US short line rail joins responsible care initiative 
Omnitrax has joined the American chemistry council’s responsible care partner programme and thus confirmed its commitment to the chemical and manufacturing industry’s environmental, health, safety and security performance initiative. It will now cooperate with North... more
Wet lease ops between the USA and Canada
The US department of transportation (DOT) has approved 21 Air’s application for a statement of authorisation allowing US-Canada wet lease operations. 21 Air is currently in process with the Canadian transportation agency to obtain a Canadian foreign air operator certificate in... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Albert Schweitzer, holder of the Nobel Peace Prize, had university degrees in medicine, theology and philosophy. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the “psychiatric study of Jesus”. more
Innovation in safety award for a team of three companies
The 3rd TT Club innovation in safety award was presented to a joint winning delegation of Künz, CSXIT and Yardeye at the ICHCA 20/20 cargo vision international conference in Malta. Künz, CSXIT and Yardeye won the award for their winter haven terminal automation and safety system... more
Elvis opens new cargo handling hall
Elvis Teilladungssystem, the company that provides part load systems, has officially opened its new hall in Knüllwald (Hesse, Germany). With the new building, the Elvis group has doubled its storage capacity at this location. The key junction of the Elvis part load network now... more
Sympathy for the smart in the port of Gothenburg
The most recent in a series of digital solutions in the Swedish port of Gothenburg is the launch of the data system Permesso, which was designed and developed by the port itself. The system allows work permits to be issued online and for planned and ongoing maintenance and... more
15th Air Cargo Americas - Business as usual?
The last two editions of Air Cargo Americas, when compared, seem to reflect the current situation in the industry very aptly. What else did we take home with us from the meetings, other than the bare figures? Will the best come after the end this time? more
Austria bans truck transit for two thirds of total cargo
The Brenner Pass in Austria has always been one of the most important routes across the Alps. A recently adopted drastic tightening of the Austrian sectorial traffic ban will forbid most trucks to cross the pass as from January 2020. The German federal association of road... more
Spanish ports: good results in first nine months of 2019
The throughput figures of the Spanish ports showed a distinct improvement between January and September 2019. Total traffic (imports + exports + cabotage + transits) amounted to 418.5 million t of goods, 2.3% more than in the same period of the previous year. The main item... more
China Airlines Cargo to launch Indian maindeck destination
Starting tomorrow, 16 November 2019, Taiwan's China Airlines is to launch a freighter service from Mumbai (India) operating four flights a week, two per week coming from Taipei (Taiwan) to Mumbai and going forward to Amsterdam (the Netherlands), and two per week coming from... more