Menzies Aviation strengthens cargo team 
Global aviation logistics specialist Menzies Aviation has announced five appointments, including three new hires and two internal appointments. Rory Fidler joins as vice president (VP) cargo technology, a newly created role, with special responsibility for driving forward... more
Resilience at Trois-Rivières
The Port of Trois-Rivières has reported its annual results. In 2020, the Canadian port handled a volume of goods of 3.3 million t, down from 2019, but in line with the forecasts. The 2.9 million t of dry bulk traffic represented 85% of the total tonnage, liquid bulk with... more
Making non-craneable semi-trailers craneable
VTG has cooperated with logistics provider VEGA International to develop a solution to make non-craneable semi-trailers craneable. The successful trial runs were carried out in Tilburg (Netherlands), where VTG customer and terminal operator GVT tested Vega’s vertical... more
Frankfurt: European hub for United Airlines
United Airlines has further expanded its air cargo capacities between the USA and Europe. Frankfurt plays a special role in this project: five times a week a B787-10, carrying only cargo, takes off from FRA bound for Atlanta, which increases the number of weekly United flights... more
Shipper Wilo's new contract
Wilo, a manufacturer of pumps and pump systems for building services, water management and industry founded in 1872, contracted Hellmann Worldwide Logistics to manage its Dortmund-based company’s global movement of goods. In this respect, the logistics provider will operate... more
Monitoring shipments of critical vaccines
Delta supports the global effort to beat the pandemic with Covid-19 vaccine shipments within the USA. These critical vaccines are shipped with the highest priority on Delta aircraft, with the entire journey monitored by the airline’s "vaccine watch tower". Ready... more
Pharma flights before the vaccine 
Better safe than sorry! 246 airfreight containers with their refrigeration units active flew from Italy to the USA between October and December of last year. Qatar Airways Cargo and DHL Global Forwarding used containers leased from Dokasch as well as Envirotainer. more
First LNG freight locomotive
Estonian state-owned rail company Operail is building its first LNG freight locomotive. Construction work on the locomotive, which saves 30% on fuel costs and emits 20% less carbon dioxide and 70% less sulphur dioxide, started a few days ago, after the supply difficulties caused... more
JV for portfolio of leased railcars
In the USA, Greenbrier plans to create GBX Leasing, a new joint venture (JV) with Longwood to develop an owned portfolio of leased railcars primarily to be built by Greenbrier. Longwood is a Chicago-based transportation equipment advisory and asset management firm. GBX... more
Rambaud switches from Africa to Asia
Bolloré Logistics has appointed Jean-Baptiste Rambaud as sales & marketing director for Middle East & South Asia. He will be based in Dubai, UAE reporting to Philippe Lortal, CEO for Middle East & South Asia. Lortal: "His background and leadership in... more