Seaports of Niedersachsen on solid path in 2018 
Lower Saxony’s nine seaports handled around 50 million t of seafreight in 2018, a slight decrease compared to the 53 million t in 2017. However, the upward trend in the general cargo and container sector continued. The 2018 tonnage rose by another 9.7% to 14 million t,... more
UK radiologists about to stare at nothing
In the event of a no-deal Brexit, the UK's major radioisotope suppliers have committed to six-month airfreight contracts as a contingency to allow them to increase the quantity of products flown in, rather than run the risk of road transport delays. The Royal College of... more
New president for Assoporti
Zeno D'Agostino, who was elected vice-president of the European Seaport Organisation (Espo) in autumn 2018, is now stepping down as president of Italy’s port association Assoporti. His successor is Daniele Rossi, who was formerly president of the Central and North Adriatic... more
Neutral Air Partners joins forces with Priority Freight
By appointing the Priority Freight group as its European partner in 2019, Neutral Air Partners (NAP) improves its members’ access to time-sensitive logistics solutions for the automotive market. Neutral Air Partners, headed by Christos Spyrou, has developed a global network... more
TX Logistik leasing Samrtron locomotives
The rail logistics company TX Logistik has leased three Smartron locomotives from Northrail, the rail-asset management company of the German Paribus-Group. The traction stems from a purchase agreement for 25 Smartron locomotives, which Paribus structured for a Paris-based... more
SSA and Jaxport agree on new terminal
A new international container terminal on Florida's shores will actually be built as the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) and terminal operator SSA Marine have inked a long-term agreement for its development and operation. The USD 238.7 million box facility, to be named... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Canada is the country with the most lakes and over 85% of the population live within 160 km of the US border. more
Good year for Logwin from Luxembourg
The Logwin Group increased its revenue to EUR 1.15 billion in 2018 (2017: EUR 1.12 billion) due to a favourable business development and concluded the fiscal year 2018 with a substantially higher operating result (ebita) of EUR 49.2 million (2017: EUR 38.1 million). The... more
Air Charter Service selects new board member
The aircraft charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has appointed its HR director, Katie Ivie, to its board of directors. Ivie has held a number of human resources management roles over the past 20 years, including seven years as HR director at Kelly Services. Ivie joined... more
EU signs first Cata with GCC member state
Qatar and the European Union have initialled a comprehensive air transport agreement (Cata) and signed a memorandum of consultations (MoC), which is set to open a new era of stronger cooperation and connectivity. The agreement is the first of its kind between the EU and a... more