65 million Covid test kits from China to Australia 
Over the past six weeks, aircraft charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has arranged over 65 charter flights carrying 3,000 t from China to Australia. Each flight had more than one million Covid test kits on board, which are provided free to all Australian... more
Bluebird Nordic appoints Audrone Keinyte
Bluebird Nordic, an Icelandic ACMI leasing and airfreight company and a member of the Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Audrone Keinyte as its CEO. Keinyte is also taking over as CEO at BBN Cargo Airlines Holdings, Bluebird Nordic’s holding company. Keinyte joined the... more
First place in quality ranking
Freight forwarder Hans Geis from Kürnach in Germany has won first place in the quality ranking published by the general cargo cooperation IDS Logistik. As in the previous year, the Noerpel depot in Kempten came in second. Geis Eurocargo in Satteldorf is among the top three for... more
Dwell times in Europe on the rise
Chicago-based intelligence provider Four Kites has reported that ocean dwell times for exports and transhipments in Europe have increased from mid-February to mid-April. Currently, dwell times are up by 10% and 22% for exports and transhipments, respectively. Especially in... more
For new technology in the air
Lufthansa Cargo and Kuehne + Nagel have jointly taken a practical step to implement the use of power-to-liquid technology in aviation. On 14 April, the Lufthansa Cargo freighter with the identification D-ALFK took off for the first time under flight number LH8406 in the... more
Airfreight in Legoland
The airport of Billund, a city located in the middle of Jutland (Denmark) and known worldwide as the place of origin of the Lego bricks, is to become a Northern European centre for airfreight. This is the goal of a long-term agreement that the airport’s operators have reached... more
Manufacturer rents out trucks in France
After having launched its Koegel Rent product in the German, Benelux and Spanish markets, the trailer manufacturer is now planning to offer its cargo, cool and multi models for lease in France as well. With Koegel Rent, many forwarding and logistics companies are taking... more
Bifa strengthens policy and compliance team
The British International Freight Association (Bifa) has strengthened its policy and compliance team with the appointment of Igor Popovics as policy and compliance advisor, with responsibility for customs and frontier-related issues. Prior to joining Bifa, Popovics was the... more
Serving Stihl in Germany
The German division of the Stihl Group has contracted Hellmann to take over the warehousing of finished goods for the shipper, effective mid-2022. The agreement was concluded for ten years. The new facility will be completed by mid-year and the central warehouse will go into... more
Air Canada Cargo expanding freighter network
Air Canada Cargo is expanding its freighter network and launching a service to Halifax today, 19 April 2022. In addition, the entry into service of the second Boeing 767-300ER freighter will allow the airline to add freighter services to Frankfurt, Cologne, Istanbul, Madrid and... more