Maersk sticks to its optimism 
A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S (APMM), the world's largest container shipping group, said it expects better market demand than previously forecast in the current three-month period. The quarterly profit should therefore be "slightly above" the USD 1.5 billion mark achieved... mehr
New horizons for Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines has converted 22 passenger aircraft cargo aircraft in a short period of time. Fitsum Ebadi, MD cargo & logistics services: "This achievement was only possible by our strong MRO team which we built through time. We can now respond to the ever... mehr
ESR develops last-mile facility in Incheon
ESR has signed the agreement on a development joint venture named ESR-KS II with APG and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. ESR-KS II will be seeded initially with a prime land site situated in Incheon City, on which a large-scale, multi-tenant facility with a gross floor... mehr
UWC completes delivery of box cars to Kuchukterminal
United Wagon Company (UWC) has shipped 100 box cars manufactured in Tikhvin, Russia, to the fleet of Kuchukterminal, which is part of the network run by logistic group LTB. Taking the latest delivery into account, Kuchukterminal now operates a total 220 box cars mounted on 25-t... mehr
60 million truck kilometres covered in three months
Russian FTL trucking company Globaltruck operated a total of 1,366 trucks in Q1/2020, 3.2% down from the same period last year. The total distance covered by trucks increased by 1.1% and reached 61.2 million km versus 60.5 million km in Q1/2019. Average monthly distance per... mehr
Toowoomba's big points
Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB), the home of Queensland’s only dedicated B747-8F international freighter service, operated by Cathay Pacific Cargo, attracts cargo-only passenger aircraft services. After Cathay Pacific's arrival with a B777 widebody last Sunday, 14 June... mehr
Novel passenger transport system takes to the skies
The Max Bögl group has sent the first two-section vehicle of the Transport System Bögl with one of the world’s largest transport aircraft to its place of operation in China. This is the next milestone for the finalisation of the demonstration track in Chengdu. The novel... mehr
Ash Sinha leaves Ports Australia
Ports Australia bids long-serving policy and operations director Ash Sinha farewell. Sinha has been part of the Ports Australia team since early 2016. He has been integral to bringing the personnel of Australia’s ports sector together under the Ports Australia banner. Ports... mehr
Car parts from Wuhan arrive in France
Automotive logistics provider Gefco has transported 500 t of car parts from Wuhan to France. The parts were delivered on one of the first trains that were dispatched from the Chinese city after the lockdown was lifted. The train with the 41 loaded containers travelled... mehr
Artifact from Iran intercepted at US airport
Exactly one month ago, on 19 May 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville, KY inspected a shipment from the UK, containing an antique amber glass bottle purporting to be from the 9th-10th century. An expertise revealed that the bottle was actually... mehr