Concrete steps towards full-freighter capacities 
Air Transport Services Group's subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management has agreed to purchase two B767-300ER from Air Canada, convert them from passenger to freighter configuration, and lease them back to Air Canada. This is the first sale-leaseback agreement between the US and... plus
Un renversement en mars? 
Depuis mars 2020, les compagnies aériennes ont réagi (voir graphique) mais ne peuvent pas encore offrir assez de capacités au marché. Alors qu’en novembre le fret international était inférieur de 15% à celui de novembre 2019, les yields ont grimpé à plus de 50%. plus
Swiss back to Seoul, Asia and the Americas
Swiss Worldcargo continues to expand its global network. Beginning today, 15 January 2021, the carrier adds Seoul Incheon as a new destination to its network and resumes flights to its newly added destination Osaka. Weekly frequencies to Peking and Hong Kong will also be... plus
Temporary suspension of UK services
DB Schenker has identified significant problems relating to the new customs formalities that now apply to shipments between the European Union and the United Kingdom as a result of Brexit. Only around 10% of the customs documents submitted for consignments that DB Schenker... plus
More Montreal, most A350
From tomorrow, 16 January 2021, Qatar Airways is incrementally increasing its flight frequency to Montréal and will operate daily frequencies by 25 February, up from the previously scheduled four weekly flights. The service is operated by the carrier's A350-900. Taking over... plus
Schöninger promoted to managing director
GLS Austria, a subsidiary of the worldwide GLS Group, has appointed a new managing director. Christian Schöninger has over 25 years of experience in the logistics industry. Born in the southern part of the federal state of Styria, he began his professional career at... plus
Turkish fruit to Moscow by train
Russian Railways (RZD) and Maersk have organised a shipment of refrigerated containers loaded with imported fruit and vegetables as part of a container train moving from Novorossiysk to Moscow in Russia. Twelve forty-foot containers carrying fresh fruit from Turkey arrived... plus
Dunkirk poised for comeback
The new DFDS service which started between Irish Rosslare and Dunkirk (see ITJ Daily from 30 November 2020) is a partial answer for the French port Dunkerque's future. In its traditional press conference on the past year in early January, Emmanuelle Vergier, president of the... plus
Next unicorn raises its horn
The knights of open shirt sleeves and broism are making their way in Europe. The digital freight forwarder Sennder has completed its Series D financing round and receives an investment volume of USD 160 million. The funding round has now led the company's valuation to over... plus
EU logistics centre for humanitarian aid
The EU and its member states are establishing a logistics centre at Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ) to be able to cover the growing public health needs in crisis situations too. It will not only procure, store and look after protective equipment, but also organise logistical... plus