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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...

12.08.2022

Make a mint from rubbish

Great potential for rail transport. In November 2021 the Austrian government set the course for the accelerated use of the railways in the network for the transport of waste. A railway eager to get its hands dirty is banking...

09.08.2022

Danger looming for air cargo?

New Foca air cargo regulations to enter into effect in 2023. Regulations promulgated by the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (Foca, Bundesamt für Zivilluftfahrt, Bazl) don’t quite seem to have made it into people’s minds...

02.08.2022

Goods flows on the Seine

Urban supply chain training for the 2024 Olympic Games. OBD Grand Paris, a beverage distributor in the greater Paris region, is set to compete in some ‘disciplines’ in 2024, in order to deliver goods more sustainably in the...

26.07.2022

Inspection jam

Disrupted Turkish-Bulgarian border traffic. Food is currently scarce and expensive. This makes the change of a veterinary service at the southern border of the EU all the more incomprehensible. Corruption is suspected.

19.07.2022

Energy turnaround through ports

Cooperative projects in Belgium and Germany. Importing, storing and distributing sustainable energy resources have become key factors determining strategic locations in logistics. This calls for international cooperation...

13.07.2022

Reliability before price

Shippers too can contribute to supply chain resilience, says the ESC. Not only in Kiev, but also in Taipei, not only for shipowners, but also for suppliers – supply chains are at risk in many more places today than they were...

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...