Emirates expands scheduled and charter operations 
Last Thursday, 21 May 2020, Emirates resumed scheduled service to nine passenger destinations, offering bellyhold cargo capacity to and from Chicago, Frankfurt, London Heathrow, Madrid, Melbourne, Milan, Paris CDG, Sydney and Toronto. Simultaneously, Emirates Skycargo... mehr
IRU: Follow the example!
The German parliament has voted to extend the existing exemption from road tolls for clean trucks, powered by CNG, LNG and electricity, until 2023. The International Road Union (IRU) welcomed this decision for a greener road transport and now calls on all governments around... mehr
Pall-Ex appoints owned operations director
Pall-Ex has appointed a new owned operations director following its recent acquisition in Cranleigh, Surrey, UK. Colin Hawkins has been promoted to the newly created position and will oversee all Pall-Ex’s owned operation depots including: Cranleigh Distribution Services,... mehr
A year with focus on consolidation
Freja Transport & Logistics Holding increased its turnover by 7.1% from 2018 to 2019. In 2019, total turnover amounted to DKK 3.34 billion (EUR 447.8 million). The result before tax was DKK 53.7 million (EUR 7.2 million) in 2019 compared to DKK 38.1 million (EUR 5.1 million)... mehr
Gothenburg resilient against the trend
The Swedish Port of Gothenburg has reported its figures for Q1/2020. Container throughput showed an upswing of 8%, from 188,000 teu to 203,000, while the port authority underlined that "there have been no cancelled calls, and none are planned." The handling of... mehr
Container capacity in Koper to grow
The company Kolektor has won the contract for the extension of the container terminal in Koper. With its partners Grafist and Adriaing, it intends to start construction work in the summer. The extension of the Pier I involves the building of additional 98.5 m of quayside and... mehr
Tightening intra-African air cargo networks
While there has been a reduction in cargo capacity to, from, and within Africa since March, Astral Aviation continues to operate cargo freighters (Fokker 27, DC-9 and B727-200 + one wet-leased B747-400 freighter on the London/Liege sector) from its Nairobi hub to 13 destinations... mehr
Kerry Logistics helps charities in Manchester
Kerry Logistics has supported two food charities facing increased demand for help during the Covid-19 pandemic to set up delivery networks across Manchester, home of its UK headquarters. The Kerry Logistics UK team delivered groceries and ready meals for social enterprise... mehr
Many challenges well managed
2019 was an iconic year for Operail from several aspects, the Estonian railway operator said. The company entered a new market and established a subsidiary for servicing cargo transport in Finland, expanded the list of services rendered, took some significant steps with regard... mehr
Online pharmacy invests in new logistics hub
Shop Apotheke Europe, an online pharmacy in continental Europe, is responding to the rise in order volume, which has been growing steadily for years, by moving into a new office and logistics centre in Sevenum near Venlo (Netherlands). This will speed up all processes involving... mehr