Better facilities for pharma distribution 
German operator Simon Hegele is strengthening its infrastructure for the distribution of pharmaceutical products at its locations in Karlsruhe and Frankfurt/Raunheim. The project also includes applying for and obtaining GxP licences and hiring about 200 employees in the next... more
Second B737-800 BCF for Bluebird Nordic
Avia AM Leasing, a global aviation holding company specialising in tailored aircraft leasing and trading services, has announced the delivery of a second B737-800 Boeing converted freighter to Bluebird Nordic – a rapidly growing Iceland-based cargo airline, offering ACMI and... more
Direct Connect goes for Performance
It is an American marriage: Indianapolis-headquartered 3PL Direct Connect Logistix (DCL) is acquiring Utah-based company Performance Logistics. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Performance Logistics, a third-party logistics company specialising in... more
Cargo One chooses Fabrice Godeau
Cargo One, a platform for booking and marketing air freight capacity, has named Fabrice Godeau as vice president airlines, Asia Pacific. With 25 years’ experience in the region, he has an extensive background in working with airlines and airports to increase performance through... more
Trailer adapted for special hauling needs
UK-based family-owned haulier BH Cecil & Sons has received a Krone profi liner curtainsider specially adapted to accommodate a DAF 3.1 m wheelbase tractor with tag axle, thereby keeping within the overall Euro vehicle length limit of 16.5 m. BH Cecil operates throughout... more
The sky’s the limit 
Qatar Airways places largest single full-freighter order ever with Boeing. more
400 secure parking spaces
On Turtle, a services provider for transport companies, has opened the first translogistics centre on the Franco-Spanish border in partnership with Haulier Calsina Carré. In addition to a service area in La Jonquera, in Spanish Catalonia, the company now runs a 7,000 sqm... more
New terminal in Sweden
DB Schenker has opened a new logistics terminal in the Allmans district in the south of Stockholm. The new hub has 98 gates on an area of 122,000 sqm. Spanning 14,400 sqm, the terminal's central handling facility can deliver 4,000 parcels per hour. It is thus one of the... more
Coface predicts slow pace in 2022
The insurance group Compagnie Française d'Assurance Coface recently published its business barometer, analysing the risks and opportunities lying ahead in 2022. Although economic recovery will continue, "Omicron has highlighted the unpredictability of the pandemic and... more