Long Beach feels pandemic impact in April 
The waves of the measures against the Covid-19 pandemic continued to hit the US West Coast port of Long Beach in April. The port posted a throughput of almost 520,000 teu, down 17.3% from April 2019, which remains the port’s busiest April on record. While imports decreased... plus
Another longest "domestic" flight
French Bee, a subsidiary of the Dubreuil Group, has made the world’s longest nonstop domestic commercial flight to date by flying one of its A350-900s from Papeete in French Polynesia to Paris and landing at Orly airport on 15 May 2020. The flight time to cover a route of more... plus
More freight to be shifted to rail in Genoa
The European Commission has approved EUR 9 million Italian aid measures to encourage the shift of freight transport from road to rail in the area of the port of Genoa. The road and rail infrastructure from and to the port was severely impacted by the collapse of the Morandi... plus
ECG welcomes new board
The Association of European Vehicle Logistics elected its new board at this year’s general assembly, which was exceptionally held through webinar. President Wolfgang Göbel, chief sales Officer, Mosolf and vice president Bjorn Svenningsen, director sales & marketing, UECC,... plus
100,000,000 mouth masks so far
DSV Belgium has profound experience in the transport of pharmaceutical products for different customers. A lot of expertise and know-how has been built up in the pharma hub based at Brussels Airport over the years. Now DSV has handled one hundred million mouth masks, an... plus
United Cargo increases capacities
United Cargo's inaugural cargo-in-cabin flight flew from London to Chicago (ORD) last week, with almost 2 t of mail in the passenger cabin, plus a full payload of freight in belly. Initially, cargo-in-cabin shipments will be loaded on B777 and B787 cargo-only flights, which... plus
Yang Ming's surprising Q1/2020
The Keelung (Taiwan)-headquartered Yang Ming shipping group has published its consolidated revenues for Q1/2020. The total figure of NTD 34.64 billion (USD 1.15 billion) shows a rather moderate decline of 1% compared with NTD 35.08 billion (USD 1.14 billion) in revenue in... plus
Muswellbrook rail bridges upgrade underway
An AUD 58 million (EUR 34.5 million) project to replace three rail bridges in Muswellbrook in northern New South Wales to ensure safety and reliability of the freight line has begun. The project includes the construction of a new 26 m long rail bridge at Bridge Street and a... plus
Alfredo Scalisi to lead Spezia Container Terminal
La Spezia Container Terminal’s board of directors has appointed Alfredo Scalisi as new managing director. Scalisi joined the terminal as general manager on 1 July 2019. "On behalf of the board of directors, I wish Scalisi to successfully continue developing the La... plus
New warehouse for wine and spirits
Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new 27,000 sqm warehouse in Oppeano in the province of Verona, Italy, ideally located to serve the northern Italian ports of Trieste and Venice. The hub in Verona offers time and cost efficient rail connections to the European market. The fully... plus