Abu Dhabi to enhance freight transport safety 
The state-owned Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) in Abu Dhabi has begun implementing the new provisions of the freight transport regulation in the Abu Dhabi Emirate. All all services related to land-based freight transport activities will now be available online on the... more
335 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine
With its ability to carry vaccines, medicine and medical products in compliance with all their specific temperature requirements, Turkish Cargo shipped 335 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to 61 countries in 2021. By transporting pharmaceutical products such as vaccines to... more
MSC readjusts its Eagle service
MSC has now implemented a change to its timetable. As announced in October last year, the Swiss carrier is readjusting its Eagle service. The Transpacific loop between China, South Korea, Japan, USA and Canada has been omitting the Seattle call due to increased dwell times... more
DHL to adjust surcharges from 10 April 2022
In order to maintain a high-quality delivery service for its customers, DHL Express introduced a temporary emergency situation surcharge (ESS) in 2020. As market conditions evolve, the ESS will be adjusted from 10 April 2022. This adjustment will only affect certain points... more
Alexandre Demidoff joins Astre
The Astre Group has appointed Alexandre Demidoff as deputy general manager in charge of operations, network, business development and CSR. Demidoff brings 20 years of experience in transport operations and has spent his career in large freight forwarding companies in Europe.... more
Joint effort to hydrogenise railfreight in Europe
Alstom and Engie have signed a partnership agreement to offer the railfreight sector a way to decarbonise mainline operations by replacing diesel-powered locomotives with hydrogen versions. Alstom is designing a hydrogen solution based on a high-power fuel cell system that... more
A milestone for Dachser
2021 was a strong year for the Dachser group in financial terms as well. Consolidated revenues rose by 26% to EUR 7.1 billion, surpassing this threshold for the first time. Shipments and tonnage grew by 6.3%, or even 7.7% at group level. Road logistics, Dachser's core... more
Yang Ming and the full hand
New units for Keelung-based shipping company Yang Ming: five new 11,000 teu container ships are scheduled to be delivered in the second and third quarter of this year. The carrier's fleet now amounts to 95 ships with a total capacity of more than 715,000 teu. The five new... more
When airfreight was already vital
With the transport of 30,000 l of aviation fuel from the British base in Dinjan, Assam, to Kunming, “the Hump”, the largest airlift of the Second World War, took off exactly 80 years ago, on 8 April 1942. The airlift served to supply Chiang Kai-shek’s national Chinese troops... more
Dronamics picks Paul Morton
Dronamics has appointed Paul Morton as chief financial officer and member of the executive team. The appointment comes at a key moment as the company prepares for the first commercial flights of its flagship Black Swan aircraft, gearing towards operating first commercial routes... more