Landing in Ostend, flying lions to South Africa 
Two years after Bcube Air Cargo started its adventure at Ostend-Bruges airport, the Italian air services provider has begun to handle Qatar Airways flights as the carrier has officially included the Belgian airport in its cargo network. "We are extremely proud of our... more
Fit for European cross-border traffic
French manufacturer Alstom is equipping DB Cargo freight locomotives with modern ETCS signalling technology. This will enable them to continue operating in Belgium and the Netherlands when the lines are upgraded to ETCS for the time table changes in 2024/25 (Belgium) and 2025/26... more
Turkish Airlines at expanding Newark airport
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which this year celebrates its 100th anniversary, has issued a request for proposals to pre-qualified firms to lease, operate and maintain two major cargo buildings at Newark (EWR) through renovations that will dramatically... more
Tomeu Mas: senior VP for Latin America
Menzies Aviation has appointed Tomeu Mas as its new senior vice president for Central and South America, effective 14 June 2021. Based in Cancun, Mexico, Mas will drive the global aviation logistics specialist’s strategic growth in the region. “In 2021 so far, Menzies has... more
LCL-hub connected to Ethiopian Djibouti Railway
In Ethiopia, Ceva Logistics and its JV partner MACCFA Freight Logistics have opened a new less-than-container load (LCL) facility and container freight station within the Modjo Dry Port, 70 km from the county's capital Addis Ababa. The 1,000 sqm facility has three loading docks... more
System Alliance Europe on a new footing
After a change of legal status, the European groupage cargo cooperation System Alliance Europe (SAE), Düsseldorf (Germany), is opening up to new members. A few weeks ago, SAE transformed from a civil-law partnership into a registered cooperative. Now that all the current 45... more
RMI works on fleet quality
The United States Coast Guard’s (USCG’s) has again awarded its Qualship 21 to the registry of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). In 2001, the USCG implemented an initiative to identify high-quality ships and provide incentives to encourage quality operations. ... more
Confidence in Brazilian cargo business
While the challenges and impacts of Covid-19 continue, Azul remains confident concerning its future. The Brazilian carrier expects to double its cargo revenue by the end of 2021 compared to 2019, reaching approximately USD 185 million in revenues, especially driven by e-commerce... more
Daily train connections for Maersk
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has signed a two-year deal with Danish company A.P. Moller-Maersk, one of the world's largest container shipping lines and vessel operators. The contract represents the first rail collaboration between the two companies in UK. The new service will... more
Bünning to join BÖB and VBW team
Magnus Bünning will be advisor for transport, budget and location politics in the joint head office of the Bundesverband Öffentlicher Binnenhäfen (BÖB) and the Verband für europäische Binnenschifffahrt und Wasserstrasse (VBW), from 1 June 2021. With the creation of this new... more