An excellent year for pharma shipments by air 
The growth of pharma shipments by air since 2017 and the development of premium products by airlines for temperature controlled healthcare and life science shipments, prompted Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to make a multi-million EUR investment in pharma centres at 12... mehr
ATC appoints group manager charter and solutions
Volker Dunkake, who has been working for ATC Aviation Services since 2014, has been appointed group manager charter and solutions for the ATC Group effective 1 July 2020. Before Dunkake joined ATC in Germany as head of product for Etihad Airlines he worked in senior roles in... mehr
Ekol strengthens partnership with Regatta
Ekol Logistics in Poland and UK-based outdoor clothing company Regatta recently signed a new six-year contract. The companies have been working together since January 2018. Until now, Ekol Poland has been running a 10,000 sqm warehouse for Regatta and storing 28,000 stock... mehr
Port Everglades' long-term strategy revised
The US Port of Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, FL, has received unanimous approval on its 20-year master plan, updated from 2014, from the Broward county board of county commissioners. The master plan is a blueprint for five, ten and twenty years of development and capital... mehr
Harbour commissioner leaves Port of Long Beach
Long Beach harbour commissioner Tracy J. Egoscue has decided not to seek another mandate when her term expires on 30 June 2020. Since her appointment in 2014, Egoscue has served as board secretary, vice president and president of the board that oversees the Port of Long Beach... mehr
Higher tolls as incentive for modal shift
In Switzerland, Euro IV and Euro V trucks will be lifted from the medium to the highest level of the performance related heavy vehicle charge (LSVA) as from 1 January 2021. By raising road tolls for these HGVs, the Swiss federal council hopes to increase the incentive to... mehr
New vehicles to speed up deliveries
Globaltruck in Russia plans to use new cargo vehicles for its express delivery service, which it provides through its subsidiary Cargopipeline. The Russian FTL-trucking company has acquired ten extended semi-trailers from Schmitz Cargobull. The high-margin service allows the... mehr
Gebrüder Weiss down under
Austrian transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss is looking forward to opening country branches in Australia and New Zealand on 1 July 2020. These will be the company’s first offices in the southern hemisphere. The future air & sea locations will be situated in... mehr
Air Canada moves big life-saving load to London
Air Canada Cargo, which regularly transports radioactive material used in cancer treatments and takes numerous precautions to ensure that they are handled safely and in accordance with all applicable regulations, recently flew a life-saving piece of medical equipment from... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
American Charles Osborn had hiccups for 68 years. He died in 1991 – one year after he had been cured. mehr