United return expands Berlin long-haul network 
United Airlines is returning to Berlin BER today (28 March 2022) after a good two years’ absence, with the arrival of a flight from New York (EWR). Initially the year-round Boeing B767 flight will operate six times a week (and daily from 5 May), making it the German... more
Italian acquisition of Czech software firm
Bologna-based Datalogic, a company listed on the Italian stock exchange, has acquired all of the Czech company Pekat. The value of the transaction amounts to around EUR 16 million for the entire share capital, and was financed from Datalogic's own funds. The start-up founded... more
Port of Long Beach picks Tasha Higgins
The Long Beach board of harbour commissioners has approved the appointment of Tasha Higgins to lead the programme management division at the port of Long Beach. Higgins joined the port in October 2020 as assistant director of programme management. Since 1993, she’s worked on... more
ZIM adjusts to congestion
The Haifa-based Israeli carrier Zim is reshuffling its new Asia–Pacific Northwest and Asia–Eastern Mediterranean services. The shipping line’s decision to adjust the loops came in the face of “ongoing port congestion.” Its Asia–Pacific Northwest route will now be served by a... more
More urban logistics by Urby
The French urban logistics player Urby plans to expand its scope and coverage. The company, an affiliate of the La Poste group, is aiming to achieve revenues of EUR 100 million by 2025. Urby is expanding. It opened 15 new centres in the Covid-19 downturn, and two more – in... more
Jettainer to manage ULDs for T’way Air
The South-Korean low-cost airline T’way Air has chosen Jettainer, a subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo, to provide unit load device (ULD) management services as it expands its aircraft fleet. The global leader in ULD management has been providing containers and pallets for the... more
Maintaining services to Sardinia
A tender issued by the Italian ministry for sustainable infrastructure and mobility to operate the Civitavecchia–Arbatax–Cagliari route has once again been entrusted to Grimaldi lines. The frequency of the service remains unchanged – three times a week – with two intermediate... more
Truck-railcar transloading gains importance
Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), which operates thirteen short-line and regional freight railroads in North America, invested USD 1.5 billion in 69 projects for development in 2021. A new ‘steel corridor’ is continuing to grow along Indiana & Ohio Railway, with the... more
PAS elects Claire Merlin
By decree of 14 March 2022, the president of the French Republic appointed Claire Merlin director general of the Porte Autonome de Strasbourg (PAS). She’ll take up her post today, 28 March 2022. A doctor of law and holder of an MBA in maritime and transport economics, Merlin... more
Menzies Aviation secures significant air cargo contracts
Global aviation logistics specialist Menzies Aviation has renewed and won several key contracts with airlines across Australia and New Zealand including China Airlines, Fiji Airways, Virgin Australia, Thai Airways and Air Calin. In New Zealand, Menzies has locked in a... more