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29.04.2020

Smaller US airports continue to rise

Chicago Rockford airport (RFD) handled more than 283,000 t of cargo in Q1/20 - the most that the world's cargo airport with the highest rate increase in 2019 has ever processed during three months and 30% more than...

29.04.2020

Aid for UK cargo capacity on ferry routes

To keep cargo flows around the isles flowing, the British government has introduced a support package throughout the pandemic. The means employed for those routes considered to be "essential freight services" amount to...

29.04.2020

Start-up cooperates with ebay

The Munich (Germany)-based start-up Charry has joined forces with the online market platform ebay to offer Munich's retail industry simple access to online trade. With this cooperation retailers benefit from favourable conditions...

29.04.2020

DSV supports production of 3D printed visors

A suite of 3D printers originally destined for Cardiff University’s PARC Institute have been repurposed and relocated to manufacture visors for NHS Wales in the fight against Covid-19. Due to the temporary closure of the...

29.04.2020

Jambojet appoints Karanja Ndegwa as acting managing director

The board of directors of Kenyan low-cost carrier Jambojet has chosen Karanja Ndegwa as its acting managing director, with effect from 1 May 2020. Ndegwa, who is currently the airline’s CFO, will take on the new role until a...

29.04.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

There is a comic about "Normalman", the only person on the planet Levram without supernatural powers.

28.04.2020

New tracks for port railway in Wilhelmshaven

The rail facility in Rüstersieler Groden in Wilhelmshaven, Germany welcomes 15 trains carrying up 52 wagons per week. The port railway is primarily used for the transhipment and transport of coal, which puts a great deal of...

28.04.2020

SAL moves into new Riyadh facilities

Saudi Arabian Logistics (SAL), a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Airlines, has moved some of its services to the newly-launched facilities at Riyadh airport, where operational capacity has doubled and will reach 450,000 t a year at a...

28.04.2020

Pharma.Aero welcomes two new members

As announced at this year's Air India Cargo exhibition, Pharma.Aero has added two new full members to its air pharma network. Andre Blech, head of cargo operations and delivery at Etihad Aviation Group, said, "Our...

28.04.2020

Group7 to build in Hamburg

The logistics services provider Group7 intends to build a new hub in Hamburg (Germany). Spanning 26,000 sqm, the planned new building is one of the two largest logistics projects over the last 15 months, Hamburg-based BNP Paribas...

28.04.2020

India: Darcl Logistics receives 120 Bharat Benz trucks

India Commercial Vehicles recently completed a major order with the delivery of 120 BharatBenz trucks. The blue BharatBenz 4023T tractors were handed over to Darcl Logistics in Jamshedpur, North India. Darcl Logistics is a...

28.04.2020

Drewry: prices and lead rates better than expected

The coronavirus outbreak will lead to a contraction in the shipping container fleet and keep prices and lease rates under pressure in 2020 - although better than in 2019, says London (UK)-based maritime intelligence provider...

28.04.2020

Extending payment deadline for port dues

In order to ease the burden on companies in the port in the days of the pandemic, Antwerp Port Authority has agreed to let them delay payment of port dues for seagoing ships and barges. After consulting Alfaport, the Port...

28.04.2020

All divisions of KN affected

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, business volumes declined sharply in the first quarter of 2020. Kuehne + Nagel Group's net turnover (-6.2%), gross profit (-5-1%) and earnings (-23.2%) were significantly below last year's...

28.04.2020

Railway helps to keep the lights on in UK

Teams at GB Railfreight (GBRf) are continuing to work closely with energy company Drax to maintain supplies of the sustainable biomass needed for the UK’s largest power station to generate electricity needed by millions of homes...

28.04.2020

A new battle front for Embraer

Strongly contested by Embraer, Boeing has terminated its master transaction agreement (MTA) with the Brazilian airframe manufacturer, under which the two companies sought to establish a new level of strategic partnership. The...

28.04.2020

DB Cargo strengthens its marketing team

DB Cargo has appointed Martell Beck to its marketing team. The former head of marketing at the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) will assume the leadership of the newly created segment “marketing and transport policy” on 1 June...

28.04.2020

Few detentions for BMA in 2019

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has been implementing its Qualship 21 programme (quality shipping for the 21st century) since 2001. The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) was recently included in the USCG 'Qualship 21' list,...

28.04.2020

Haeco helps to stuff passenger cabins

Haeco Cabin Solutions, a business unit of the Hong Kong-based Haeco Group, headquartered in Greensboro, NC, USA, has launched new devices to allow package stowage in the main passenger cabin. The solutions build upon...

28.04.2020

Port of Barcelona names new department heads

The port of Barcelona has appointed new directors for projects and infrastructure and concessions management. Miguel Ángel Pindado, who is already working for the port, will now also take over responsibility for external...