CMA CGM Group signs for four A350F 
CMA CGM Group is the first air cargo operator to sign a binding MoU for the purchase of Airbus' new full freighter, the A350F. With four units, the provider of global shipping and logistics services will lift its total Airbus fleet to nine aircraft, including five A330-200F. CMA... more
100 trucks to modernise UK fleet
Montgomery Transport in UK has placed an order for 100 Mercedes-Benz Actros with Mercedes-Benz dealer Intercounty Truck and Van. Both companies are part of Ballyvesey Holdings. Montgomery Transport provides a range of just-in-time services to a broad cross-section of... more
Cool chain and last-mile transport
Austria-headquartered Cargo-Partner is expanding its food logistics and warehousing segments and its last mile and value-added services. While the warehouse in Prague has taken over nationwide temperature-controlled deliveries for a customer's fresh and frozen fish products... more
Air Tanzania adds Boeing maindeck capacity
Boeing and Tanzania have announced an order for a 787-8 Dreamliner, a 767-300 freighter (photo) and two 737 MAX jets at the 2021 Dubai Airshow last week. The airplanes, valued at more than USD726 million at list prices, will be operated by Air Tanzania, the country’s national... more
Swire projects boosts its fleet
Swire Projects, the projects division of Swire Shipping (rebranded from China Navigation (CNCo) in October this year) and Nordic Project & Finance have inked an agreement for the long-term charter of six multipurpose heavy-lift vessels. The terms of the charter remain... more
Sennder chooses Anthony Guillouet for France
Digital freight forwarder Sennder has appointed Anthony Guillouet as managing director for its French market. He replaces Maxime Legardez, former MD of Sennder France and founder of Everoad. Guillouet brings over 20 years of experience to the business. He has held various... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Lemurs owe their name to the Latin expression for the spirits of the dead: "lemures". The reason for this is the orange glowing eyes of the Madagascan wet-nosed monkeys. more
Four ISO certificates for freight platform
Logistics start-up Saloodo! has been awarded ISO certificates in no less than four categories by safety solutions provider Dekra. The digital freight platform therefore complies with ISO 14001 and 50001, two standards recognised by the International Standard Organisation and... more
AZA grows in Valencia
Spanish Grupo AZA and its subsidiary AZA Logistics are inaugurating a logistics facility in Sagunto close to Valencia with a capacity of 45,000 pallets on a complete warehouse surface of 25,000 sqm. The property features narrow aisle pallet racks (VNA racks), a high-density... more
New service from Ireland to Normandy
Haropa Port and Brittany Ferries have jointly inaugurated a new Franco – Irish freight line in Le Havre, with Brittany Ferries launching a service connecting French Normandy to Rosslare in Ireland. Driven by the dynamic reorientation of trade between Ireland and the... more