Sascha Kusche succeeds Axel Falk 
Weiss Ocean + Air Cargo (WOAC), has announced a change to its management: CEO Axel Falk will retire from WOAC, a subsidiary of Gebrüder Weiss based in Hamburg (Germany), at the end of February after almost 33 years of service. He is succeeded by Sascha Kusche, who has been... more
Online booking increase and product range alignment
Delta Cargo is rebranding its international products to align with Skyteam Cargo, providing customers with a common product portfolio across the global alliance. With immediate effect, Delta Cargo’s international product range will rebrand to "general" (formerly... more
New technology for ship inspection by K Line
The Japan-based carrier K Line is rolling out an innovative ship hull inspection and maintenance project, involving the use of a drone and image analysis system, together with Technos Mihara, a non-destructive testing company based in Hiroshima. K Line says that inspecting... more
Railfreight and ecology do go arm in arm
CO2 emissions resulting from railfreight haulage are around 21 times less than road transport. A survey revealed that many of the Austrian Rail Cargo Group’s customers really value this advantage. More than 560 customers in twelve countries were interviewed about the... more
Bigger premises for Tigers in Miami
The supply chain specialist, Tigers USA, has moved its Miami USA team into a new, larger facility to strengthen its focus on the Latin American region, and meet growing global e-commerce demands. The new Florida-based purpose-built 3,170 sqm facility, which will be led by... more
Four new members join Arpin's management committee
Arpin Group, a provider of full-service moving and storage solutions for corporate, private residential, government and military customers, has appointed Mark Dearborn, Allison Dickson, Renee Abrantes, and Richard Travisono to its management committee, which is responsible for... more
Favourable figures for the American Club
The American Club witnessed a positive outcome to the recently-concluded 2019 P&I renewal season. Its mutual P&I business saw tonnage increase by more than 1.6 million gt as of 20 February 2019, in comparison to the previous year, and by just under 900,000 gt in regard... more
First Europe - China TIR transport takes 12 days
The first successful TIR transport from Europe to China came to a successful conclusion on 26 February, after a 7,400 km journey from Germany to Khorgos, a major Chinese overland Belt and Road port. The TIR truck, carrying 12 t of automobile lubricant, set out from Germany,... more
Emirates uses technology to raise KBL capacity
Emirates Flight Operations has developed a new navigation technique that allows the airline to carry additional cargo into Kabul international airport (KBL) which is situated in a wide valley at an elevation of 1,750 m and is surrounded by mountains with a height of over 3,350... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
In 2014, Apple automatically downloaded the U2 album "Songs Of Innocence" free of charge into the music libraries of 575 million iTunes users. 494 million people did not listen to a single song. more