Scoot converts A320 for cargo 
Scoot, the low-cost arm of the Singapore Airlines Group, has modified one of its 29 narrowbody A320 aircraft to boost cargo capacity and capabilities. "The modification works are our biggest undertaking to date, and we thank the civil aviation authority of Singapore (CAAS)... more
SBB Cargo International crosses the Brenner Pass
Construction works on the Italian section of the Simplon route between Iselle di Trasquera and Domodossola will continue until 5 September 2020. In total, the route will have been closed for three weeks, preventing semi-trailers (P400) from travelling through Switzerland. To... more
Three US short line railroads change ownership
R. J. Corman Railroad Group has acquired the three US short line railroads Owego and Harford Railway (OHRY), Lehigh Railway (LRWY) and Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway Company (LS) as well as TranZ, a transload service provider operating on the short line railroads. TranZ... more
World's first B737-700 "Flexicombi" ready for take off
Texel Air, a private airline and MRO based in Bahrain, announces the arrival of the latest addition to its fleet, the Boeing 737-700 FlexCombi™, a first of a kind aircraft conversion developed to "provide the most versatile third party cargo charter solution available in... more
Ebanx launches e-commerce logistics solution
Ebanx has introduced its international logistics solution Leve in the USA, to help online stores in the country to send parcels to Brazil. Created in the Ebanx's group and headquartered in Brazil, the start-up specializes in ecommerce and handles the reception and handling,... more
Toll Group picks head of information security
Cyber security is a fast-changing, complex landscape, being a key issue for businesses everywhere. Australian Toll Group has appointed Berin Lautenbach as global head of information security. In this role, he will drive the cyber resiliency programme across the organisation,... more
Container flows on the rise
The container throughput index of the German RWI – Leibniz institute for economic research and the institute of shipping economics and logistics (ISL) shows a significant upturn from June to July, rising from (corrected) 110.2 to 116.2 points. The index is therefore now... more
Cameroun invests in cargo handling equipment
Aéroports du Cameroun (ADC), the operator of Cameroon's airports, is improving its equipment for air cargo handling. In the middle of August it took delivery of three loaders, two of which have a capacity of 14 t and the third of 7 t. They will be deployed at the airports of... more
Switzerland: full order book despite Covid-19
Despite the coronavirus crisis, Swiss rail manufacturer Stadler did not experience a slump in demand in H1/2020 and thus maintained its strong market position. No current orders were cancelled, and in H1/2020 Stadler received new orders totalling CHF 3.1 billion, 1.2 billion of... more
Project logistics for airline repairs still in demand
Hong Kong-based freight forwarder U-Freight says that, while the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a significant reduction in movements of aircraft spares, engines, stabilisers, landing gear and electronics, the company's project activity for airline repair shops has been holding up... more