No "aloha" for freight from next month 
Hawaiian Airlines, which reduced its workforce by nearly 2,500 employees this month when the coronavirus aid, relief and economic security payroll support programme (PSP) expired, will suspend its "‘Ohana by Hawaiian" passenger flights between Honolulu (HNL) and... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Many rainforests are so dense that it takes the rain ten minutes to fall from the treetops to the ground. more
New and old in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough (UK)-based freight logistics specialist AV Dawson has drafted a GBP 10 million three-year masterplan to reshape the company's recently rebranded Port of Middlesbrough facility. The plan includes the construction of a renewable energy plant, a new head office... more
Two newbuilds for Grimaldi
The Neapolitan company Grimaldi recently took delivery of vessels of new series. The "Eco Valencia", the first of twelve hybrid ro-ro ships belonging to the new Grimaldi green 5th generation (GG5G) class and ordered from the Chinese Jinling shipyard located in... more
Measures urgently required for green re-start
At EUR 6.4 billion, Germany's rail industry achieved a record turnover in H1/2020, due to an impressive 25.5% increase compared to the previous year. Domestic business grew by 18.8%, and export turnover by as much as 39%. However, the crisis will have a noticeable impact on... more
Úbeda becomes SEUR's financial director
As part of its strategy to strengthen the management team, SEUR, a part of the DPD Group, has appointed Pedro Úbeda as its new financial director. Ubeda has a track record of almost 30 years in leading teams and the financial management of various international companies,... more
Direct despite the distance
Not many passengers find their way into aeroplanes in these days of the pandemic. Pilots, of course, are crucial to the continued operation of the system – or were? The current crisis would appear to have pushed technology forward, as witnessed by several drone projects. more
Brazil: road-rail solution for automotive sector
Ventana Serra do Brasil, in cooperation with major logistics and intermodal operators in South America, has developed a road-rail solution in Brazil for container transportation in the automotive sector for its customer CNH Industrial. Until now, CNH Industrial semi-finished... more
K+N: less traffic, more profit
The Schindellegi (Switzerland)-headquartered Kuehne + Nagel Group stuck to profit instead of volumes in Q3/2020. While net turnover and ebit decreased over the first nine months of 2020 with CHF 14.8 billion (-5.7%) and CHF 790 million (-5.9%), ebitda with CHF 1.4 billion was... more
Mitteldeutsche Flughafen names CFO
The supervisory board of Mitteldeutsche Flughafen has unanimously agreed to appoint Ingo Ludwig as CFO with effect from 1 January. In this role, Ludwig will be responsible primarily for implementing the complex investment projects associated with the growth and modernisation of... more