From Kiev to orbit - via Istanbul and Miami 
Turkish Cargo has transported the Ukrainian earth observation satellite Sich-2-30 to Miami for its launch with a connection flight at Istanbul. The satellite, which has been developed as part of Ukraine’s national targeted scientific and technical space programme, will blast off... more
More P400 rail connections
With immediate effect, Kombiverkehr has introduced new rail services with profile P400 between the Netherlands and Italy. One direct train runs between Mortara (Italy) via Lötschberg (Switzerland) and the Greenport terminal in Venlo (Netherlands), and the other between Mortara... more
Joy over second visit within a short time
After Linz Airport had to wait almost twenty years for the second visit of the Antonov AN-225, no one there would have thought that the third landing would take place just two months later, on 7 December 2021. "Since the only three visits to Austria to date have been in... more
Virgin Atlantic Cargo promotes Phil Wardlaw
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has named Phil Wardlaw as its new vice president and managing director. Wardlaw has been working for Virgin Atlantic for 17 years and has held numerous leadership roles in the operations and engineering teams. He was appointed VP engineering &... more
New route starting in January 2022
Logistics service provider Cargo Beamer is expanding its intermodal network with a new lane between Kaldenkirchen in Germany and Perpignan near the French-Spanish border. An environmentally friendly rail service will be in operation on this route from 10 January 2022. The... more
"A strong year for forwarders"
Transport Intelligence (TI), a consultancy located near Bristol (UK), expects 2021 to have been a brilliant year for freight forwarders. According to its analysis, the forwarding market is forecast to have grown by 12% in value compared to 2020. In terms of modes of transport,... more
Port Klang going strong again
Port Klang, Malaysia's major sea port, handled almost 12.7 million teu from January to November 2021. Throughput is forecast to surpass the result of 2020, which amounted to 13.3 million teu. The port authority expects that by the end of December volumes handled will reach... more
Clipper Logistics grows in Europe
Leeds (UK)-based Clipper Logistics has reported its results for the first six months of its financial year which ended on 31 October 2021 (H1/FY 2022). While revenues increased significantly by 33.1% to GBP 406.1 million (EUR 476 million), the group's ebit surged 12.1% to GBP... more
Two more 737-800BCF conversion lines in 2022
Boeing and Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Co. (Staeco) have announced plans to create additional capacity for the 737-800 Boeing converted freighter (BCF) to help meet continued strong market demand. In 2022, Boeing will add two 737-800BCF conversion lines at... more
Hactl wins sustainability award
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – has scooped up the sustainability award, at the pride of ground handling awards. Sustainability is a new award category introduced this year. Judges sought evidence of quality,... more