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15.08.2022

CargoAi hires experienced talents from Iata

CargoAi, a provider of digital solutions for the air cargo industry, is welcoming two new strategic additions to its team: Veronica Ibarra joins the company as its vice president of operations. She will be based in Miami. Her...

15.08.2022

More for Mombasa

Singapore-based container carrier Ocean Network Express (ONE) is adding a Mombasa (Kenya) port call to its MIM service, thus providing a direct connection between the Middle East, India and Kenya. The bi-weekly frequency name...

15.08.2022

Cathay Pacific: first on new third runway at HKIA

Cathay Pacific operated the very first commercial flight to land at the new third runway of the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) a month ago. The landing of flight CX3251 from Shanghai (Pudong), operated by a Boeing...

15.08.2022

Seko increases capacities on the US West Coast

Seko Logistics is acquiring the 3PL Pixior to complement its presence on the US West Coast. The purchase price was not disclosed. Founded in 2000, the company has a network of eight locations, seven along the West Coast and...

15.08.2022

Rijeka gains significance as European gateway

A new direct cargo rail service has been launched with the creation of the first regular train connection between the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) in Rijeka, Croatia, and Paskov in Czechia. The Maersk rail service...

15.08.2022

Sylvester Lavender joins MSCAA

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) has hired Sylvester Lavender as its new vice president finance and administration and CFO. Lavender’s previous position was CFO for Denver international airport (DEN). In...

15.08.2022

Seriously low water levels on the Rhine

According to data from the German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration, the Rhine River has dropped below a critical depth of water. The depth of the main fairway, which is decisive for shipping, was only 1.59 m on...

15.08.2022

Fire in the cargo hold

50 years ago, on 14 August 1972, Germany witnessed its deadliest plane crash to date. All 156 people on board were killed when an Il-62 of the GDR airline Interflug crashed near Königs Wusterhausen to the south of Berlin. The...

15.08.2022

Construction activity impacts combined transport

Traffic on Hupac's network amounted to 575,000 road consignments in H1/2022, representing a small increase of 1% compared to 2021. After a lively development in Q1/2022, traffic slumped in April and June due to route closures...

15.08.2022

TT Club picks EeLain Ong

EeLain Ong has taken over as CFO of international freight transport and logistics insurer TT Club. Charles Fenton, CEO of TT Club: “TT is fortunate to have recruited an executive of vast and varied experience so suited...

15.08.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

A sneeze can reach a speed of up to 180 km/h.

15.08.2022

Keeping Beerwulf on track

The story continues. The online beer retailer Beerwulf, which is owned by Heineken and specialises in home bar taps, kegs, and beer cases, has partnered with the British Europa Warehouse, an affiliate of Europa Worldwide, since...

15.08.2022

Fresh impetus for air transport of heavy cargo

Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), a British company that designs and manufactures airships, is launching a new partner programme to enable key partners and customers to influence, optimise and accelerate the design specification of...

Goldene Nase aus Müll

Potenzial für den Schienentransport. Letzten November hat die österreichische Regierung die Weichen für eine forcierte Nutzung der Schiene für den Transport von Müll gestellt. Eine Bahn, die begierig danach ist, sich die Hände...

Gefahr im Verzug für die Luftfracht?

Zum 1. Januar 2023 werden neue Anforderungen des Bundesamts für Zivilluftfahrt in der Luftfracht relevant. Bislang hat es das neue Ausbildungsprogramm der ICAO/IATA noch nicht in die Köpfe geschafft. Zum 1. Januar 2023 steht...

Flüssiges von der Seine

Urbane Lieferkette trainiert für die Olympischen Spiele 2024. Um seine Güter im Grossraum der französischen Hauptstadt auszuliefern, erwägt OBD Grand Paris, ein Getränkedistributeur im Grossraum Paris, die Teilnahme an...

Provozierter Stau

Störung im türkisch-bulgarischen Grenzverkehr. Nahrungsmittel sind aktuell knapp und teuer. Um so unverständlicher ist der Wechsel eines Veterinärdienstleisters an der südlichen EU-Grenze. Es wird Korruption vermutet.

Die Energiewende – über die Häfen

Benelux und Deutschland: Kooperation und Projekte. Import, Lagerung und Distribution von nachhaltigen Energieträgern haben sich zu strategischen Standort-Faktoren der Logistik entwickelt. Internationale Kooperationen von Häfen...

Zuverlässigkeit vor Preis

Der ESC weiss, dass auch die Verlader zur Resilienz der Lieferketten beitragen können. Nicht nur Kiew, sondern auch Taipeh, nicht nur Reeder, sondern auch Lieferanten – die Supply Chains sind aktuell an deutlich mehr Stellen...

08.07.2022

Inspiration I: the return of the airships

While airships were able to fill the empty headlines in the popular media during the summer with the recent deal between British manufacturer HAV and Spanish regional airline Air Nostrum, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his...