China-Vietnam cross-border trains doubled 
China Railway Nanning (CR Nanning) operated 128 China-Vietnam cross-border trains in H1/2021, a year-on-year increase of 204.8%. Since the beginning of this year, the Chinese Group has intensified its efforts to improve freight marketing and loading/unloading processes. It... mehr
Die Effizienz des Bodeneffekts 
Mit dem Ekranoplan wollte die Sowjetunion riesige Lasten über das Kaspische Meer transportieren. Viel kleiner und damit wendiger sind die Wing-in-Ground (WIG)-Effect-Seeschiffe, die Flying Ship konzipiert. Jetzt hat das US-Unternehmen die erste Verkaufsvereinbarung an Land... mehr
10 million Covid-19 vaccines
IAG Cargo, the airfreight division of the International Airlines Group (IAG), has transported no less than 10 million Covid-19 vaccines. This figure includes 4 million doses hauled to Abuja (Nigeria) in collaboration with Unicef and its Covax initiative, and 300,000 doses... mehr
New CEO for Ambrogio Intermodal
Ambrogio Intermodal, a specialist for international combined transport and logistics services in the European market established in 1969, has chosen a new CEO. Pieralberto Vecchi has more than 20 years of experience in the transport and logistics industry, having held commercial... mehr
Canadian railway moves closer to China
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) is building closer ties with its customers in China following the launch of its Chinese language website. The website is part of a broader outreach program in China and across Asia to ensure that customers have access to up-to-date information,... mehr
In the bellies of holiday jets
Lufthansa Cargo now markets the freight capacities of the new long-haul flights operated by Eurowings Discover, a new Lufthansa Group tourist airline. The German cargo carrier has thus added further frequencies directly from its Frankfurt (FRA) hub to the range of services it... mehr
Brannigan now deputy CEO at Magma Aviation
Magma Aviation, a Chapman Freeborn company and a member of the Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Conor Brannigan as deputy CEO. He joins the London GTW-based business following two years at Cargolux in Luxemburg, where he had a senior role as director for strategic alliances... mehr
Road freight service links Middle East and Africa
The digital road freight platform Saloodo is expanding its services between the Middle East and North and Northeast Africa; it now offers overland connections, called BeduConnect, between the nations in the CCASG and Egypt, Libya and Sudan. The member states of the CCASG, the... mehr
Boom continues for Zim in Q2
The shipping group Zim has published its consolidated results for Q2/2021. The volumes carried by the line grew by 44% year-on-year, to 921,000 teu. H1/2020 saw 1.3 million teu handled. The average freight rate per teu over the period stood at USD 2,341, a rise of 119% compared... mehr
Strong H1 figures for Asstra
The international logistics group Asstra - Associated Traffic has reported its results for the first half of 2021. Sales grew by 25% compared to the same period in 2020, amounting to EUR 207.8 million. The group's gross profits increased by 8%. Road transport remains the... mehr