Heathrow's 75th anniversary 
Britain's Heathrow airport is celebrating its 75th anniversary as a commercial airport today, 31 May 2021. ‘Heathrow Historians’ are going to highlight the airport’s history through the personal stories of colleagues, members and passengers. Archive imagery and memories are... mehr
Transporting an aircraft from Brazil to Florida
Antonov Airlines has transported parts for an aircraft in cooperation with DB Schenker Brazil from Viracopos, Brazil to Miami, USA, with one week’s notice for planning and executing the project. The unusual cargo was dismantled into consignments with dimensions that met the... mehr
Natural-gas trucks expand fleet
The Italian transport and logistics group Transmec has purchased ten high-tech trucks that are powered by natural gas. Natural gas, an eco-friendly fuel for internal combustion engines, benefits air quality, cuts CO2 emissions by 15% and also lowers noise pollution. For... mehr
Baxter Freight’s ‘fast forward’ plan
Global logistics provider Baxter Freight, based in Nottingham, UK, has promoted seven logistics experts within the company, in line with its ‘fast forward’ plan, which aims to “grow turnover to more than GBP 25 million and increase employee numbers by almost a third to over... mehr
Interactive pick-up in Hong Kong
The MTR Corporation, a majority state-owned company that runs Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway (MTR), and the Kerry Logistics Network are jointly launching a new online-to-offline (O2O) retail solution in Hong Kong, through their sub-brands MTR Shops and Kerry eCommerce. O2O... mehr
More traffic from Amsterdam to Ireland
Brexit is still taking its toll – which is an advantage for shipments between Ireland and the Netherlands, which guarantee border-free transit. The shortsea shipping line Samskip, founded in Iceland in 1990 and currently in Dutch hands, is enhancing its recently-launched... mehr
Not only flowers from Colombia to Amsterdam
L&L International de Colombia has reported a recent collaboration with Eastway Global Forwarding, its Irish partner in the UFO network, for the air shipment of two aircraft engines. Each engine had a gross weight of 13.1 t and dimensions of 4.9 x 3.2 x 2.98 m. The... mehr
Five UAL calls in Nigeria
Five vessels operated by Universal Africa Lines (UAL) will call at the Nigerian port of Onne this month. Three vessels will sail to Nigeria from Northern Europe and the Mediterranean, and two from the Gulf of Mexico. UAL, an independent breakbulk niche carrier, says that it is... mehr
New appointment at Smartlog
Agathe Leclercq joined French company Smartlog, which specialises in training, consulting and recruitment for the supply chain, transport, handling and safety at work segments, on 22 March 2021, as new commercial manager of the group’s brands Dialogis and Supply Chain Experts.... mehr
Russia and France to rely on hydrogen railways
Russian Railways (RZD) and French rail company SNCF have signed a roadmap for the use of trains running on hydrogen fuel cells and the systems required for their support operations. The roadmap also contains the introduction of other green technologies that male the rail... mehr