Music in the skies 
After handling the Iron Maiden world tour in 2016, Air Charter Service (ACS) recently arranged a branded Airbus to transport the legendary rock bands, Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe, along with other VIPs and 23 t of the bands’ instruments and staging on their joint world tour,... mehr
On the other side of the fence and hemisphere
London-headquartered aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has obtained airside licences for its drivers to operate vehicles at both Auckland (AKL) and Christchurch (CHC) airports in New Zealand. After undertaking and passing tests which include showing a full... mehr
Long-term agreement for ULD supply
Avius ULD (formerly Safran Cabin Cargo), a manufacturer and distributors of unit load devices, and ULD management, repair and digital services provider Unilode Aviation Solutions have renewed their long-term agreement for the supply of containers and pallets. By pursuing... mehr
Plans for a new rail terminal near Moscow
Transcontainer has founded a new company to build and operate a container terminal in the Domodedovo in the south of the Moscow region. The Usady Container Terminal will have a capacity of 424,000 teu per year. After the facility is put into operation, a cargo consolidation... mehr
MCT resumes MHT shipping service
Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), part of International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), has resumed the Mindanao-Hong Kong-Taiwan (MHT) service by Wan Hai Lines. The weekly service, connecting Subic, Cebu, and Mindanao to Hong Kong and Taiwan, has returned due to... mehr
APM sees railfreight on track for record volumes
APM Terminals reports worldwide record loadings for railfreight: in India for example, the port of Pipavav handled 206 trains and nearly 50,000 containers in July, the highest number this year so far, pulling significantly ahead of its previous loading record of 157 double stack... mehr
DHL GF to welcome new head of air freight
Thomas Mack, executive vice president air freight at DHL Global Forwarding, will take on a new role as senior advisor on 1 October 2023 in preparation for his retirement in October 2024. The industry veteran will be succeeded as executive vice president air freight by Max... mehr
NYK: more wind energy to reduce emissions
A new approach for NYK Bulkship (Atlantic): the subsidiary of the NYK Group is planning to implement wind-assisted ship-propulsion on a bulk carrier under a long-term charter contract with Cargill International. With this project, the partners aim to decrease greenhouse gas... mehr
Alaska Airlines sends rescue flights to Hawaii
Alaska Airlines is transporting 5,000 kg of relief supplies for victims of the wildfires in Lahaina, Maui. Alaska Air Cargo team members loaded supplies onto a flight to Kahului OGG from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Alaska Airlines is closely monitoring the... mehr
«Nische statt Volumen» 
Mit globaler Perspektive hat Schneider seine Bandbreite erweitert. Zum Hauptsitz in der Schweiz und den Aktivitäten in Europa tritt bei Schneider Transport die globale Expansion. Daniel Girod (DG), COO Sea & Air, und Martin Isler (MI), COO Road Europe, stellen die Entwicklung... mehr