Second all-cargo GSA contract within ten months 
Aviation Horizons has signed a global cargo GSA contract with Air One Aviation to support its launch venture into the all-cargo market for regional B737 freighter services. The Saudi-based private jet operator has taken delivery of its first B737-400SF conversion and two... mehr
Upgrading Brake Port's second berth
German port company Niedersachsen Ports is investing EUR 8.5 million in the renovation of a large ship berth. A further EUR 1.5 million will be used to restore the jetty that was damaged by the Mount Hope accident. After completion scheduled for 2023, two berths in the Brake... mehr
25,000 solar panels for Burundi
Bolloré Logistics Portugal has transported more than 25,000 solar panels for the construction of a 7.5 megawatts (MW) renewable energy power plant in Burundi. The operation took place in several stages over a period of four months. A total of 150 teu containers were shipped... mehr
Bifa elects new national chair and vice-chair
Rachel Morley, regional manager Western Europe at OIA Global, a member of the British International Freight Association (Bifa), will succeed John Stubbings as Bifa’s elected new national chair, for a two-year period. Stubbings becomes immediate past chair for a two-year term as... mehr
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 hydrogen specialist H2Go have now joined forces to pool... mehr
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 agreement brings its total order-book to over USD... mehr
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 Person training organised by the WCA World Academy... mehr
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 to 40%. Automation will enable freight trains to... mehr
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 Ministry of Transport last March. It is part of... mehr
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 current shortage of vessel capacity (and of empty... mehr