Strike becomes Air Vistara's GSA in USA 
Air Vistara and Strike Aviation USA have signed a general sales agency agreement covering the Indian carrier's impending flights between New York EWR to New Delhi. Having been granted the required traffic rights, Air Vistara will operate B787-900s with 22 t of cargo capacity... more
A new face to plan transports
His new task is twofold. David Hurren has been appointed to direct the division of transport planning and urban design at GHD. The group has been a global player in engineering and design since 1928. Hurren, who will report to Senthuran Sritharan, GHD’s head of urban design... more
Finnair Cargo picks Skyport in Prague
Central European cargo handler Skyport has been chosen by Finnair Cargo to deliver its cargo handling requirements at Prague airport in Czechia. The North European carrier's consignments will be handled at Skyport’s semi-automated 8,300 sqm airside facility, which the new owner... more
Digital freight platform enters South America
Saloodo, a DHL Global Forwarding and Freight service, now also offers its digital logistics platform for shippers and transport providers in Argentina. Due to its continued success, the service is increasingly being extended to other regions.Saloodo provides a central, simple... more
Baxter Freight on the rise
In its recently published mid-year financial results, Nottingham-based logistics firm Baxter Freight reports that its figures are on a record mark, despite the effects of Covid-19 and Brexit. Turnover saw a big leap forward, rising from GBP 7.7 million in H1/2020 to GBP... more
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