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09.07.2020

Hi Fly reveals the big freight secret

As announced two months ago, it is now known for which airline Lufthansa Technik has (for the time being) converted A380 to aircraft with maindeck capacity: Hi Fly, a wet lease and charter specialist from Portugal, has created...

09.07.2020

New train connects Poland and Germany

Polish carrier Miratrans and the Austrian-based LTE-group have launched an intermodal connection between Olsztyn in north-east Poland and the German KTL terminal in Ludwigshafen. "For the new service, a handling terminal...

09.07.2020

Qube Holdings elects new director to its board

Jackie McArthur has been appointed to the board of directors of Qube Holdings effective from 17 August. She has more than 20 years of experience at executive and board level roles in the following fields: general management and...

09.07.2020

Cool air washing systems for warehouses

The logistics service provider trans-o-flex ThermoMed, which specialises in actively temperature-controlled shipments at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius, has equipped all 42 of its sites with air washing systems. The company operates...

09.07.2020

Moody's mood worsening

It comes as no surprise that the rating agency Moody's sticks to its negative outlook for the global shipping sector for the coming 12 to 18 months. The outlook has been negative since March 2020. Yet, Moody's investors'...

09.07.2020

How to avoid container incidents?

A new White Paper urges counter measures against the increasing number of container-related incidents caused by poorly stowed, undeclared or misdeclared dangerous cargoes. The National Cargo Bureau (NCB) – a US inspection...

09.07.2020

Turkish Cargo carries one of every 20 air shipments

According to May data published by the air cargo analyst WACD (World Air Cargo Data), Turkish Cargo increased its market share to 5%, whereas the global air cargo market has shrunk by 28.5%. During the course of the pandemic, the...

09.07.2020

60 trains a week to deliver biomass in UK

DB Cargo UK has won a new, five-year “hook and haul” contract to transport supplies of sustainable biomass to Drax. The rail freight carrier will operate an average of 60 trains per week from the ports of Immingham and Hull to...

09.07.2020

Siemens: software to link up parcel handling

Siemens Logistics is launching its new Network Booster software for parcel and mail distribution networks. This solution creates full visibility of processes within a network and allows enhanced network performance. Features...

09.07.2020

Alexander Bernhard to be sole CEO of Swan

Swan is looking ahead to a change at the helm at the end of July. From this date, Alexander Bernhard will take over the sole leadership of the project developer for SAP logistics with four locations in Augsburg, Nuremberg,...

09.07.2020

First fuel cell HGVs en route to Switzerland

Hyundai in South Korea has despatched the first ten units of the Hyundai XCIENT fuel cell, the world’s first mass-produced fuel cell heavy-duty truck, to Switzerland. The company plans to ship a total of 50 XCIENT...

09.07.2020

Dematic transport system for Yusen Logistics

Dematic is automating a new warehouse for Belgian logistics company Yusen Logistics Benelux. For this purpose, the intralogistics specialist will install a hybrid driverless transport system (hybrid-DTS) consisting of hybrid...

09.07.2020

Jessica Tyler elected AA's president of cargo

American Airlines has named Jessica Tyler president of cargo and VP of airport excellence, leading the teams responsible for the success of the cargo business and delivering operational and customer service excellence for both...

09.07.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

During a rainstorm turkeys stare up at the sky with their beaks hanging open until they drown.

09.07.2020

Coolport II is on the move

Kloosterboer will break ground on 13 July, starting to building a freezer high-rise building with a storage capacity of 60,000 pallet spaces at the City Terminal Rotterdam. The building is expected to be completed in January...

09.07.2020

Keeping critical medical shipments moving globally

United Cargo has partnered with DSV Air and Sea to transport important pharma materials to places all over the world. One of the items most critical during the current crisis is blood plasma, a fragile product that requires very...

08.07.2020

Emirates Skycargo counts to 100 again

Emirates Skycargo will be operating scheduled cargo flights to 100 destinations across six continents during the current month. Some of the new cities added to the air cargo carrier’s network include Accra, Algiers, Athens, Fort...

08.07.2020

30 LNG vehicles for long-haul traffic

Freight forwarder Heinrich Gustke Spedition in Rostock, Germany, has put 30 modern Iveco semi-trailers powered by LNG into service. For the company, natural gas is a marketable alternative for trucks deployed for long-haul...

08.07.2020

Saudia Cargo: over 1,500 cargo flights in 100 days

Saudia Cargo has operated more than 1,500 flights since the Covid-19 restrictions came into effect in March. 500 of these flights were operated using passenger aircraft deployed for international air cargo. From March through...

08.07.2020

K Line's revised 2050 vision

The Japan-based shipping company K Line has thoroughly revised its long-term guideline concerning environmental policy, the so-called “K Line environmental vision 2050 - blue seas for the future", which comprises initiatives...