San Marino carrier expanding cargo fleet 
13 months after receiving the AOC of the Republic of San Marino, San Marino Executive Aviation (SMEA) has started operating the first of its two Airbus A330-300 cargo planes, which joined its fleet last month. The aircraft is registered as T7-ULS, to remind observers of the name... more
New sector manager for Rhenus Logistics
The German enterprise Rhenus Logistics has appointed Harry Wheelhouse as its new sector manager to “drive the continued growth of the business in the UK and support growth in Rhenus facilities across Europe.” The appointment follows the acquisition of the company’s fourth... more
Austrian truck/rail terminals to be automated
Terminal Service Austria (TSA), an affiliate of ÖBB, operates five intermodal terminals in Austria, offering road and rail connections to European markets. Now, Camco Technologies has been selected as the firm’s partner for gate and rail automation at the Wolfurt, Wels and... more
More money for Sennder
The digital road forwarder Sennder, based in Berlin (Germany), raised USD 80 million through the second closing of its series D funding round. Thus the total size of the round, including the first close in January, amounts to USD 240 million. All in all Sennder has raised a... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The last words of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906) were “on the contrary.” more
Final farewell for Hawaiian’s ‘Ohana operations
Hawaiian Airlines won’t restart its ‘Ohana by Hawaiian passenger services between Honolulu and Moloka‘i and Lāna‘i, as well as its statewide ATR freighter cargo service. Freighter services with ATR 72 aircraft were suspended in November 2020 and passenger services with ATR 42... more
Crane Worldwide strengthens industry expertise
Every industry faces challenges on account of the outbreak of Covid-19. Supply chain manager Crane Worldwide’s strategy is to further strengthen its offerings, and to this end it has appointed two experts to key positions. Fachtna O’Cinneide has joined the firm as vice-president... more
Shanghai test centre now operative
In Shanghai, Centre Testing International (CTI)-Maritec, a fuel and environmental technical advisory company for the maritime industry, recently cut the ribbon of a new fuel-testing centre. The opening of the lab, located in the city’s Minhang district, coincides with the first... more
Re-branding in the North
In 2019 Bolloré Logistics took a majority stake in the Swedish company Global Freight Solutions and in its Finnish affiliate. The forwarder G-Solutions, which has operated under the Global Freight Solutions (G-Solutions) name so far, will now use the Bolloré Logistics brand with... more
100% zero-emissions refrigerated delivery
Albertsons, a US chain of grocery stores, recently took delivery of two e-trucks at its distribution centre in Irvine CA. The ‘VNR Electric’ models from Volvo Trucks North America are the first zero-tailpipe emission, battery-electric class 8 trucks to be deployed in Albertsons... more