"Curiosity of the Day" 
Polar bears are the only mammals that have fur under their paws. This gives them better grip on the ice while keeping their paws warm. more
50% more goods transported by rail 
The Chinese Haolebaoji-Ji’an Railway shipped 90.017 million t of goods in 2022, reaching the year’s target of 90 million t. To eliminate bottlenecks and increase transport capacity, the China Railway Xi’an Group overhauled unloading processes in the Jiangling and Fenyibei... more
Girteka announces changes at the helm
On 2 January 2023, Mindaugas Pasilauskas assumed his role as CEO of Girteka Europe West, which was established as a new legal entity after Girteka was divided into three business units and a competence centre. Pasilauskas previously was CEO of Class Trucks, a transport asset... more
MBS Logistics picks Joerg Roehl
The Cologne (Germany)-based holding company MBS Logistics has appointed Joerg Roehl as an additional CEO, effective 1 February 2023. Roehl will join Andreas Janetzko and Daniel Steckel in the company’s leadership team. With more than 30 years of experience in the... more
India: big investment to boost rail transport
Indian Railways is purchasing 1,200 electric locomotives from Siemens. This is the largest locomotive order the manufacturer has ever received. Deliveries are planned over an eleven-year period, and the contract, which is valued as EUR 3 billion, includes 35 years of... more
Mycrane reaches milestone in USA
Mycrane has launched its own office in USA. Houston-based Scott Wilkes has been appointed as director of business development, reporting directly to the senior management team in UAE. Because of the importance and size of the market, Mycrane has decided to establish its own... more
A warehouse to cover North India
Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL), an affiliate of the Godrej Group, an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai, has opened its first warehouse in Tepla, Punjab. The facility has a surface of more than 2044 sqm. Covering North India, the warehouse will serve... more
OOCL's next behemoth takes to the water
The joint venture between Cosco Shipping and Kawasaki Shipbuilding, Dalian Cosco KHI Ship Engineering in China has completed the new 24,000 tea container unit built for Hong Kong-headquartered carrier OOCL. The most recent ultra-large vessel has a total length of 399.99 m, a... more
More intermodal links for Wilhelmshaven
Eurogate Intermodal (Egim) has added Wilhelmshaven, Germany’s only deep-water port, to its network. In Q1/2023, Egim will launch direct services between its Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW) and Duisburg, Munich, Nuremberg and Kornwestheim. Connections to Ulm, Mannheim... more
Paris welcomes new Chinese cargo carrier
The Chinese Zongteng Group, a cross-border e-commerce infrastructure service provider, celebrated the arrival of Yun Express' first B777F flight at Paris CDG on 16 January 2023. With a planned annual cargo capacity of over 15,000 t, the newly launched route from Shenzhen... more