Industry veteran opts for ATS in Kloten 

Serge Tripet has joined ATS Air Transport Service in Kloten (Zurich), Switzerland, as sales, development and project manager. He will also take a seat on the board of ATS-Hellmann. He assumed his new position on 1 August 2021. Tripet has many years of experience in transport... more
Maersk running on methanol 

The obligation to reduce the emissions of cargo vessels continues to influence the shipping industry. The next row of vessels to be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for Maersk with a nominal capacity of approx. 16,000 teu each have a specific feature. All eight... more
Lange leads LIT's Czech branch 

Klaas Lange (l.) has been managing the Czech company L.I.T. Ceska republika since 1 July when he officially replaced Simeon Breuer (r.), who had handed over the operational tasks to his successor already last year. Lange completed his training at L.I.T. in 2006 and then... more
After Rotterdam, it's Hamburg 

Singapore-headquartered Ocean Network Express is opening a dedicated container depot in the Port of Hamburg in partnership with Universal Container Services (UCS), following the companies' joint activities at their dedicated ONE depot in Rotterdam, which came on stream in 2019.... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
-40 degrees Fahrenheit is the same temperature as -40 degrees Celsius. more
To Russia with love 

It is Maersk's first time in Russia. The Danish carrier's logistics arm has opened an inland container depot in Southern Russia. It is located 10 km from the port Novorossiysk, the largest port on the Black Sea. The site is connected by rail and highways to major industrial... more
Cargo fuels ACS' record results 

Aircraft charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS), has achieved record results with sales in excess of USD 1.2 billion (in its financial year ending January 2021). The Covid-19 pandemic presented a unique set of logistical challenges for many organisations and individuals,... more
Locomotives to use more biodiesel 

In the USA, Union Pacific (UP) locomotives will be getting a boost of biodiesel fuel. Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, has approved the use of up to 20% biodiesel blend in specific EMD locomotive series operated by the US class I railroad. Previously, the locomotives were... more
Helping to fight wildfires in Greece 

Chapman Freeborn Australia has chartered an AN-124 to transport four Bell 214B helicopters from Australia to Athens to help fighting wildfires in Greece. The fires have been spreading throughout the Euboea, Peloponnese and Attica regions since the start of August, with over... more
UAE steel coils to be transported by rail 

Etihad Rail in the UAE has signed a partnership agreement with Al Ghurair Iron & Steel (AGIS), the UAE’s largest producer of galvanised and cold rolled flat steel. Under the agreement, Etihad Rail will transport steel products from AGIS’s manufacturing facilities through... more