American Airlines introduces new mail module
American Airlines Cargo continues the modernisation of its business with the completion of digital airmail handling and mail revenue accounting modules from IBS Software’s "iCargo" system. This deployment, which was completed in late August, was the final... mehr
Kleines Raumwunder
Ende Oktober wurde der erste Schmalrumpf-Frachter in Betrieb genommen, der ausser im Hauptdeck auch im Unterdeck ULD laden kann. Von seinen «Eltern» und dem Erstnutzer wird er als «Game Changer» auf einem Markt angepriesen, der um Kapazitäten ringt. mehr
Swiss intermodal operator adds capacity
Hupac responds to the increasing demand for intermodal connections from/to southeast Europe by increasing the frequency between the Netherlands and Austria starting from week 46. The direct train connection between Rotterdam and Vienna offers seamless ongoing connection to... mehr
ITJ Video News – 12 November 2020
In the ITJ Video News of 12 November 2020, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen presents news on Japan’s Ocean Network Express; Qatar Airways Cargo’s partnership with Champ Cargosystems; the new chair of Interferry’s board; Rail Cargo Hungaria’s activities in the Italian port of... mehr
UN shipping report for 2020 gloomy
In its shipping report "Review of Maritime Transport for 2020", Unctad shows the following picture: In 2019, the global fleet grew by 4.1% to approx. 98,000 commercial vessels while maritime trade volumes expanded by 0.5% reaching a total level of 11.08 billion t,... mehr
The bigger the better
Emirates Skycargo, the airfreight division of Emirates, the world's largest operator of A380 (115), has started utilising the world's biggest passenger aircraft on select cargo charter operations to transport urgently required cargo across its network. Emirates' first... mehr
Choose the right mode to reduce cost
Loadsmart is expanding its services to include less than truckload (LTL) and rail. The USA-based digital freight broker now enables customers to book shipments in North America across all major transportation modes, building on existing capabilities for full truckload (FTL),... mehr
Sing Post: more e-commerce, higher cost
In its fiscal mid-year ending 30 September 2020 Singapore Post Limited increased its revenues by 9.6% to SGD 708 million (USD 525 million). Besides growth in the post & parcel and logistics segments, the strong rise of e-commerce volume across the group paved the way to this... mehr
Annaleena Mäkilä elected
Annaleena Mäkilä was unanimously elected as chair of the European Sea Ports Organisation by the general assembly in Brussels (Belgium). Since 2012, she has been managing director, CEO of the Finnish Ports Association and now, Mäkilä will take Eamonn O'Reilly's role, who has... mehr