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10.02.2023

Rockford: a boost for air cargo business

Chicago Rockford airport (RFD), one of the fastest growing cargo airports in USA, has announced that Menzies Aviation will expand its cargo operations to RFD. The company, which provides aviation services at airports in 58...

Gelebte Multimodalität

Die Ausrichtung von P&O Ferrymasters unter frischer Führung. Recht neu als CEO in Rotterdam platziert, sieht Timm Niebergall in der multimodalen und europaweiten Ausrichtung von P&O Ferrymasters ein Pfund für die Zukunft. Er ist...

09.02.2023

TX Logistik expands intermodal services

As of 22 February 2023, TX Logistik, an affiliate of FS Italiane (Italy’s state railways), will raise the number of weekly round trips on the route between Rostock (Germany) and Verona (Italy) from four to six. TX Logistik had...

09.02.2023

Only two weeks left to express interest

Uzsama, Uzbekistan's State Assets Management Agency, and Uzbekistan Airways have appointed the British aviation services group ACC Aviation on an exclusive basis for the remarketing and disposal of various aircraft. Founded...

09.02.2023

Brussels Airport: cargo team still growing

Geert Aerts (left), director cargo & logistics was promoted to chief cargo & real estate officer, effective 1 October 2022. The company also appointed Dimitri Bettoni (middle) as head of cargo, product & network...

09.02.2023

DP World wins bid in India

DP World has won a major concession at Deendayal port in Gujarat, on the western coast of India. The key purpose of the project is the construction, development, and operation of a container terminal at Tuna-Tekra within the...

09.02.2023

New hub in Saxony-Anhalt

DHL 2-Mann-Handling has opened a new logistics site in Landsberg (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) to create additional capacities for large and bulky goods such as furniture from major business customers based in the region and in...

09.02.2023

Conforama on the move in Poland

French home furnishings retailer Conforama has found a new 51,000 sqm location for the distribution of its products from Eastern Europe. The shipper has partnered with Geodis for both consolidation and distribution services...

09.02.2023

Senior appointments at Dronamics

Dronamics, a cargo drone airline founded in 2014, has announced two senior appointments as the company prepares for the commercialisation of its same day delivery services later this year, following the completion of its test...

09.02.2023

Darpa: two teams for Liberty Lifter programme

Two teams - General Atomics working with Maritime Applied Physics Corporation and Aurora Flight Sciences working with Gibbs & Cox and Recon Craft - will develop designs for Darpa’s Liberty Lifter seaplane wing-in-ground...

09.02.2023

Heavier trains in the West

Australia is boosting railfreight in the West: The NSW government is investing more than AUD 24 million (EUR 15.6 million) into upgrading 96 km of rail line between Gilgandra and Coonamble to help increase freight loads and lower...

09.02.2023

Migros to build hub with multimodal access

Migros has begun building its new online distribution centre in Regensdorf near Zurich (Switzerland). The property will have a total area of 38,000 sqm on four floors, with completion scheduled for 2026. The new warehouse is...

09.02.2023

Husky joins ICHCA

On the US West Coast, the Husky Terminal and Stevedoring of Tacoma, close to Seattle, has become a new member of ICHCA International (ICHCA), which is the global association representing cargo handling companies. Husky...

09.02.2023

AA Cargo partnering with Bionatur Plastics

American Airlines Cargo has announced its transition to Bionatur Plastics, launched by M&G Packaging, for use in its cargo operations. The carrier has already begun replacing its current plastic products with the Bionatur...

09.02.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

The border separating the British overseas territory of Gibraltar from neighbouring Spain is only 1.2 km long, which makes it the shortest demarcation line in the world.

09.02.2023

AAL fosters presence in the Middle East

AAL Shipping (AAL) established its first representative office in the Middle East in Dubai in early 2015. The carrier is now operating at least one scheduled multipurpose heavy lift cargo sailing through the region every month...

09.02.2023

Contargo picks new CEO

Contargo Group is adapting its organisational structure as of 1 March 2023 to support its growth strategy, particularly along the European transport corridors, and create attractive prospects for customers and employees. The...

09.02.2023

520 PS for tough jobs on building sites

Swiss road haulier Toni Transporte has added a vehicle to its fleet. With its Meiller rear tipper, Renault’s five-axle C520 P10x4 will be used on construction sites in the greater Zurich area. The new 520 hp vehicle has been...

09.02.2023

Another speculative warehouse near Paris

A group of real estate developers are building a new warehouse close to Paris on a speculative basis. The Harbert European Real Estate Fund V, Foncière Magellan and Grand Paris Aménagement have joined forces to develop a 20,400...

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Zwei Flugzeuge fliegen hoch hinaus. Mitte Januar war das grösste Flugzeug der Welt wieder in der Luft – und zwar so hoch und so lange wie noch nie. Einen Meilenstein hat auch die Forschung mit Wasserstoff als Treibstoff für die...