Exporting country sounds alarm bells 
According to ADV, the association representing the interests of the German airports, its members' freight volumes dropped to 353,997 in January 2019, a downswing of 7.5 % compared to the same period last year. Unloaded cargo receded by 6.2% to 177.333 t, and loaded cargo... more
Tiaca kicks off new cargo event series
The international air cargo association has launched a new event series: the "Tiaca 4Cargo" conferences and workshops, designed for subject matter experts and opinion makers in specialised cargo domains. As part of its modernisation programme, the association has been... more
Consistency at the top 
The Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index remains a good indicator for the level of logistics development in individual emerging markets. China is holding its own, despite policy and health turbulence. It’s possible that a recession could throw everything overboard, however.... more
New transload hub for US short line railroad
TNW, a privately held operator of short line railroads and transportation logistics services, opened their third transloading operation in Brownwood, Texas, on the Texas Rock Crusher Railway (TXR) line. The railroad has been serving the rail transport, storage and operations... more
Volga-Dnepr Group: hygienically clean charters from China
Whilst Russia temporarily limits passenger air traffic from/to China, there are no current restrictions to cargo airlines. Volga-Dnepr Group continues to operate charter flights into China despite the disruption to the air freight market. Flown commodities include essential... more
Quadient sets its sights on the German-speaking market
Quadient, formerly Neopost, now has a strong focus on markets in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The Dutch company from Drachten with a workforce of 5,800 employees worldwide is currently setting up a sales organisation and a network of technicians for these three countries.... more
Csafe Global names Patrick Schafer CEO
Csafe Global, a provider of temperature-controlled container solutions, has named Patrick Schafer as the company’s new CEO. Schafer began his career at Csafe in 2012 as CFO, and he has been serving as interim CEO since September 2019. With both US and European citizenship,... more
Railfreight services to move cars between Germany and Spain
Transfesa Logistics and Volkswagen Group Logistics have renewed their contract for international vehicle shipments by rail. The company will be responsible, until 2022, for transports originating in Ingolstadt, Neckarsulm, and Mosel in Germany, and Mlada Boleslav in Czechia to... more
Hamburg Süd becomes more Mediterranean
The carrier Hamburg Süd, an affiliate of Maersk, hitherto relied on agents and joint-venture organisations to represent its operations in Italy and Spain. Now the shipping company has set up its own offices in these countries. Furthermore, in Egypt the company recently took over... more
Korean Air starts double service to Budapest
Starting from today, 21 February 2020, Korean Air will commence a new scheduled cargo flight from Incheon (Seoul) to Budapest and Frankfurt, deploying a B777F twice a week. With the sharp boost of air cargo demand to Hungary due to the import for mobile devices from China and... more