Canadian leasing company enters cargo business 
Echo Aviation Leasing Corporation, a Montreal-based provider of financial solutions to the general aviation industry, has completed the purchase, via its wholly-owned affiliate Echo Capital Fund II, of time sensitive overnight air cargo services. Pursuant to the terms of the... mehr
Anspruchsvoller Boom 
Der E-Commerce wächst rasant und dürfte bald 500 Mrd. EUR schwer sein. Logistiker wie U-Freight passen ihr Geschäft den Entwicklungen an, müssen aber auch in ihre Infrastruktur investieren. Diese gewinnt auch bei Finanzinvestoren an Bedeutung. mehr
New rail service between Padua and southern Italy
Mercitalia, part of FS Italiane, has launched a freight transport service in Italy linking Padova Interporto to terminals in Bari and Catania. The first phase throughout the Covid-19 emergency period initially involves transporting mainly essential goods, and then in a second... mehr
Big Gulf carriers connecting the planet
Emirates Skycargo has scaled up its cargo services to connect an increasing number of global destinations. The Dubai-based cargo carrier currently operates flights to 51 destinations globally, out of which 19 cities are served by B777F offering up to 100 t of capacity per flight... mehr
Deployment of scrubbers on the rise worldwide
The number of ships with installed or on-demand scrubbers is currently at almost 4,050 units, according to the latest data from DNV GL's 'alternative fuels observatory'. Although new orders for this technology slowed down as the sector approached 2020, the latest data still... mehr
Ceva renews contract with Mondadori Group
Ceva Logistics has further extended its market-leading position as a book logistics provider in Italy through the renewal of its contract with Mondadori Group, an Italian publishing house for books and magazines. The new contract extends a partnership that began in May 2017 for... mehr
Lanxess to head global procurement and logistics
Marcel Beermann will take over as head of the procurement and logistics group function at the German specialty chemicals company Lanxess on 1 June. He succeeds Frederique van Baarle, who will become head of the high performance materials business unit on the same date. Beermann... mehr
Eurasian rail service simplified
The United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA), part of RZD Holding, has launched a regular multimodal container service between Scandinavia and China. The new service uses a unified CIM/SMGS invoice. This single CIM/SMGS transport document... mehr
Covid-19 gives Combi "Jumbo" one more chance
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has joined hands with the health technology company Royal Philips and the Dutch government to create a special cargo air bridge between the Netherlands and China, offering two weekly flights from Amsterdam to Beijing and three weekly flights to Shanghai... mehr
El Al uses B787 and transforms B777
El Al Israel Airlines is stepping up the use of PAX widebody aircraft as freight-only aircraft. Its Dreamliner fleet consisting of three B787-8 and twelve B787-9 (photo) has a bellyhold cargo capacity of 20 to 50 t per flight. In order to increase its cargo capacity, EL AL... mehr