New 52-foot container carriers added 
Short, weight-optimised 52-foot container carriers, known as SGMNS, have just been added to Kombiverkehr's existing fleet of wagons. Thus the fleet now comprises 362 proprietary wagons with a total capacity for more than 500 truck consignments. All 100 of the new carriers... plus
Europe's biggest cargo gateway feels sick in February
This is no surprise: In February 2020, Frankfurt airport, Europe's biggest air cargo hub, witnessed cargo throughput (airfreight + airmail) shrinking by 8% to 148,500 t. The impact of the coronavirus, particularly towards the end of the month, far outweighed the positive... plus
New project cargo director for Bati Group
The Turkish company Bati Group has appointed Erman Atik as its new project director and head of breakbulk & project cargo forwarding. Atik has over 20 years of professional experience in the fields of breakbulk and oversized cargo transportation, container agency and... plus
Hellmann: contract logistics for Jakks Pacific
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics will manage all contract logistics for the US toy manufacturer Jakks Pacific. As part of the cooperation, Hellmann will handle around 360,000 cartons per year in its warehouse in Rotterdam in the incoming goods department. As a full-service... plus
Airport on Shetland's main island to close
Scatsta airport (SCS), the historic airfield on Mainland, the main island of Shetland, will shut down at the end of June. The airport was originally developed by the Royal Air Force 80 years ago. It was awakened in 1978 from the deep slumber into which it had fallen at the... plus
Wilhelmshaven reaches Top 20
In the rankings of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Güterverkehrszentren (DGG), which are published once every five years, the Güterverkehrszentrum (GVZ) of the Jade Weser Port Wilhelmshaven has reached the Top 20 of Europe's freight centres for the first time. On an international... plus
Scotland promotes shift from road to rail
The Scottish government has allocated GBP 1.49 million (EUR 1.7 million) to the sustainable building materials group Tarmac in a freight facilities grant. The fund, which is open to companies looking to move freight by the more sustainable modes of rail or water instead of road,... plus
Gecas appoints two new heads
Gecas, a commercial aircraft financing and leasing company, has appointed Jonty Nel as Gecas’ EVP commercial – International and John Bordeaux as new chief investment officer. Both will take up their role from April 2020. Nel will be responsible for building and executing... plus
Profits down for Swiss Post
Swiss Post posted a disappointing result in 2019, generating a group profit of CHF 255 million, CHF 149 million down from 2018. At CHF 450 million, operating profit (ebit) was CHF 55 million or 11% lower than in the previous year and thus testifies to the great challenges Swiss... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
There are about 1,500 active volcanoes on the surface of the earth with perhaps 100,000 more under the sea. plus