Deprisa, have highlighted the progress achieved thanks to the work with foundations and partner organisations in the region. Throughout 2024, their assistance efforts... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
By releasing their threads to catch the wind, spiders can fly for kilometres across the open sea and settle on new islands. more
Software to optimise just-in-time deliveries
EF Logistik supplies German car dealerships and garages with spare parts from twelve locations. The company, which is part of the Emil Frey Group, has implemented the new intelligent transport management system “Greenplan Execution” developed by EPG (Ehrhardt Partner Group) to... more
Who needs this landbridge?
A road and rail project in southern Thailand. The Thai government is working on firming up a rebooted landbridge project across the southern part of the country. ITJ correspondent Michael Mackey has termed this a “bold, back-to-the-future” move. The government is looking at new... more
Quiet electro sound at loud street parade
In the midst of the loudly booming techno music at the "Zurich Street Parade" in Switzerland on 10 August 2024, one electro sound remained conspicuously quiet for once, as a fully electric Renault truck pulled the “love mobile” of the online party portal Izoo along the... more
Gotthard: test runs in the west tunnel
Following the derailment of a freight train a year ago, the 57 km Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland is now due to be fully reopened on 2 September. Trial operations have been running since yesterday (Monday, 19 August 2024). A passenger train from Chiasso to Basel... more
Wallenius reshuffles management team
Wallenius Wilhelmsen is adding the new role of chief strategy and corporate development officer to its group executive management. Mike Hynekamp, currently COO Logistics, will take over this position as of August of this year. At the same time, SVP vehicle services Americas... more
Six firms to assess biomethane use in Hokkaido
A group of organisations, including Hamanaka Town, JA Hamanaka, Takanashi Milk Products, Hokkaido Gas, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and MOL Sunflower, have launched a joint study on producing and using biomethane from animal manure at dairy farms in Hamanaka Town, Hokkaido. The... more
Palletspace premiers
15th August saw the debut of Palletspace, a new website aiming to digitalise and simplify pallet and warehousing management. Powered by the start-up Warespace, this website launched an offering which has previously been used to manage hotel bookings. The software can... more
Austria goes paperless
The digital protocol to the United Nations CMR convention for international road freight has entered into force in Austria, providing the legal foundation for fully paperless road freight. Austria is the 37th country to join e-CMR. The switch from paper-based to fully... more