Volumes down for 11th month in a row 
The air traffic report for September & Q3 2019 released by the European airport trade body ACI Europe shows that freight traffic kept declining for the 11th consecutive month at -2.8% (-3% for Q3). The downturn is concentrated on the EU market (-4.4% in both September and... mehr
Maersk's recent optimism justified
The remodelling of the group seems to be paying off for A.P. Møller - Mærsk. Although some operational figures went down, profitability, especially in new fields of activity, was good in Q3/2019. While general revenues decreased by 0.9% to USD 10.1 billion in Q3, ebitda... mehr
180,000 more vehicles to pass through the port of Lübeck
In cooperation with the Grimaldi shipping company Finnlines, the Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) in Germany has secured a gigantic cargo loading contract. In the coming three years, LHG will handle some 60,000 more fully-assembled vehicles per annum. The new cars will... mehr
ACS gets bigger in the "Big Apple"
Founded in 2004 in Long Island in greater New York, the US headquarters of the global aircraft charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) more than doubled its space last month to reach 1,860 sqm in order to facilitate future growth of the company’s nine offices across the region.... mehr
Tideworks expands presence in Florida
Tideworks, a full-service provider of comprehensive terminal operating system (TOS) solutions, will create a dedicated intermodal division located in Jacksonville, Florida (USA). The company plans to hire additional staff focused on intermodal customer success, technology and... mehr
Geodis and SFCE extend partnership
The shoe company Shoes For Crews Europe (SFCE) has awarded Geodis Netherlands a third multi-year contract, reinforcing the partnership that the two companies have built since 2012. Geodis continues to take care of the entire supply chain process, from the incoming order to the... mehr
Chinese-Russian efforts to create an «Agroexpress»
RZD Logistics in Russia and the platform company YuXinOu in Chongqing, China, have signed an agreement on the joint development of services for the railway delivery of Russian food products to China. According to the provisions of the agreement, the two companies intend to... mehr
US short line rail joins responsible care initiative
Omnitrax has joined the American chemistry council’s responsible care partner programme and thus confirmed its commitment to the chemical and manufacturing industry’s environmental, health, safety and security performance initiative. It will now cooperate with North... mehr
Wet lease ops between the USA and Canada
The US department of transportation (DOT) has approved 21 Air’s application for a statement of authorisation allowing US-Canada wet lease operations. 21 Air is currently in process with the Canadian transportation agency to obtain a Canadian foreign air operator certificate in... mehr
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Albert Schweitzer, holder of the Nobel Peace Prize, had university degrees in medicine, theology and philosophy. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the “psychiatric study of Jesus”. mehr