Pharma hauliers gearing up for diesel ban 
Trans-o-flex (Germany) has ordered 240 new vans, trucks and trailers this year. The company made the EUR 10 million investment to modernise and expand its fleet, as well as to prepare for the forthcoming diesel fuel ban. Most of the new units have diesel engines, but they comply... more
APL unveils AAX2 service
The CMA CGM affiliate APL is set to launch a new weekly Asia Australia Express 2 (AAX2) service that will directly connect the Southeast Asian ports of Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia to the Australian cities of Brisbane and Sydney. The AAX2 service is poised to... more
XPO hoists revenue to USD 17.28 billion
XPO Logistics has announced its full year 2018 financial results. The company's revenue rose by 12.3% to USD 17.28 billion (2017: USD 15.38 billion). Organic revenue growth, which excludes the impacts of fuel and foreign exchange, was 9.3% year-on-year. The 2018 net income... more
Menzies further expands Australian cargo business
Menzies Aviation has grown its geographic footprint in Australia by opening a new cargo facility in Melbourne Avalon airport (AVV). On top of that, the Malaysian carrier AirAsia X switched its twice-daily Kuala Lumpur flight from Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) to AVV. AirAsia... more
BLG Logistics working for Puma
The sportswear manufacturer Puma has started to build a new logistics and distribution centre on an around 12 ha tract of land in Geiselwind, located between Würzburg and Nuremberg (all Germany). The service provider BLG Logistics is responsible for the overall project... more
Batumi container terminal overhauled and expanded
The Philippines-based terminal and port operator ICTSI has formally opened its enlarged Batumi International Container Terminal (BICT) in Georgia. The expansion to improve cargo flow processing and increase capacity involves both the waterside and the landside areas of the... more
Oliver Loch in charge of Kerry Logistics Germany
Oliver Loch has shouldered the role of managing director of Kerry Logistics Germany. Based in Raunheim near Frankfurt, the new MD has been in charge of the company’s operative business in Germany - Kerry Logistics' second largest country organisation in Europe - since 1 February... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
If you drop a raisin into champagne, the berry will rise and fall until all the fizz is gone. more
Czech carrier receives first Sgnss freight wagons
The Czech manufacturer, Ostravské opravny a strojírny (OOS), has started delivering delivered the first new 60 foot Sgnss series wagons, designed for hauling Innofreight containers and superstructures, to the Czech freight carrier CD Cargo. According to the tender that OOS... more
Strong on resources
Africa is rich in natural resources and has a great potential for innovation. But the continent’s aviation industry needs solid foundations to finally take off. The rapid development of its infrastructure and an equally speedy improvement of interconnectivity between the centres... more