EU ETS for decarbonisation and against evasion 
Today, 13 March 2023, the European Parliament is expected to vote on the political agreement for the revised EU emissions trading system (ETS). The European Sea Ports Organisation (Espo) and the Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (Feport) support the EU... more
Maiden flight for Täby Saab 2000F Cargo
The new Saab 2000F conducted its maiden flight on Monday, 6 March 2023. The aircraft was rolled out at TAM’s (Täby Air Maintenance) workshops at 10.30 h and extensive pre-flight checks were made. This first flight was a mere post maintenance flight, with a focus on systems... more
Union Pacific pursues CEO succession process
Union Pacific Corporation is currently in the process of recruiting a new leadership. Following discussions between the board and Lance M. Fritz, chairman, president and CEO, regarding the path for identifying the company’s next CEO, in March 2022 the board engaged an outside... more
Record cargo volumes for South Central Railway
India’s South Central Railway’s freight performance continues its upward trend. As of 8 March 2023, SCR scaled a new peak by achieving cumulative freight loading of 122.628 t. The current year’s volumes are 12% above the same period last year. According to SCR, the network... more
Stef plans to sell its maritime business
The French-based specialist for temperature sensitive transports and logistics services for food products showed solid financial performance in 2022. The growth of revenue and operating income will allow the company to invest EUR 315 million in preparing its food transport and... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
More than 90% of the films produced in USA before 1929 have been lost because the film reels that were used at the time were highly flammable. Spontaneous combustion has led to fires in many archives and production companies. more
Badr Airlines contracts NAS
Network Airline Services (NAS) has recently been appointed as the cargo GSA for Badr Airlines, Sudan’s current largest airline, in UK and Ireland. The airline commenced scheduled flights between London Gatwick and Khartoum, operating a passenger B737-800 aircraft, from the end... more
Leaseplan Switzerland complements management team
Jan-Paul Poldervaart is the new commercial director of Leaseplan Switzerland. In this key role, his task will be to strengthen the strategy team around Niklas Zetterlund, managing director of Leaseplan Switzerland. As former cluster director international business at company... more
A platform for all-inclusive management
Unipart Logistics has launched a major new service offering, positioning itself as a lead logistics provider (LLP). Central to its proposition is a bespoke, fully integrated LLP platform providing real-time visibility and control to manage a customer’s supply chain, now and into... more
Port of Pointe-Noire proves its capabilities
The arrival of the ‘MSC Virgo’, a 366 m, 15,000 teu vessel, at the port of Pointe-Noire (Republic of the Congo) on 27 February, is part of MSC’s expansion plans to extend its network in sub-Saharan Africa by redesigning its services to the West African coast. The port of... more