More efficiency through digitalisation 
In Upper Styria in Austria, the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group and Voestalpine are working at the Donawitz site to optimise rail-bound supply chains, including supply and process control, with the help of digitalisation. The aim of the project is to avoid empty runs, improve the use... more
VCT upgrades cargo handling with new MHCs
Visayas Container Terminal (VCT), a unit of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) in Iloilo, Philippines, has launched two new mobile harbour cranes, the first in Panay Island, to boost port efficiency and capacity. Manufactured by Konecranes, each crane can... more
Designing an X-plane with FIW technology
A new vertical lift concept published by Aurora Flight Sciences depicts a scalable technology for airborne logistics in locations without a prepared runway. The Boeing company says its proposed X-plane uses fan-in-wing (FIW) technology to provide high-speed, runway-independent... more
Seacube bolsters its board of directors
Seacube Container Leasing, a specialist for intermodal equipment leasing solutions and one of the largest purchasers of refrigerated containers in the world, has added two members to its board of directors: Anthony Chiarello, who has been appointed to chairman of the board, and... more
Adding in Austria
Craiss Generation Logistik is expanding its site in Weis, Austria by 20,000 sqm to strengthen its partnership with its customer, Siemens Energy. By enhancing the warehousing capacities of the hub, which was first opened in 2021, Craiss seeks to meet the growing demands for... more
ADL gets three green trucks
The new vehicles - two FM Electric 4x2 trucks and an FH Aero 460 6x2 tractor unit - join the two Volvo e-trucks which Alliance Flooring Distribution (ADL) received in early 2024. The UK-based company is now operating all five Volvos from its recently opened carbon-neutral... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Tattooing involves piercing the skin between 50 and 3,000 times per minute – depending on whether it is done by hand or with a machine. more
Finalising new Basa arrangements
In line with the directive of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, Festus Keyamo San, the minister of aviation and aerospace development, has commenced high-level discussions with the Brazilian ambassador to Nigeria, Carlos Garcete, to activate the Bilateral Air Service Agreement... more
Name change to unify Transworld’s global presence
Shreyas Shipping and Logistics Limited, an integral player in India’s coastal shipping sector, has rebranded to Transworld Shipping Lines Limited as of 1 October 2024. This change aligns the company with the broader identity of its parent, Transworld Group, aiming to unify its... more
Bringing a Skytrain back home
Teams from Dover Air Force Base, DE, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), AK, and Robins AFB, GA, joined forces to bring a C-47A Skytrain, which had served during WWII, from its prior home in rural Alaska down to Georgia where it will receive a full restoration before being... more