PISR finds new COO 
Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has announced the appointment of Captain Georgios Tsouris as its COO. In this newly created role, Tsouris will be the senior executive of the digital registry. A master mariner, he will operate from PISR’s headquarters in Greece.... plus
Right on track: 30th cargo conversion delivered
Täby Air Maintenance (TAM) delivered its 30th Saab 340 cargo conversion, a Saab 340B with msn 225, last week. The aircraft was converted to full TAM cargo conversion generation II on behalf of Latvia-based RAF-Avia, which already operates a mix of cargo- and passenger-configured... plus
DHL investing AUD 17 million at Brisbane airport
DHL Global Forwarding, the freight specialist arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, held a ground ceremony for its new 4,880 sqm facility in Brisbane Airport this week. DHL Global Forwarding is investing AUD 17 million (EUR 11 million) over ten years in the new facility, which... plus
Railfreight business booming in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) achieved an increase of 25% in freight transport in Q1/2022, transporting more than 5.5 million t of minerals and goods compared to the same period of 2021. Furthermore, the quantities of cargo transported by rails over the first quarter... plus
CDB Aviation strengthens partnership with Avianca
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., (“CDB Leasing”), has signed new lease agreements with Aerovías del Continente Americano Avianca (“Avianca”) for two Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (“P2F”) and one A320neo... plus
Spanish Ports on pre-pandemic levels
From January to April 2022, the Spanish ports (Puertos del Estado) handled a total of 180.3 million t of goods, an uptick of 5.4% compared to the four first months of 2021 and almost on the same level as in 2019 (-0.8%). All commodities recorded significant increases except... plus
Average Adjusters elect Sir Nigel Teare
Distinguished former High Court judge Sir Nigel Teare has been elected to serve as chairman of the Association of Average Adjusters for the year 2022/2023. He was nominated to succeed Michiel Starmans of Amsterdam-based Spliethoff Group as chairman at the annual general meeting... plus
Covering the Hispanic world
A takeover in Spain: Global Critical Logistics (GCL), which provides logistics services for the entertainment business, has acquired Madrid-based forwarder Asesores de Flete (ADF). ADF is a non-asset-based provider of mission-critical logistics services to the live event,... plus
On the way to a fully electric fleet
DB Schenker has already completed more than 1.5 million km with electrically powered trucks in its European land transport network. The logistics company is thus scaling up its efforts to shift all its urban collect and delivery vehicles to electric drives by 2030. DB... plus
EUR 70 million to modernise BRU's cargo zone
Brussels Airport’s (BRU) cargo zone has been developing steadily in recent years. In response to the growing demand for storage and handling space, and given the need to modernise several buildings, the airport is investing EUR 70 million to redevelop a large area located in the... plus