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24.02.2022

Upgrades for Qantas' A321P2F

Qantas has signed a contract with Airbus to enhance its three A321P2F freighter aircraft with new systems and airframe upgrades to maximise operational performance. The modifications include the latest standard of LCD cockpit...

24.02.2022

Winner of TT Club's innovation in safety award

The ICHCA International (ICHCA) and TT Club collaboration have once again highlighted the crucial role played by organisations across the world in constantly searching for better solutions to the challenges of improved safety in...

24.02.2022

E-trucks have the edge over H2 trucks

In a recent analysis, the Fraunhofer ISI institute assumes that battery-electric drives will also become the norm for heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Fuel cells are still a niche option. The decisive factor for switching to...

24.02.2022

Topocean under a new flag

Kerry Logistics is taking over Topocean Consolidation Service in Los Angeles, which is owned by Robert Chin Yang Wang and Andy Hsien Cheng Wang. Topocean specialises in international freight forwarding and logistics services....

24.02.2022

Animal rescue: Etihad Cargo starts ‘Forever Home’

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, has launched ‘Forever Home’ to support not-for-profit live animal at risk transportation. The new policy enables the UAE’s national carrier to consider...

24.02.2022

Eimskip took the cake in 2021

Iceland-based shipping group Eimskip has reported its figures for 2021. While revenues rose by a significant 32.1% to EUR 882.7 million (EUR 668.3 million in 2020), adjusted ebitda took a leap of 85% to reach EUR 114.3 million...

24.02.2022

Bis Henderson hires Emily Cozens

In UK, warehouse space strategist Bis Henderson Space has appointed Emily Cozens as business development manager for the north of the country. Her appointment is the latest in a phased recruitment drive to support plans for...

24.02.2022

Kick-off for EUR 1.2 billion rail programme

The research and development programme “Europe's rail joint undertaking” was officially launched at the European Railway Summit in Paris, France, this week. The aim of Europe’s largest programme for rail transport, valued at...

24.02.2022

Better facilities for pharma distribution

German operator Simon Hegele is strengthening its infrastructure for the distribution of pharmaceutical products at its locations in Karlsruhe and Frankfurt/Raunheim. The project also includes applying for and obtaining GxP...

24.02.2022

Second B737-800 BCF for Bluebird Nordic

Avia AM Leasing, a global aviation holding company specialising in tailored aircraft leasing and trading services, has announced the delivery of a second B737-800 Boeing converted freighter to Bluebird Nordic – a rapidly growing...

24.02.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

The human face can show at least 21 different emotions.

24.02.2022

Direct Connect goes for Performance

It is an American marriage: Indianapolis-headquartered 3PL Direct Connect Logistix (DCL) is acquiring Utah-based company Performance Logistics. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Performance Logistics,...

24.02.2022

Cargo One chooses Fabrice Godeau

Cargo One, a platform for booking and marketing air freight capacity, has named Fabrice Godeau as vice president airlines, Asia Pacific. With 25 years’ experience in the region, he has an extensive background in working with...

24.02.2022

Trailer adapted for special hauling needs

UK-based family-owned haulier BH Cecil & Sons has received a Krone profi liner curtainsider specially adapted to accommodate a DAF 3.1 m wheelbase tractor with tag axle, thereby keeping within the overall Euro vehicle length...

Grenzenloses Vertrauen

Qatar Airways platziert grösste Frachter-Einzelbestellung jemals bei Boeing.

23.02.2022

400 secure parking spaces

On Turtle, a services provider for transport companies, has opened the first translogistics centre on the Franco-Spanish border in partnership with Haulier Calsina Carré. In addition to a service area in La Jonquera, in...

23.02.2022

New terminal in Sweden

DB Schenker has opened a new logistics terminal in the Allmans district in the south of Stockholm. The new hub has 98 gates on an area of 122,000 sqm. Spanning 14,400 sqm, the terminal's central handling facility can deliver...

23.02.2022

Coface predicts slow pace in 2022

The insurance group Compagnie Française d'Assurance Coface recently published its business barometer, analysing the risks and opportunities lying ahead in 2022. Although economic recovery will continue, "Omicron has...

23.02.2022

All good things come in fours

It was the fourth offer of the Kuwaiti company Agility that finally led to the breakthrough. Among the biggest providers of fuelling, ground handling and maintenance services, operating in around 37 countries globally,...

23.02.2022

Clark augments dealer network in Middle East

Clark Europe has contracted Rumaillah Motors as a new sales partner for the state of Qatar and thus expanded its sales network in the Middle East. Through the partnership with Clark Europe, customers in Qatar now have access...