Change in the cockpit of Austrian Airlines 
On 15 August 203, Barbara Schwarzott will take over as senior director ground & cargo operations Austrian & nominated person ground operations. Her new role includes the management of Austrian Airlines ground services with a team of around 650 employees worldwide.... more
Teams from three nations 
Vale and the ‘Oman and Etihad Rail Company’ sign deal, Vale, a leading Brazilian iron ore producer, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the ‘Oman and Etihad Rail Company’. The plan is to develop integrated logistics solutions to transport iron and its derivatives... more
Port of Bilbao a leader in green shipping corridors
According to Andima Ormaetxe, the director of operations, commerce and logistics of the Bilbao port authority, “developing green and digital shipping corridors is a priority for the port.” Now a report, entitled ‘Green shipping corridors in and out of Spain: assessing... more
Metrans: two new services in Eastern Europe
HHLA’s intermodal affiliate introduced two new rail connections this month. One of the new trains run between the Croatian Port of Rijeka and the Metrans Budapest Csepel Terminal in Hungary. The second train links the Indija Terminal in Serbia with the Budapest Csepel... more
Not only kangaroos...
...but also koalas can make big jumps. Last week, TAP Air Cargo flew Gowi Nee Bu, a two-year-old male koala, in the cabin of a A320neo from Paris to Lisbon, where he is taking part of the zoo's conservation programmes for endangered species. Close to reaching sexual... more
Iata: five hackathon winners
Iata hackathons are around-the-clock events. They bring together teams of developers and designers to create innovative solutions to address an industry challenge. Solutions are presented to a jury, and the winners have the opportunity to share and communicate them to the... more
GW acquires freight forwarder B+A
The new wholly owned subsidiary in Germany specialises in the import and export of groupage freight containers by air and sea between Asia and Germany. It was integrated into the Gebrüder Weiss (GW) network on 27 June 2023. With the takeover, the logistics specialist... more
Green steel for new trucks
Scania is taking the next step towards decarbonising its supply chain and has placed its first order for green steel. H2 Green Steel will provide the Swedish truck manufacturer with sustainably produced steel for building its trucks. Production will begin at the steel... more
RWI / ISL – “energy price shock has been overcome”
The RWI / ISL container throughput index rose to a seasonally adjusted 123.4 points in May, compared to the previous month. This means that box throughput has now risen four months in a row – but hasn’t yet reached the level of last summer again. Chinese ports made... more
Known for two years, but still so much to do
Airforwarders Association (AFA) executive director Brandon Fried has urged shippers to prepare for US air cargo security enhancements, which come into force in October, affecting certain types of freight on international all-cargo flights. The temporary Impracticable to... more