Chapman Freeborn picks James Edwards 
Global air charter specialist Chapman Freeborn, part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed James Edwards as general manager – UK. Joining Chapman Freeborn with a wealth of aviation experience, Edwards has worked with companies such as Airways Aviation, British Airways and... more
UIC gauge to Catalunya 
DB subsidiary helps speed up Spain’s railway links to Europe. The need for variable gauge wheelsets for Iberia’s 1,668 mm broad-gauge at the Franco-Spanish border has put a brake on rail traffic across the Pyrenees so far. Now Transfesa has used a 1,435 mm UIC line between... more
UAE completes rail network
UAE has inaugurated the last stretch of its main rail network, one of the region’s largest infrastructure projects. The line connects Ghuweifat on the border of Saudi Arabia to Fujairah at the Gulf of Oman, linking four major ports and seven logistical areas. The first... more
Qatar Airways doubles cargo capacity in Munich
Qatar Airways Cargo is doubling its capacity at Munich airport. All four flights between Germany's fourth biggest air cargo gateway and Doha are operated on behalf of the logistics company DB Schenker. One of the carrier's new rotations continues from Munich to Chicago Rockford,... more
More capacity for Medkon Lines
The Pendik-Istanbul based Turkish shipping company Medkon Lines has acquired its largest vessel to date, from Sea Consortium. The company invested approximately USD 4 million for the boxship “X-Press Brahmaputra”, which has a container capacity of more than 1,160 teu. The... more
New logistics park in South Korea
ESR-Kendall Square, the South Korean subsidiary of the ESR Group, an APAC-focussed logistics real estate developer, has completed the Geomdan Logistics Park, a 150,000 sqm logistics complex in South Korea’s Gimpo market. With this latest addition, ESR has delivered close to... more
2023 Rock Stars of the supply chain award
UWL, a top-10 American-owned NVOCC and global logistics solutions provider, reports that Jane Colazzo, senior vice president, strategic development at UWL, has been honoured with the 2023 Rock Stars of the supply shain award presented by Food Logistics. This award recognises... more
One more step towards decarbonisation
Bolloré Logistics Belgium recently introduced a rotation of trucks running on biofuel to offer a transport solution that cuts CO2 emissions and thus reduces the carbon footprint. The haulier uses the environmentally friendly vehicles for pre- and post-delivery flows from the... more
Rina and ABB – new concepts for green power
The Genoa-based international classification society Rina has inked a memorandum of understanding with ABB. The aim of the project is to develop new concepts to reduce the emissions of various types of vessels. The collaboration will comprise the development of commercially... more
Another boost for digital cargo platform
Accelya, a global provider of technology solutions to the travel industry, is now powering Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s Voyager, its enterprise-wide cargo management platform. This new generation system, dubbed Voyager 7, relies on Accelya’s FLX Cargo platform to accelerate the... more