New heads for Tiaca 
Steven Polmans, director cargo and logistics at Brussels Airport Company will become chairman of the International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca), and Sanjeev Gadhia, founder and CEO of Astral Aviation, will take on the vice-chairman role from July. Polmans, who joined the... mehr
New Zealand: Napier-Wairoa line ready to run
KiwiRail has completed the restoration of the 115 km Napier to Wairoa rail line, which was mothballed in December 2012 following severe storm damage. The next focus of New Zealand’s rail operator is to establish a log-hub in Wairoa so that it will be ready to begin running... mehr
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Vikings never wore helmets with horns. That is an invention of 19th century painters, poets and costume designers. mehr
Tracking containers with cargo-partner
The Austrian logistics services provider cargo-partner has introduced a new container tracking service for complete seafreight shipments. The new feature is available via the supply chain management spot that cargo-partner uses to administer all airfreight, seafreight and road... mehr
Volle Kraft voraus
Die deutsche Binnenschifffahrt findet endlich Gehör in der Politik. Das Verkehrsministerium hat einen Masterplan erarbeitet, der den lange vernachlässigten Verkehrsträger auf Vordermann bringen soll. mehr
Algeciras: new vehicles to be launched in July
Container terminal APM Terminals Algeciras (Spain) is renewing and increasing its fleet of terminal tractors. The company has started to introduce the new Terberg YT222 model which features improved ergonomics, comfort, safety and environmental impact. The 116 new tractors... mehr
The long journey of the "Chipolbrok Atlantic"
Recently, the, M/V “Chipolbrok Atlantic” arrived on its 14th voyage in the port of Bilbao (Spain), carrying a load of 84 wind blades. 60 units were stowed on deck whilst another 24 pieces had been loaded under deck. Upon completion of the operations, the vessel proceeded to... mehr
New Skyteam Cargo member adds two Med destinations
Saudia Cargo, which formally became the 12th member of the Skyteam Cargo alliance during the Air Cargo Europe show in Munich (Germany) earlier this month, has launched two new routes to Greece and Morocco, aiming to meet the growing demand for cargo operations and stimulate... mehr
Three executives to receive annual Aotos award
The United Seamen’s Service (USS) 2019 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards (Aotos) will be presented to James Given, president of the Seafarers International Union of Canada, Anil Mathur, president and CEO of Alaska Tanker Corp., and Joseph Pyne, chairman of the board of the Kirby... mehr
Contract logistics strengthens BLG
“We did not only achieved our targets for 2018, we surpassed them,” said Frank Dreeke, CEO of BLG Logistics, at the company’s annual general meeting. In total, the BLG group generated a turnover of EUR 1.41 billion in the financial year 2018. This amounts to an increase of EUR... mehr