Swissport renews contract in Belgium 
At the end of December, Swissport and Lufthansa Cargo renewed their agreement regarding cargo handling at Brussels and Liège airports. The agreement includes warehousing and cargo ramp transport of mail, pharmaceuticals, valuables and general cargo for Brussels Airlines,... more
ESR announces new lease with Amazon
ESR, an APAC focused logistics real estate platform, has signed a lease agreement for 72,392 sqm with Amazon at its human-centric development project in Kuki City, Saitama (Tokyo Metropolitan area), Japan. The ESR Kuki distribution centre is a four-storey logistics facility that... more
Lothar Thoma is the new head of air & sea at Gebrüder Weiss
Lothar Thoma has been appointed to lead the air & sea division at the logistics services provider Gebrüder Weiss. He has a PhD in economics. Thoma complements the executive board, joining Wolfram Senger-Weiss (chairman), Peter Kloiber and Jürgen Bauer. As Gebrüder Weiss... more
Another successful year for Pennsylvania’s railroad
US short line railroad Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad (DL), part of Genesee Valley Transportation, has handled an all-time record for freight carloads for the third time in row. The railroad processed a total of 9,690 carloads in 2019, according to the Pennsylvania northeast... more
New intra-Asian service to be launched by Yang Ming
The Keelung (Taiwan)-based Yang Ming Marine Transport (Yang Ming) will extend its Intra-Asia service network by launching a new Taiwan–Japan service (JCH). The JCH service, which will provide weekly direct service between Kaohsiung, Osaka, Kobe and Hakata, will be effective from... more
Next development stage for biggest Textron aircraft
Textron Aviation has mated the wings to the fuselage of the first Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop prototype aircraft, a key milestone in the development of the clean-sheet aircraft. The American manufacturer affirms that the programme "is progressing... more
Improving safety systems in vessels
In cooperation with the Norwegian, Danish and US maritime authorities, battery manufacturers, system integrators, suppliers of fire extinguishing systems, shipyards and shipowners, the classification company DNV GL has recently released a report on battery safety in ships. The... more
Record year for GO Express & Logistics
More than EUR 330 million in revenue, more than 7.5 shipments: GO Express & Logistics continues its upward trend. At the same time, the express and courier services provider is planning more investments to prepare the company for an additional increase in shipments in 2020.... more
Ship Serv appoints Henrik Hyldahn as CEO
Ship Serv, a maritime e-procurement platform, has appointed Henrik Hyldahn as its new CEO. Former CEO Kim Skaarup will join the board as vice chairman. Hyldahn was previously Ship Serv’s chief solutions officer and will be charged with taking the company through its next phase... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Italy produces 2.8 million glasses and sunglasses per annum. 90% are exported. Italy therefore exports 25% of all glasses worldwide. more