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26.01.2022

GlobalX picks Roberto Held

Global Crossing Airlines Group (“GlobalX”) appointed Roberto Held as a strategic advisor to lead several initiatives in the Andean Region, specifically the launching of cargo operations. Held assumes his new role with over 23...

26.01.2022

Largest air carrier performs third flight test

Stratolaunch has completed the third test flight of "Roc", the world’s largest aircraft, with a 117 m wingspan. The aircraft took off exactly ten days ago, on 16 January 2022, at 8.47 h PST and flew for 4 hours, 23...

26.01.2022

E-commerce and Poste Italiane

Poste Italiane is offering a new e-commerce service in partnership with Milkman. "Poste Delivery Now" aims at making it easier to receive the products purchased online on the e-commerce sites that have activated this...

26.01.2022

Car maker extends contract with UK haulier

The Volkswagen Group has signed a two-year contract extension with Unipart Logistics to support its UK and Ireland aftermarket supply chain, which is managed by the Tamworth hub. The site services more than 900 retailers and...

26.01.2022

Scrapping of vessels at historic low

The Junio Cargo Analyst Joey Daly has analysed the changes and trends in the shipping industry's demolition market, making use of data of the maritime intelligence provider Vessels Value. It is striking that the need for...

25.01.2022

Armed Forces transporter increases traffic

At Kassel Airport (KSF) in northern Hesse, which usually sees only modest volumes of passenger traffic and does not have any major ambitions in the air freight business, a German Armed Forces A400M is likely to generate unusual...

25.01.2022

New charter from Vienna to Chicago

Cargo-partner has added a Vienna-Chicago charter connection to its portfolio. With the tense market situation, many companies have turned to air freight, which in turn is experiencing capacity bottlenecks as freight is...

25.01.2022

Augmenting rail services to Turkey

Cobantur Boltas, a Turkish-German logistics group, is extending its range of intermodal services. The freight forwarder recently despatched its first company intermodal train managed by Kombiverkehr from Munich in Germany to...

25.01.2022

Toyota chooses Stuart Reilly

Toyota Material Handling UK (TMHUK) has appointed Stuart Reilly to the position of rental & used director. With more than three decades’ experience of the materials handling industry, Reilly has been with TMHUK for over 20...

25.01.2022

Reaching Manila by barge instead of truck

Manila-headquartered International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is building up its Cavite Gateway Terminal (CGT) in the province of Tanza, Philippines. The terminal and port operator recently invested yard and wharf...

25.01.2022

Heppner swallows Safram

Groupe Heppner is continuing its expansion course following the purchase of Hamacher Logistik, ABC and Dina. Heppner was founded in 1925 in Alsace and specialises in goods transport between France and Germany. It is now taking...

25.01.2022

Direct rail access for Port of Sevilla

Spanish infrastructure manager Adif has published a EUR 22.7 million tender for the construction of a new rail access to the Port of Sevilla. The project includes a 2,485 m long supply line connecting the railway bridge over the...

25.01.2022

Brookes Bell picks Caroline Young

Brookes Bell, a multi-disciplinary technical and scientific consultancy, has hired a technical sales executive for The Lab, its independent advanced testing and inspection facility which opened last year. Before joining...

25.01.2022

A strong 2021 for J.B. Hunt

The USA-based group J.B. Hunt has reported its figures for 2021. Revenue grew by significant 26%, amounting to USD 12.17 billion, while operating income increased by 47% to almost USD 1.05 billion. All segments contributed to...

25.01.2022

Wingcopter lands USD 16 million contract

German drone delivery pioneer Wingcopter and Spright, a subsidiary of American air medical service provider Air Methods, has inked a new commercial agreement worth more than USD 16 million. As part of the deal, Spright is...

25.01.2022

Expanding framework for Indian waterways

Improving the safety of the inland waterways is a constant issue in India. Now that the inland vessels act 2021 was passed by the Indian parliament, the Indian Register of Shipping has drafted ten different rules in consultation...

25.01.2022

PPP to build hydrogen fuelling stations

The governments of Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway (String) have initiated a cross-border public/private partnership with six private companies to invest in a series of hydrogen fuelling stations between Hamburg (Germany)...

25.01.2022

Four lifting experts join Mycrane

Mycrane, the world’s first digital platform for the search and selection of cranes, has chosen four experienced executives to strengthen its team. Joining the global B2B platform, all with many years of experience in the...

25.01.2022

EFW re-delivers first A330P2F to Altavair

Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has re-delivered its first Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) converted aircraft to Altavair, a global provider of commercial aviation finance and leasing for the cargo community. The...

25.01.2022

Curiosity of the Day

Rowan berries (Sorbus aucuparia) are not particularly poisonous to humans. They are even completely harmless when cooked.