2023: a solid year for AEI 
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) delivered twenty-eight freighter conversions to leasing and operator customers world-wide in 2023: eighteen B737-800SF freighters, followed by five B737-400SF freighters, two MD-80SF series freighters, and three CRJ200 SF freighters. As a major... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
A Welsh psychologist has calculated that the most depressing day of the year always falls on the Monday of the last week of January. more
New groupage service to Mexico
Unstable rates and capacities in the market for airfreight services from Europe to Mexico have increased the demand for reliable and cost-efficient transport solutions. In response, Cargo-Partner has expanded its airfreight consolidation portfolio to include the Frankfurt -... more
Temperature-controlled rail service launched
The Swiss Inter Rail Group ran its first reefer container transports between Asia and Europe last year. The transport company has now added regular temperature-controlled rail services to its portfolio. Inter Rail uses diesel-powered 45-foot pallet wide reefer containers,... more
Zim adds new Asia-Canada route
Zim Integrated Shipping Services has launched the Zim PNW Xpress (ZPX), a new link connecting Asia with Canada and the USA through the Vancouver Gateway. The service began on 21 January 2024, starting from Cai Mep, Vietnam, and includes stops at several Asian ports before... more
Tackling the end-of-year peak
Europa Warehouse reported a 45% increase in orders during December of 2023, attained without the typical stress associated with “peaks”. Sales during the 2023 peak were lower than in previous years due to macroeconomic circumstances, but the pressure on Europa was still high.... more
Representing Turkish Cargo in Central Asia
Globalink Logistics has been contracted by Turkish Cargo as its air cargo sales (ACS) agent in Turkmenistan, "a milestone", the logistics services provider said. Globalink was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The partnership is expected... more
Girteka picks CCO
Mark Mulder has joined the asset-based logistics company Girteka as new chief commercial officer (CCO). He brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record in the transport and logistics sector, having has held leadership roles in P&O Ferrymasters, Hoyer Multimodal,... more
Swiss forwarders banking on e-trucks
Renault recently handed over the first battery-electric E-Tech T tractor units to the Swiss haulage companies Hugelshofer and Schöni. The truck manufacturer has delivered 359 electric vehicles in Switzerland since 2020, 40% of which are heavy commercial vehicles with a mileage... more
Automated storage on 800 sqm
Hongkong Electric has installed an all-new automated storage and retrieval system manufactured by Lödige Industries, a Germany-based systems supplier, in its electric tower in Ap Lei Chau. The new system includes an elevating transfer vehicle (ETV) to handle heavy cable drums... more