Canadian Pacific to sell DM&E line to G&W 
Canadian Pacific (CP) is to sell the west end of its Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern railway line (DM&E) in the USA to Genesee & Wyoming Inc (G&W) for approximately USD 210 million. The west end encompasses 660 miles of CP's current operations between Tracy MN and... more
Scheme to retrofit whisper brakes in place
Deutsche Bahn, Germany's state railway, will continue to push ahead with its noise reduction programme in 2014. The transport provider is therefore adhering to its aim of reducing noise from rail operations by 50% by 2020, compared to the level in the year 2000. The retrofitting... more
Grimaldi extends Motorways of the Seas network
The Italian Grimaldi Group has launched a new direct ro-pax service between the ports of Ravenna (Italy), Igoumenitsa and Patras (both Greece) as part of the European Motorways of the Seas project. The ro-pax ferry "Euroferry Olympia" operates the new bi-weekly... more
Emons extends network in Europe
The forwarding company Emons has enlarged its European network by taking over the Logwin location in Kempten (Germany) and establishing new branch offices in Hradec Králové, Olomouc and Ostrava (all Czechia). Today Emons, a medium-sized family company founded in 1928, has more... more
Ecu-Line teams up with FCL Marine Agencies
The Belgian LCL service provider Ecu-Line, a member of the Indian Avvashya Group, has teamed up with FCL Marine Agencies Rotterdam, a neutral NVO service provider in the FCL segment, to extend its services and offer combined expertise. FCL operates in Europe, the USA and... more
V. Alexander becomes Alexander Global Logistics
The Bremen-based logistics service provider V. Alexander International Logistics GmbH renamed itself Alexander Global Logistics GmbH on 1 January. Partners Carsten Hellmers (managing director/CEO) and Monique Geisler (authorised signatory/vice-president) re-purchased all shares... more
Port of Long Beach with new board president
Doug Drummond is the new president of the Long Beach board of harbor commissioners. The board in turn voted for Rich Dines as its vice-president and for Lori Ann Farrell, another new commissioner (see ITJ Daily of 6 December 2013), as its secretary. The election of new officers... more
EADS becomes the Airbus Group
The EADS group took off into the new year by rebranding itself the Airbus Group. Uniting all its activities under a single strong brand, the Airbus Group also renamed two of its three divisions. The group thus now includes Airbus, which focuses on commercial aircraft activities... more
Cathay Pacific orders additional wide-body airplanes
The US airframe manufacturer Boeing and Cathay Pacific Airways have announced that Cathay Pacific has ordered an additional B747-8 freighter (pictured) as well as three B777-300ER airplanes (extended range). The order, valued at about USD 1 billion at list prices, will bolster... more
Croatia implements IRU TIR-EPD
Croatia has successfully implemented the IRU TIR electronic pre-declarations (IRU TIR-EPD) online app. TIR Carnet holders will now be able to benefit from facilitated border crossings by submitting TIR EPDs electronically and free of charge to the Croatian customs authorities,... more