Seven more B737-800SF conversions 
Aero Capital Solutions (ACS), based in Austin, TX, with offices in Dublin and Singapore, will be provided by Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) with seven additional B737-800SF freighter conversions. This news follows an AEI announcement in January 2021 providing ACS with ten... more
More services between Lower Rhine and Sweden
As from 5 July 2021, railway logistics company TX Logistik (TXL), which belongs to the Italian Mercitalia Group, is increasing the number of its round trips between Kaldenkirchen (Germany) and Malmö (Sweden) from three to five per week. The trains transport mainly trailers... more
First freight train in 20 years
On the UK’s north east coast, the Port of Sunderland and its partners Network Rail and DB Cargo UK have completed the first loading of a commercial cargo train in two decades, following a multi-million pound infrastructure upgrade. The wagons were loaded with steel coil,... more
Geodis builds next bridgehead in Morocco
France-based logistics provider Geodis recently inaugurated a new warehouse in Mohammedia, north of Casablanca, where it is already well-established. The facility will be used to serve a manufacturer of household appliances and telecommunications. The 11,000 sqm warehouse,... more
ANZL's second Australia-LAX cargo service
From tomorrow, 3 July 2021, and initially until 31 October, Air New Zealand weekly cargo flights between Melbourne (MEL) and Los Angeles (LAX) will be taking off after the airline was awarded the route as part of the Australian government's international freight assistance... more
K+N shares Apex
Expansion at any price is not Kuehne + Nagel's business model. The freight forwarding group, which most recently invested CHF 1.1 billion in the purchase of Apex in Asia (financed by the group's own funds and approximately 750,000 new Kuehne + Nagel shares issued out of... more
MSC continues collecting
According to Clarksons, the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) expects the shipping boom to continue and has therefore acquired another five container vessels from different carriers, after having added around 60 second-hand units to its fleet in the course of the last twelve... more
"Ocean market specialists” for Seko Logistics
Seko Logistics has appointed Craig Grossgart as senior VP of global ocean product and Lisa Johnstone as director of ocean product, in line with its services’ growth strategy. Based in Houston, Texas, Grossgart will report to Terry Unrein, CCO, USA, and Johnstone to Grossgart.... more
Smart solution for railfreight
The German leasing company VTG is equipping container wagons and double pocket wagons with the SWS PowerBox and thus expanding its range for the transport of temperature-controlled goods by rail. The system enables an autonomous and eco-friendly power supply for cooling or... more
New in Minneapolis and back in Southern Europe
Air Canada Cargo is now served at Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) by Land Air Express, a full service expedited carrier serving customers with a fleet of over 300 vehicles in the USA and Canada. The Canadian carrier also announced that it is returning with a direct, widebody... more