YEG and Cargo AI
Tiaca has announced the winners of the 2022 Air Cargo Sustainability Awards, an annual programme run in partnership with IT solutions providers Champ Cargosystems. The awards recognise outstanding businesses and industry initiatives designed to make air cargo more sustainable.... plus
Sept années difficiles en perspective
Ensemble à l’aéroport d’Athènes. Le développement du fret semble renouer avec la reprise à l’aéroport d’Athènes (AIA). Selon Lina Palli, senior account supervisor cargo development, les quantités traitées dépassent cette année de 10% les volumes prépandémiques de 2019. La... plus
Trains don’t have to enter town anymore
After years of building work, the US railway operator BNSF recently celebrated the opening of the Willmar rail bypass in Minnesota (USA). It includes 4.5 km of new tracks and a triangle of railroad tracks used to turn locomotives and trains. Now that this infrastructure has... plus
Espo: Zeno D’Agostino takes the helm
The Verona-born Zeno D’Agostino, who heads the port of Trieste, has been appointed chairman of Espo, the European Sea Ports Organisation. The representatives from the Organisation’s 23 member countries elected him unanimously during the general meeting that took place in... plus
LMR now spelt Grammer Logistics
The US corporation Grammer Logistics has purchased the company Logistics Management Resources (LMR), based in Baton Rouge LA. LMR specialises in serving the chemicals, industrial gases and related industries. Grammer Logistics itself is a portfolio company of Stellex Capital... plus
Prangl readying for business in Serbia
Encouraged by numerous enquiries and with the aim to seek new projects in a growing market, Prangl is expanding its activities in the Adriatic region and founding its own company in Serbia. Prangl Srbija will be an independent sales company for Serbia based in Belgrade. The... plus
OOCL adds another triangle connection
OOCL has launched its new East Africa Express 5 (EAX5) service in the Asia – Africa region to extend its network coverage in the emerging markets. In addition to OOCL’s current loops EAX1 / 3 / 4, this complementary service will offer direct connections between India, the... plus
New Chinese conversion partner for EFW
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a subsidiary of ST Engineering and Airbus, has teamed up with Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corp (Ameco), a provider of MRO services for aircraft in China, for a new collaborative project for Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter (P2F)... plus
Change in the cockpit of Zurich Airport
CEO Stephan Widrig has decided to take on new challenges outside the company and will be leaving Flughafen Zürich, the operator of Zurich Airport, at the end of April 2023. Widrig worked for the company for 23 years in various roles, including 15 years on the management... plus
Strengthening the North-South route
Russia’s RZD Logistics, Kazakhstan’s KTZ Express and the Transport and Logistics Centre of Turkmenistan have signed an MoU with the aim of establishing a joint rail service on the Russian North-South route. In addition to an expansion of the rail infrastructure, the partners... plus