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20.08.2021

Haeco Xiamen redelivers first B737-800SF

Haeco Xiamen, a member of the Haeco Group, has redelivered to Aviation Holdings III its first B737-800SF converted freighter with supplemental type certificate (STC) partner Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI). The Chinese...

20.08.2021

Baskakov withdraws from helm

Alexander Baskakov, director of Rail Cargo Logistics-RUS, the Russian representative office of Austrian Railways' subsidiary Rail Cargo Group (RCG), stepped down from his position on 30 July. The current director, Andrey...

20.08.2021

Rail Hub in Louisiana to open next January

Logistics company Savage is partnering with rail firm Kansas City Southern (KCS) to construct a multi-commodity rail port with transload and railcar storage capabilities in Mossville (La), USA. Savage will own and operate the...

20.08.2021

Growth at Global Ports

Russian terminal operator Global Ports has reported its results for H1/2021. Consolidated marine container throughput went up by 1.9% year-on-year to more almost 790,000 teu while the consolidated marine bulk container segment...

20.08.2021

Are you on the list?

Distinction is necessary in the market. Four Kites, a Chicago-headquartered logistics software provider that runs a real-time supply chain visibility platform, has just published its global premier carrier list for Q2/2021....

20.08.2021

Swiss Post CIO joins executive management

Swiss Post is making an important contribution to digital development in Switzerland and thus showing that the informatics/technology unit will play an increasingly important role in the company in the future. Wolfgang Egel,...

20.08.2021

Scottish distiller invests in green fleet

Glenfiddich pioneers the decarbonisation of its transport operations. The Scottish whisky distiller has taken delivery of three 4x2 AS440S46T/P CNG compressed natural gas-powered Iveco Stralis NP 460s. These have subsequently...

20.08.2021

Swoop and Skyports opt for drones

Australian drone logistics company Swoop Aero and British advanced air mobility (AAM) company Skyports are extending their partnership to deploy drone delivery networks in the Americas and Europe. The collaboration will combine...

20.08.2021

Stockholm winning against 2020

Freight volumes are catching up at the Port of Kapellskär, Ports of Stockholm's biggest freight port. Up to and including July, volumes grew by 9.6% compared to the same period the previous year. Approximately two million t of...

20.08.2021

Cyber criminals looking for gaps, says MGI

Cyber scammers seek their opportunities especially during vacation time and on weekends, says Marseile Gyptis International (MGI). The software and security specialist recently pointed out that 30% of companies see an increase in...

20.08.2021

Asstra prepares succession

Sven Matthes joined the Asstra-Associated Traffic international corporate group as deputy chief executive officer and chief commercial officer in July 2021. He is now responsible for Asstra’s commercial strategy and growth,...

20.08.2021

Another flight to Namibia

It is rare to see such large visitors at Paderborn Airport (PAD) in northern Germany: at the end of July, six wide-bodied A340 aircraft of the Portuguese airline Hifly flew to Windhoek with only cargo on board. They carried...

20.08.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

Bad memories can be inherited. Experiences influence our nervous system and are sometimes passed on from parents to children through their genes.

20.08.2021

Baltic: more unaccompanied traffic

In H1/2021, the Port of Kiel increased its cargo volume and processed 8.25% more goods than in the same period of the previous year. All in all, 3.66 million t of cargo were handled in Kiel H1/2021. Ferry traffic grew...

20.08.2021

Raja Group keeps expanding

France-headquartered Raja Group, a packaging company and multi-channel mail order distributor of business equipment, has entered into an agreement with Aurelius Investment Group to acquire the Viking business, including the...

20.08.2021

China-Vietnam cross-border trains doubled

China Railway Nanning (CR Nanning) operated 128 China-Vietnam cross-border trains in H1/2021, a year-on-year increase of 204.8%. Since the beginning of this year, the Chinese Group has intensified its efforts to improve freight...

Die Effizienz des Bodeneffekts

Mit dem Ekranoplan wollte die Sowjetunion riesige Lasten über das Kaspische Meer transportieren. Viel kleiner und damit wendiger sind die Wing-in-Ground (WIG)-Effect-Seeschiffe, die Flying Ship konzipiert. Jetzt hat das...

19.08.2021

10 million Covid-19 vaccines

IAG Cargo, the airfreight division of the International Airlines Group (IAG), has transported no less than 10 million Covid-19 vaccines. This figure includes 4 million doses hauled to Abuja (Nigeria) in collaboration with Unicef...

19.08.2021

New CEO for Ambrogio Intermodal

Ambrogio Intermodal, a specialist for international combined transport and logistics services in the European market established in 1969, has chosen a new CEO. Pieralberto Vecchi has more than 20 years of experience in the...

19.08.2021

Canadian railway moves closer to China

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) is building closer ties with its customers in China following the launch of its Chinese language website. The website is part of a broader outreach program in China and across Asia to ensure that...