Uncertainties and opportunities in 2024 
In its latest weekly market data analysis, ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform Xeneta says that 2024 may herald the start of a new economic growth cycle for the global air cargo industry after last year ended with a +9% year-on-year rise in... plus
Türk to lead Turkish Cargo
Seven years after having been appointed Chief Cargo Officer at Turkish Airlines, Turhan Özen has decided to leave the corporation. He handed over the baton to Ali Türk (photo) on 1 January 2024. A graduate from Istanbul Technical University's department of industrial... plus
GW in Austr(al)ia
Gebrüder Weiss (GW) has been keeping busy over the New Year, from artwork transportation in Austria to new expansions in Australia. In December 2023, the company transported Barbara Anna Husar’s atelier from Vienna to Bludenz. The Austrian artist’s fragile artwork was... plus
More diversity in the fleet
The Italian haulier Ambrogio Intermodal has purchased 650 swap bodies and container chassis vehicles from Kässbohrer, which were recently delivered to its site in Gallarate, Italy. Kässbohrer's coil swap body, which is the lightest in the market, and light container chassis... plus
Industry veteran joins ASF
Global logistics provider ASF has appointed Angel Rodriguez, an industry veteran with over 30 years of global end-to-end supply chain experience, as president of ASF Air. In his most recent role at Flexport, Rodriguez created air freight solutions for Fortune 100 & 500... plus
Grimaldi Group expands in Greece
The Grimaldi Group, an Italian private shipping company, has acquired a 67% majority stake in the Heraklion Port Authority (HPA) for the price of EUR 80 million. This move comes after its recent acquisition of the Igoumenitsa Port Authority. The Heraklion port, the largest... plus
Returns under red wings
Russia's Red Wings Airlines has revived Sky Gates Airlines. Founded in 2016 with a focus on freight, the company was forced to cease operations following the sanctions imposed in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and was taken over by Red Wings last... plus
A new chair for virtual young forwarder network
Clara Thomas, operations co-ordinator at Quality Freight Services, has been appointed as the new chair of the virtual format of the British International Freight Association’s young forwarder network (YFN), taking over from Herbie Cobby from Geodis. Thomas, who is based in... plus
Unilode extends partnership in Thailand
Unilode Aviation Solutions, a global provider of outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, and Thai Air Asia X, a low-cost medium-haul carrier based in Bangkok, have extended their full-service ULD management partnership until 2029. Thai Air... plus
Point de pivot saoudien 
Nouvelle coopération de Saudia Cargo, Cainiao et WFS/Sats. Fin novembre trois partenaires couvrant diverses étapes de la supply chain de fret aérien ont présenté un modèle d’affaires à Djeddah qui projette de créer de futurs gateways pour la logistique de l’e-commerce sur les... plus