Zone pivot pour vaccins 
Emirates Skycargo crée le premier centre de transbordement de fret aérien dédié aux vaccins contre le Covid-19. La division fret d’Emirates va rouvrir son terminal fret Skycentral sur l’aéroport DWC et l’utiliser comme plaque tournante pour des vaccins potentiels. plus
Helicopters from Poland to Philippines 
Antonov Airlines has completed the transportation of five helicopters from Poland to the Philippines. An An-124 of the Ukrainian carrier loaded the large shipment manufactured by PZL Mielec, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin which had also previously acquired Sikorsky, the... plus
Leimgruber adds intermodal option
The Swiss forwarder now also offers container transports by rail. The low emission train picks up the containers at the Swiss frontier in Basel and carries them to the regional terminal in Oensingen. From there, the cargo is delivered to customers within the region by truck.... plus
"Big Brown" works with "Bikini" carrier
Vietjet, a private Vietnamese carrier whose female flight attendants are known for posing on calendars, and UPS have entered an agreement which they call "historic". It provides Vietjet with access to the integrator's global network via UPS’s "browntails"... plus
New standards for containers
BIC (Bureau International des Containers) and DCSA (Digital Container Shipping Association) have accomplished a standardisation of codes used to identify facilities such as depots, container yards, M&R vendors and other supply chain container facilities. The... plus
Heppner strengthens Dakar office
Heppner has drawn a positive balance after one year of operations in three West African countries (Senegal, Mali, Gambia). The group reports that it achieved sustainable organic growth of 20% per month in Dakar. It has therefore expanded its offer of import and export air... plus
New train speeds up transport to Western Europe
P&O Ferrymasters has expanded its pan-European logistics network with the introduction of a new train service from Lovosice in Czechia to Europoort - Rotterdam in the Netherlands with the option for onward sea connections to Britain. The company will run its own trains... plus
A large state seaport Haropa
Appointed by the French prime minister Jean Castex, Stéphane Raison (Photo), formerly director general of the seaport of Dunkerque (France), took up his position of the designated new director general of the state seaport Haropa on 16 November 2020. His mission will be to... plus
More freight and new investment
Calculated in US currency, Korean Air generated a turnover of USD 1.32 billion and an operating profit of USD 6.57 million in the third quarter. It therefore posted a profit in the second quarter in a row – thanks to an increase in freight operating rates (Q2: USD 988... plus
K Line listed on DJSI
The Japanese carrier K Line has now been listed on a major index for ESG Investment for ten consecutive years since 2011. The liner has again been selected as an Asia Pacific Index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) that was launched in 1999. The index... plus