Two EU/China aviation agreements
The European Union and China, two trade partners whose air traffic volumes have risen swiftly in recent years, have signed two agreements to strengthen their aviation cooperation. They follow up on the EU-China summit on 9 April and will serve to boost the competitiveness of the... mehr
Port of Hamburg back on growth trajectory
Germany’s largest universal port Hamburg is again on a growth path, as it handled 34.6 million t of seaborne cargo in Q1/2019, 6% more than in Q1/2018. The throughput of general cargo (23.9 million t/+ 5.4%) and bulk cargo (10.7 million t/+ 7.5%) rose substantially in... mehr
Two new members for Cargo iQ board
Cargo iQ has announced a change in leadership of its membership board with representatives from Emirates Skycargo and Kuehne + Nagel. Henrik Ambak, senior vice-president of cargo operations worldwide at Emirates Skycargo, has been picked to chair Cargo iQ’s board. Kerstin... mehr
Earnings drop for Freja
Freja Transport & Logistics Holding has presented a satisfactory but not Star-studded result for 2018. The company's subsidiaries in Norway and Finland delivered better than the market results once again, while the Swedish subsidiary posted disappointing figures again.... mehr
“Curiosity of the Day”
Although the layer of paint on an Airbus A380 is only 0.2 mm thick, 650 kg of paint is needed to coat the entire aircraft. mehr
Doncaster and port of Felixstowe connected by rail
Another new destination has been added to the range of intermodal rail connections available from the UK port of Felixstowe. The new service, operated by GB Railfreight, links the UK's largest container port with iPort Rail in Doncaster, a new multimodal logistics park in South... mehr
Expanding end-to-end solutions
APM Terminals Inland Services will be integrated into Maersk Logistics & Services from 1 August 2019, providing customers with seamless access to a wider range of logistics & services offerings, according to a press release. The measure is a next step in the... mehr
Italian cargo handler crosses borders, lands in Belgium
Today (22 May 2019), Ostend-Bruges Flanders international airport (OST) and Bcube Air Cargo are officially launching their cooperation. Airport CEO Marcel Buelens, who recalls that the airport in Western Belgium suffered since losing its biggest cargo client five years ago,... mehr
SMS Towage sees wide range of tasks for new tugs
The British towage company, SMS Towage, has purchased two ASD 2411 tugs from Damen Shipyards. Established in 2002, SMS Towage started towage activities on and around the Humber Estuary on the UK’s east coast. Since then the company has expanded to take on permanent contracts in... mehr
Tapani Voionmaa joins Bimco board of directors
Tapani Voionmaa, Finnlines' group general counsel, has been elected to the board of directors of the Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco). The election took place at the council's general meeting in Athens. Bimco is the world's largest international shipping... mehr