CEIV Pharma for Taiwanese logistics providers 
EVA Air and Evergreen Airline Services (Egas) both earned Iata CEIV Pharma certification. It verifies the highest standards in the companies' cold chain air and ground service operations at Taipei airport (TPE), which Egas introduced in 2018. It also distinguishes EVA as one of... more
Ro-mo picks up speed again
Tyrol and ÖBB are pursuing their shared goal of shifting more freight traffic to the eco-friendly railways, despite the challenging circumstances. The ÖBB affiliate Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has further increased its ro-mo services on the Wörgl–Trento route between Austria and... more
HLA and Pharma Aero ink MoU
In humanitarian or medical crises, air cargo supply chains are essential to ensure a safe handling and transport of pharmaceuticals, especially for last mile deliveries. Pharma Aero and the Humanitarian Logistics Association (HLA) have now signed a memorandum of... more
Network improves ETA
Cargoline is adding ETA (estimated time of arrival) to its customer services. This enables the German general cargo cooperation to narrow a consignment's expected delivery time down to a two-hour window. Furthermore, the recipient can now upload a map showing the position of... more
New head for Vacad
The Frankfurt-am-Main (Germany)-based Association of Air Cargo Handlers (Vacad), is setting up a new top management team after board elections. Claus Wagner, managing director of Frankfurt Cargo Services, replaces Jürgen Vogt as new CEO, effective 31 March 2021. Managing... more
The value of empty containers
Ensuring the exchange of empty containers between the various trade regions is currently a vital issue. The latest example of a shipping line fighting against the tide is the carrier Maersk, which deployed a unit to Sidney and Melbourne just for the purpose of picking up... more
Between Malaysian doors
Maskargo, the logistics division of Malaysia Airlines, has signed a partnership of excellence with DHL Express (M) to launch a new service - "MH Door-to-Door". Available to the public from 24 April, MHD2D is a door-to-door delivery service which uses a web portal to... more
Genesee & Wyoming: new CEO for UK/Europe
USA-based Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) has appointed Eddie Aston as CEO of its UK/Europe region. This region includes Freightliner, provider of railfreight, terminals and trucking services; Pentalver, container logistics provider; Freightliner Poland, a railfreight operator... more
UK carrier wins contract
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has signed a new twelve-year contract with Celsa Steel UK. The carrier will provide internal shunting services including a supply of remote-control shunt locomotives, train crews and ancillary services. There will also be a dedicated team of shunt crews... more
MSC invests more in security
Following an incident of drug trafficking onboard one of its vessels, MSC has invested a double-digit amount of million USD on security enhancements so far. Since the "MSC Gayane" was caught by US Customs and Border Protection in the Port of Philadelphia in June... more