Air freight demand down "only" 1.1% in November 
According to Iata, air fright demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), decreased by 1.1% in November 2019 compared to November 2018. This marks the thirteenth consecutive month of yoy declines in freight volumes. However, this performance was the best in eight... more
Port of Dunkirk looks back on a successful 2019
The French port of Dunkirk has published its traffic figures for 2019. The port's annual traffic continued its progressive development with an overall throughput of 53 million t. This was an upswing of 3% compared to the year before (51.6 million t). Over the past five... more
New terminal at LHG operational
The new terminal for forestry products (FTPSK) at the Skandinavienkai in Travenmünde (Germany), which is run by the Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG), has been on stream since the end of December 2019. It is now entering a new phase. Volumes will be continuously increased to... more
IRU announces advocacy leadership changes
IRU has announced the appointment of Raluca Marian, currently senior advisor on passenger transport in its Brussels office, to the position of general delegate of the IRU permanent delegation to the EU. Matthias Maedge, the current EU general delegate, will take up the... more
Beverage logistics: Hillebrand takes over Royal
Hillebrand, a global provider in the forwarding, transport and logistics of beverages and other products that require special care, has acquired the entire business of the warehouse and transportation beverage-only provider Royal Logistics and Royal Service Transport (Royal).... more
Hupac introduces “train radar”
After several months of successful testing, the Swiss network operator Hupac has now introduced the “train radar” software. The tool enables full supply chain visibility to all parties involved in a train journey. "Train Radar" registers all trains running on the... more
One rola train per hour on the Brenner axis
Austria‘s extended sectorial traffic ban came into effect at the beginning of 2020, introducing further restrictions for truck traffic in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The transit trucks affected by the ban can now cross the Brenner Pass only by train. The Austrian railways... more
Atlas Air deal brings B747 back to EL AL
After ending its own freighter operations by returning a B747-400F to its lessor and B747 operations in general, on 3 November last year, EL AL Israel Airline is about to expand its reach and cargo lift for its customers. Under the terms of an ACMI agreement, Atlas Air will... more
Finnair grows cargo business by almost 10%
Finnair experienced strong demand in 2019: cargo performance in early December was still overshadowed by the Finnish postal and support strikes in late November, but available scheduled cargo tonne kilometres increased by 10.9% yoy and revenue scheduled cargo tonne kilometres... more
New hands at the helm of DAL/JTE
Ken Bloch Sørensen joins the DAL/JTE board as new head of liner services. Hartmut Luehr, MD of Deutsche Afrika-Linien, will retire in the middle of 2020, for a transitional period Luehr will support Sørensen. He started his professional career in 1980 as a trainee at Maersk.... more