AAR mobility systems wins multi-million order from USAF 
AAR, an independent provider of aviation and defence aftermarket solutions headquartered near Chicago (IL), has been awarded a USD 10.8 million order from the US Air Force (USAF) for the production of 463L cargo pallets. The cargo pallets will be manufactured at AAR’s mobility... more
Saudia Cargo appoints executive director for global...
Saudi Airlines Cargo Company has appointed Per Hojland executive director, cargo operations worldwide. Hojland, a Danish national, took up his new position in Jeddah in March. He joins Saudia Cargo after having spent the past 25 years in various roles in the air cargo and... more
New train between Romania and Poland
The Transmec Group has expanded its intermodal services by launching a new route. The first train to Lodz (Poland) departed from Oradea (Romania) on 20 March, in cooperation with P&O Ferrymasters. The shuttle initially offers one roundtrip per week. Departure day in... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
A Kindle e-book reader that stores books is heavier than an empty device. However, the weight difference is only about 0.000,000,000,000,000,001 grams and cannot be measured. more
Picavi expanding in USA
The German company Picavi wants to serve North American markets in a more efficient manner. Given this aim, the provider of pick-by-vision solutions for picking activities in intralogistics has founded a subsidiary named Picavi US Inc. The new entity’s managing director... more
One, two, three - DCT is sold
People have been aware of the negotiations since 2018: now, the consortium around the port operator PSA International has inked the acquisition of Poland's largest port container terminal for a total of EUR 1.1 billion. The international group of investors, which includes... more
ÖBB and port of Trieste expand railfreight network
The port of Trieste on Italy’s Adriatic coast is celebrating its 300th anniversary this year. The Austrian rail company ÖBB and the port have taken the opportunity to sign two declarations of intent to promote railfreight services. The aim is to develop new transport routes, to... more
22 plant modules shipped to Texas by AAL
The breakbulk and project heavy lift carrier AAL has shipped 22 petrochemical plant modules from the Wilson Heavy Industry Company in Nantong (China), to the ethylene glycol II expansion project (EGEP) in Point Comfort TX (USA) on behalf of the Pacific Ocean Group. The 22... more
Second "Sameday Air" network in western France
Time Matters, Lufthansa Cargo's expert in high performance and special speed logistics, has extended its network for same-day transports by adding another station in western France. In addition to Nantes, some 60 direct flights a week to Bordeaux (50 from Paris and 10 from... more
New ro-la train from Mâcon to Calais
VIIA, which belongs to the SNCF group, has launched a new service for truck transport on the French railway network. With immediate effect, a ro-la train will serve the multimodal port of Aproport at Mâcon, north of Lyon, on the French north-south route from Calais to Le Boulou... more