DFS picks Andriy Blagovisniy 
Andriy Blagovisniy has joined Diplomat Freight Services (UK) as project cargo sales manager. He has worked in the aviation and air charter business on the transportation of oversized and super heavy cargoes for 24 years and has managed air shipments using the AN-124, AN-225, and... more
More trains to run through Central Asia
KTZ Express, Russian Railways Logistics and the Transport and Logistics Centre of Turkmenistan have signed a memorandum of cooperation to develop a container service on the North-South railway corridor through Central Asia. Specifically, the partners agreed to organise... more
CMA CGM can't help it
CMA CGM continued its strong performance in Q3/2022. The Marseille-based carrier achieved revenues of almost USD 200 billion "mostly driven by the group’s maritime shipping business", as the shipping company said in a press release. In fact, maritime shipping... more
Air NZL Cargo picks ACP Worldwide for Australia
ACP Worldwide has been appointed as GSA (general sales Agent – cargo) for Air New Zealand in key Australian markets including Adelaide, Hobart, Cairns and the Gold Coast. Through ACP Worldwide the airline’s customers will be able to obtain rates and access to over 160... more
KWE opens sea freight office in Basel
Kintetsu World Express (Switzerland) is expanding its sea freight activities and has opened a third branch in Basel. With its new office, KWE is now present in Switzerland’s three largest cities. There have also been some staff changes: The company appointed Cédric Müller... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Raw green beans are poisonous. They contain lectin, a toxic protein that causes diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting. more
Next to Tesla
Panattoni is developing a new building in Grünheide, Brandenburg (Germany), directly adjacent to international car manufacturer Tesla’s Berlin-Brandenburg production site. The developer is realising a total floor space of almost 56,000 sqm, of which approx. 46,500 sqm is... more
Loan to secure Serbia’s fleet upgrade
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is stepping up its support for Serbia’s rail sector by extending a EUR 43 million loan to Serbia Cargo to finance the modernisation of its freight fleet. Serbia’s state-owned carrier will use the funds to replace... more
Northern ports protecting the tidelands
Dutch, Danish and German seaports, politicians, administrators and members of NGOs (non-governmental organisations) are currently gathering in Wilhelmshaven in a joint effort to protect the tidelands ("Wadden Sea") on the Northern sea shores. The international... more
JD Logistics Airlines: from Shenzhen to Hangzhou
As JD Logistics announced on 22 November 2022, its affiliate JD Logistics Airlines (formerly known as JD Airlines) has launched a self-owned all-cargo route between Shenzhen, Guangdong province and Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. The first flight took off from Shenzhen Bao’an... more