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10.06.2021

Hydrogen mobility solutions in one package

As an alternative fuel, hydrogen is vital for the future of electric mobility. But it is also an issue that brings with it a number of challenges that companies must master. That is why e-mobility company Quantron and...

10.06.2021

New aerial solution for isolated communities

Airflow, a Californian aerospace company building a next-gen electric short take-off and landing (eSTOL) aircraft, announced a letter of intent with Ravn Alaska, an Anchorage-based regional airline, to supply 50 airplanes. This...

10.06.2021

NV Log's leader's certified pharma competence

Thierry Moreno, founder and managing director of Geneva-based NV Logistics and chairman of Spedlogswiss Romandie, made the following statement on social media: "I am so glad to have successfully completed my Responsible...

09.06.2021

Automated train dispatch

DB Cargo handles more than 5 million freight cars at its marshalling yards per year. Now the railfreight company is turning the München-Nord marshalling yard into Germany's first digital freight station, increasing capacity by up...

09.06.2021

Back to Auckland - but cargo-only

Today, 9 June 2021, after nearly 14 months of suspension, flights between Papeete, French-Polynesia, and Auckland, New Zealand, have been resumed, since Air Tahiti Nui (ATN) won a call for bids launched by the New Zealand...

09.06.2021

Two reasons for capacity crunch

Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has analysed the capacity shortages in maritime transport that are leading to record margins. As there is no global container shipping boom, the company attributes the...

09.06.2021

Automax contracts distributor in Iberia

The Spanish affiliate of Maxus, the Asian brand of the Saic Motor group and the seventh largest car manufacturer worldwide, has opted for Bergé Gefco to manage transport and logistics for its new range of commercial vehicles in...

09.06.2021

More capacity for general cargo

In addition to three long trucks already in operation, Germany-based Güttler Logistik will now be deploying another 21 m long tractor-trailer combination consisting of a machinery wagon with a fixed body and a through-loading...

09.06.2021

Generation change at Duisport

Upon recommendation of the executive committee, the supervisory board of Duisburger Hafen unanimously elected Markus Bangen (front right) as new chief executive officer and Carsten Hinne (front left) as new member of the...

09.06.2021

Solidarity across the Indian Ocean

A week ago today, on 2 June 2021, Air Austral operated a special cargo flight from its hub on the French island of Reunion to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. On board its B777-300ER were 45 t of medical supplies, mainly 2,000...

09.06.2021

Semi-autonomous inland barge in Benelux

Ship management company Seafar and Liège-based Tercofin (Novandi Group) have developed a new technology: In a trial, the 110 m long and 11.40 m wide container ship connecting the ports of Antwerp and Liège was remotely controlled...

09.06.2021

K2 enters business in Norway

The Bergen (Norway)-based Peak Group, established in 2005, has launched its own project forwarding company, K2 Project Forwarding (K2), in a joint investment with the Deugro group. The unit will act as an independent project...

09.06.2021

Louisiana rail company changes ownership

US transport company Watco has acquired the Geaux Geaux Railroad. The 42 km US class III railroad runs from Slaughter to Zee in Louisiana. It currently serves Hood Container, a paper and packaging corporation. Acquiring the...

09.06.2021

Guillen leaves Tesla

Engineer Jérôme Guillen, who held high-ranking positions at Tesla for more than ten years, left tech billionaire Elon Musk's U.S. electric company on 3 June 2021. The former Daimler executive had joined Tesla in 2010 and most...

09.06.2021

Switzerland opts out of state insurance

The Swiss Federal War Transport Insurance (BKV), whose beginnings date back more than 60 years, is being discontinued. On 4 June 2021, the Swiss Federal Council decided to withdraw this state insurance offer, since the risks of...

09.06.2021

Air China Cargo working with WFS

Air China has extended its cargo handling agreements with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) at London Heathrow and in Frankfurt. In UK, the airline has renewed its cargo handling contract by a further three years, while, in...

09.06.2021

Logistics park finds new tenant

In Egelsbach (Germany), Frasers Property Industrial has secured online wholesaler TB International as a tenant. TB International is a B2B online wholesaler for urban textile products and accessories. The company has leased a...

09.06.2021

On the way back to normality

Samskip is enhancing its presence on various rail lanes on the European continent, after a brief period of decreasing rail haulage activity between the companies’ rail terminal in Duisburg, Germany and the Northern European...

09.06.2021

Haycock to lead Nyshex' new Europe office

As of 2 August, Jeremy Haycock joins the New York Shipping Exchange (Nyshex), a digital container shipping platform championing contract compliance, as managing director for Europe to establish operations on the continent. The...

09.06.2021

IAG Cargo: Guayaquil and key Latam routes

IAG Cargo has started the Madrid-Guayaquil route, increased frequency to São Paulo and Mexico City, and plans to restart regular flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The business which includes assets from British Airways, Iberia,...