Only fire resistant containers for Qatar Airways 
Qatar Airways Cargo is the first cargo carrier to adopt Safran Cabin’s new fire resistant containers (FRC). Over the next five years, the Doha-based cargo airline will replace its entire fleet of over 10,000 ULDs (70% already in 2022) with this unique container design. The... more
ACC Aviation chooses Andreas Pericleous
ACC Aviation, the global aviation services group, has appointed Andreas Pericleous as VP business development, dedicated to the company’s expanding, international consulting division. Pericleous brings ten years of international aviation experience to ACC Aviation, having... more
Container service Jinan-Vorsino introduced
Ruscon has launched a direct train container service on the Jinan (China) - Vorsino (Kaluga Region) route passing through Mongolia. The first train was loaded with 50 containers full of consumer goods. The transit time along the new route took 25 days. Initially, the new train... more
Cleaning products to be distributed from Venlo
Shipper HG has contracted Broekman Logistics, founded in 1960 and headquartered in Rotterdam, for warehousing & services in Venlo, the Netherlands. HG, a Benelux specialist in cleaning products, has decided to source out the warehousing and value added services. Broekman... more
Wiremind's dedicated air cargo business unit
“Given the acceleration of digitalisation in air cargo, along with an increased connectivity between stakeholders’ processes and systems, Wiremind has decided to launch a dedicated business unit with a clear roadmap and goal for the coming years. We aim to become one of the top... more
Ci5 operational in New Caledonia
The autonomous port of New Caledonia has now effectively launched its smart port system. On 2 November 2021, the first ship called the port of Noumea, the archipelago's capital, using the new community logistics system Ci5, which is edited by MGI and operated by Gipanc on the... more
Two more A321Fs for Smartlynx
Smartlynx (Avia Solutions Group) is adding two more A321Fs, thus expanding its cargo fleet to eight aircraft. Both A321Fs are leased by Cross Ocean Partners and will be registered in Malta. According to Smartlynx’s CEO Zygimantas Surintas, “the addition of two new A321Fs to... more
New managers for rail business
Liudmyla Tarasenko and Georg Schiefer will now manage the international rail business of Hödlmayr Rail Logistics, a vehicle logistics company. They replace Andreas Sundl, who moved to Hödlmayr's management board in the middle of this year. Tarasenko has been with the Hödlmayr... more
Four ISO accreditations with flying colours
Palletised distribution specialist Palletline in UK has once again been reaccredited for four ISO standards for the fourth year running. After being assessed by the British Assessment Bureau, they were certified for the ISO 9001, 140001, 45001 and 50001. Each are standards... more
Maersk's affiliate turns 150
Precisely on this day 150 years ago, the Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft – better known as Hamburg Süd – was founded in Hamburg by German and English business men, as the successor of the 1869-founded Hamburg-Brasilianischen Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft.... more