B767 operations keep ATSG flying high 
Air Transport Services Group announced three-year extensions of agreements under which subsidiaries of ATSG will continue to lease fourteen B767F to DHL and operate eight of those aircraft within DHL’s North American network. ATSG President and CEO Joe Hete: "We are... more
A new tool to prepare the testing of ballast water
The Japanese group MOL will launch the “ballast catch viable organism sampler” on 15 May 2019. The device, jointly developed by MOL Engineering and the Satake Corporation, saves workload in preparing samples of ballast water prior to testing for the presence of marine organisms.... more
Kerry Logistics appoints Martin Stoekenbroek
Kerry Logistics has appointed Martin Stoekenbroek as its new managing director - Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with immediate effect. Based in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Stoekenbroek will lead Kerry Logistics’ international freight forwarding business in the EMEA region... more
Noatum Logistics expands its network in Spain
Noatum Logistics has opened its largest logistics facility in Spain. With an area of 10,000 sqm and 16 docks, it is located in Ribarroja (Valencia), specifically in the Valencia Logistics Park. With this new warehouse the company now has a storage capacity of 33,000 sqm. Noatum... more
Belarus thrusting on with rail electrification scheme
Belarusian Railway and the Export-Import bank of China have signed a loan agreement. The funds will finance the third stage of the electrification of Homiel-Žlobin-Asipovičy and Žlobin-Kalinkavičy sections of track in Belarus. The electrification of the Žlobin-Kalinkavičy... more
Etihad Cargo boosts commercial organisation
Etihad Cargo has announced new appointments within its commercial division. The UAE commercial function will be headed by Bader Ahmed Al Ali. He joined Etihad Cargo in 2010, having previously spent several years in the financial services sector in Abu Dhabi. In his new role... more
Finnair Cargo continues to report double-digit growth
In April 2019, Finnair's available scheduled cargo tonne kilometres (ATK) vaulted by 27% year-on-year, reaching 566 million ATK. Revenue scheduled cargo tonne kilometres increased by 15.3%, culminating at 90.4 million RTK. These results were mostly driven by the positive cargo... more
Ocean's new Asian service calls at Hamburg
As the first containership in the new Asia service Loop 7 by the Ocean Alliance, the “Taurus”, which has a capacity of almost 14.500 teu, has berthed in the port of Hamburg (Germany). The new Asia-North Europe service Loop 7 is served by ten Evergreen units between 13,000... more
Ceva Logistics signs deal with Lush in UK and Ireland
Ceva Logistics has been awarded a three-year deal to manage and deliver Lush products to its stores across the UK and Ireland. Under this agreement, Ceva will be in charge of moving the full range of items sold by Lush. Lush is an ethically responsible cosmetics producer selling... more
China–Finland rail service soon to be weekly
RZD Logistics has launched regular a regular railfreight service between China and Finland and vice-versa. At present, container trains depart from Hefei (Anhui province) and head for Europe via China, Kazakhstan, Russia and Finland once a fortnight. The trains run via the... more