Another player switches to TIR in GCC region 
Fedex Express, has completed its first TIR operation in the GCC region. The general cargo consignment, originating in Dubai, UAE, has reached its final destination, the King Fahad International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The TIR truck seamlessly crossed the Batha border in... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Only five countries have participated in all the Olympic Games: Greece, Australia, France, Great Britain and Switzerland. more
Aluminium helps achieve climate goals
Aluminium manufacturer Hindalco has launched India’s first fully aluminium freight rail rakes, helping fast-track the country’s ambitious plans to modernise freight transportation and enable Indian Railways to make large carbon savings. The gleaming rakes are 180 t lighter than... more
Cologne Bonn airport promotes Geslao
Andrea Tony Geslao will henceforth head the cargo sales department at Cologne Bonn airport (CGN). Geslao previously worked in various positions at Lufthansa, and has now been at CGN since April 2018, most recently as the head of the airline marketing department. As the new head... more
Walking ahead
Walker Logistics has been named as one of the fastest-growing SME Online fulfilment and supply chain providers in the southeastern United Kingdom. It is amongst the top ten companies listed in this year’s ‘Thames Valley SME Growth 100’ list. The list ranks the southeast’s... more
GA Telesis promotes Amir Taher
GA Telesis (GAT), a provider of integrated services in the aviation industry, has appointed Amir Taher as vice-president of the GAT Logistics Solutions Group. Taher has 15 years of professional logistics experience and will be in charge of leading all aspects of strategy, sales,... more
Saudi Ports on the growth path
The Saudi Ports Authority Mawani has reported that the country's gateways moved more than 650,000 teu in September, a rise of 9.2% compared to September 2021, when 602,000 teu were handled. Exported containers surged to 267,000 teu, an increase of 12.5% compared to the same... more
SkyPallet enhances processes at Air Europa Cargo
Air Europa Cargo has discovered SkyPallet, Wiremind Cargo’s flagship end-to-end capacity optimisation product, as a possible solution for optimisation issues at one of its hubs. SkyPallet quickly became an integral part of daily operations in the GHA’s warehouses and... more
40 t e-truck across the Arlberg pass
An eActros 300 truck participated in a series of tests as a tractor unit recently, in which it also crossed the Arlberg pass in Austria. Mercedes-Benz engineers loaded the semi-trailer to a total weight of 40 t for the test in Tyrol, which covered 111 km and overcame a total... more
New power after the Summer Olympics 70 years ago
In the 70 years since the Helsinki Summer Olympics the Finnish capital’s airport has grown from a simple airfield built in a formerly wooded area into one of the world’s leading airports. Located in the neighbouring municipality of Vantaa the airport was first opened to serve... more