More and more CNG and LNG trucks in Europe 
Trucks powered by CNG (compressed natural gas) or LNG (liquefied natural gas) emit up to 15% less CO2 than Euro 6 diesel trucks. With biogas, they are almost climate-neutral. Overall, 14,191 CNG trucks were deployed in the EU and the EFTA states of Iceland, Norway and... more
P&O Ferrymasters and Scan Global Logistics join forces
P&O Ferrymasters is partnering with Scan Global Logistics to improve the daily service between the Benelux region and Sweden as it further strengthens its pan-European logistics network. P&O Ferrymasters and Scan Global Logistics will offer daily truck departures for... more
Change in Cargologic’s executive board
Martin Theiler will take over as executive board member for sales and marketing at Rhenus' subsidiary Cargologic, while Markus Schürmann is retiring from the board. He will however assume other responsibilities in Cargologic and Rhenus Alpina. Theiler has been part of the... more
Relief flight from Switzerland to Venezuela
An aircraft chartered by Switzerland carrying mainly medical supplies has recently reached Caracas. Nine partner organisations brought the materials to Zurich airport where they were unloaded and transported to Venezuela by the humanitarian aid department of the Swiss Agency for... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In 1952 Albert Einstein received the offer to become president of Israel. He refused. more
Walden finalises acquisition of Movianto
Walden (formerly EHDH) has completed the acquisition of Movianto, thereby becoming one of Europe's largest providers of transport and logistics services for the pharmaceutical sector. Stéphane Baudry, chairman and CEO of Walden, is the majority shareholder of the new group.... more
Hong Kong Airport appoints executive director
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has appointed Julian Lee as executive director finance effective 3 July. Reporting to the AA’s CEO, Fred Lam, Lee will be a key member of the senior management team. He will head the finance division, leading the financial accounting... more
New cranes at Regensburg
The intermodal operator Bayernhafen, Germany, is enhancing its equipment. As the largest freight transport and cargo handling hub in all of Bavaria, Regensburg is the chosen location of the company that has five more inland port locations: Aschaffenburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Roth... more
Drugs before Independence Day
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized more than 345 kg of khat from Nigeria at Washington IAD. Officers initially examined two shipments after they arrived as air cargo aboard an Etihad Airways flight from the UAE. The shipments, manifested as clothing... more
Brussels Airport's cargo director steps down
Steven Polmans, director cargo & logistics at the Brussels Airport Company, has decided to make a career shift by the end of 2020. Polmans has been working for Brussels Airport since 2010 and has been in the lead of the cargo & logistics team since 2011. He will... more