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25.04.2022

Leaving Basel after almost ten years

AFG Aviation Ireland has sold a B747-8JA (serial number 40065) to Boeing. The wholly owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany ferried the aircraft on 15 April 2022 from Basel, Switzerland to Marana, Arizona, where it will...

25.04.2022

Samia Suluhu Hassan wins the trophy

Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan has been named the winner of the Africa Road Builders–Babacar Ndiaye Trophy for 2022. The prize is awarded to decision makers and other prominent figures in Africa who have demonstrated...

25.04.2022

Fedex Express expanding at Newcastle Intl Airport

Fedex Express, a subsidiary of Fedex Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, has expanded its operations at Newcastle International Airport, to serve growing export and import demands in the region. Fedex...

25.04.2022

Antwerp growing in all segments but one

In Q1/2022, the Belgian Port of Antwerp’s throughput declined slightly by 1.5% compared to the same period last year, amounting to a total of 58.3 million t. The container segment was particularly hit, its volume going down by...

25.04.2022

Almost 200,000 transports in 2021

The transport company Asstra increased its turnover by 30% year-on-year to EUR 460.4 million in 2021. Gross profit improved by 21% to EUR 39.9 million. Almost 196,000 transports were handled on the company’s network via 1,000...

25.04.2022

Opening doors to the next generation

A group of students currently studying logistics and supply chain management at Auburn University in Alabama (USA) were given an exclusive, behind-the-scenes air cargo familiarisation tour at Atlanta Airport (Georgia) on 25 March...

25.04.2022

Stefan Hütten moves to HSL

Stefan Hütten is joining the Haeger & Schmidt Logistics Group and support further expand the group’s activities in his new role as chief business & corporate development officer. Hütten has worked for various...

25.04.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

A fly lays 600 eggs at a time, a moonfish 300 million.

25.04.2022

Technology to improve efficiency

Atir Rail, a specialist for the rental and management of railcars for freight transport headquartered in France, will leverage Nexxiot technology for fleet visibility and efficiency. The aim is to improve fleet utilisation,...

25.04.2022

Thor's hammer now part of the fleet

“Thor” has joined the fleet of Harren & Partner, a German shipping and logistics group. It is a 2010-built dynamic positioning (DP2) jack-up crane vessel designed to carry out maintenance projects at offshore wind energy...

25.04.2022

Latin America and Africa need new approach

A new study, conducted by Economist Impact, shows that business is feeling the effects of inflation, geopolitical tension, port congestion and transportation costs in various and regionally specific ways, with companies in South...

Strassen am Fluss

88,2 Mio. USD für Strassen in Westafrika.

22.04.2022

New service to link Rotterdam and Stuttgart

DP World has enhanced its European Inland Network with the introduction of a new rail service between the Upper Rhine region and the Netherlands. The new train connects the Dutch port of Rotterdam with two roundtrips per week...

22.04.2022

Diamondo Earthrounding to conclude green mission

When Matthias Niederhäuser and Robin Wenger, two Swiss pilots, land this morning, 22 April 2022, at Zurich airport (expected at 11:20 h local time), arriving from Frankfurt, they will have achieved a circumnavigation with...

22.04.2022

Strong 2021 for Fesco

The Russian transport group Fesco has reported its results for the full year 2021. While coastal shipments (81,000 teu) and international transhipments (284,000 teu) moved sidewards, the group's volumes in general cargo and oil...

22.04.2022

Green Swan Partners welcomes Jamey Noland

Green Swan Partners (GSP), a Pittsburgh, PA-based venture builder, has gained Jamey Noland as partner and chief financial officer (CFO). Noland is a financial executive with experience in a broad range of financial and...

22.04.2022

Turkish Cargo wins excellence award

At the 2022 Asia-Pacific bioprocessing excellence awards ceremony, held digitally in Singapore for the ninth time, Turkish Cargo was declared winner of the "remarkable air cargo brand" award in the pharma-logistics...

22.04.2022

Heavy-duty electric vehicle fleet expanded

The US-based forwarder Ruan has invested in an Orange EV full electric terminal truck at an operations facility in St. Joseph, MO (USA). With this addition, the haulier is expanding its heavy-duty electric vehicle fleet and...

22.04.2022

OOCL confirms the trend

Hong-Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line’s results in Q1/2022 were in line with current developments in the shipping industry: revenues grew by 71%, while volumes went down. In its quarterly report, the liner spoke of...

22.04.2022

Cainiao increases cargo trips from Malaysia to UK

Alibaba’s logistics arm expanded its direct flight network in Malaysia last week, increasing cargo trips from Kuala Lumpur to London and Hangzhou to boost efficiency. According to the platform, a new thrice-weekly direct flight...