Volumes shrink again at world's biggest airfreight hub 
Airport Authority Hong Kong announced that during May 2019, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) cargo throughput decreased by 7.3% year on year to 405,000 t. Amid the uncertain global economic situation, cargo imports shrank by 9%, compared to May 2018, while exports and... more
Haropa continues to thrive at the start of 2019
Good figures for Haropa at the start of 2019: After two years’ growth in 2017 and 2018 when the port cooperation's seaborne traffic rose to 95 million t, business continued to thrive at the beginning of 2019. With a throughput of 40 million t at the end of May, Haropa's... more
New heads for Tiaca
Steven Polmans, director cargo and logistics at Brussels Airport Company will become chairman of the International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca), and Sanjeev Gadhia, founder and CEO of Astral Aviation, will take on the vice-chairman role from July. Polmans, who joined the... more
New Zealand: Napier-Wairoa line ready to run
KiwiRail has completed the restoration of the 115 km Napier to Wairoa rail line, which was mothballed in December 2012 following severe storm damage. The next focus of New Zealand’s rail operator is to establish a log-hub in Wairoa so that it will be ready to begin running... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Vikings never wore helmets with horns. That is an invention of 19th century painters, poets and costume designers. more
Tracking containers with cargo-partner
The Austrian logistics services provider cargo-partner has introduced a new container tracking service for complete seafreight shipments. The new feature is available via the supply chain management spot that cargo-partner uses to administer all airfreight, seafreight and road... more
Full speed ahead
Germany’s inland navigation industry is finally making its voice heard in politics. Now the country’s transport ministry has drawn up a master plan to bring the long-neglected mode of transport up to speed. more
Algeciras: new vehicles to be launched in July
Container terminal APM Terminals Algeciras (Spain) is renewing and increasing its fleet of terminal tractors. The company has started to introduce the new Terberg YT222 model which features improved ergonomics, comfort, safety and environmental impact. The 116 new tractors... more
The long journey of the "Chipolbrok Atlantic"
Recently, the, M/V “Chipolbrok Atlantic” arrived on its 14th voyage in the port of Bilbao (Spain), carrying a load of 84 wind blades. 60 units were stowed on deck whilst another 24 pieces had been loaded under deck. Upon completion of the operations, the vessel proceeded to... more
New Skyteam Cargo member adds two Med destinations
Saudia Cargo, which formally became the 12th member of the Skyteam Cargo alliance during the Air Cargo Europe show in Munich (Germany) earlier this month, has launched two new routes to Greece and Morocco, aiming to meet the growing demand for cargo operations and stimulate... more