Rockford: a boost for air cargo business 
Chicago Rockford airport (RFD), one of the fastest growing cargo airports in USA, has announced that Menzies Aviation will expand its cargo operations to RFD. The company, which provides aviation services at airports in 58 countries, will occupy Building 3 of the... more
Living multimodality 
Direction of P&O Ferrymasters under fresh leadership. Timm Niebergall, relatively new in his job as CEO in Rotterdam, considers P&O Ferrymasters’ pan-European approach to be a key promise for the future. He’s convinced that “intermodal activities will increase further, despite... more
TX Logistik expands intermodal services
As of 22 February 2023, TX Logistik, an affiliate of FS Italiane (Italy’s state railways), will raise the number of weekly round trips on the route between Rostock (Germany) and Verona (Italy) from four to six. TX Logistik had increased the number of trains to Italy on other... more
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Uzsama, Uzbekistan's State Assets Management Agency, and Uzbekistan Airways have appointed the British aviation services group ACC Aviation on an exclusive basis for the remarketing and disposal of various aircraft. Founded in 2002 as an aircraft leasing specialist, the... more
Brussels Airport: cargo team still growing
Geert Aerts (left), director cargo & logistics was promoted to chief cargo & real estate officer, effective 1 October 2022. The company also appointed Dimitri Bettoni (middle) as head of cargo, product & network development. His most recent role was CEO of... more
DP World wins bid in India
DP World has won a major concession at Deendayal port in Gujarat, on the western coast of India. The key purpose of the project is the construction, development, and operation of a container terminal at Tuna-Tekra within the framework of a public private partnership (PPP).... more
New hub in Saxony-Anhalt
DHL 2-Mann-Handling has opened a new logistics site in Landsberg (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) to create additional capacities for large and bulky goods such as furniture from major business customers based in the region and in Eastern Europe. In the new location, around 70... more
Conforama on the move in Poland
French home furnishings retailer Conforama has found a new 51,000 sqm location for the distribution of its products from Eastern Europe. The shipper has partnered with Geodis for both consolidation and distribution services to organise the delivery of its products... more
Senior appointments at Dronamics
Dronamics, a cargo drone airline founded in 2014, has announced two senior appointments as the company prepares for the commercialisation of its same day delivery services later this year, following the completion of its test flight programme. Pete MacIntyre joins Dronamics... more
Darpa: two teams for Liberty Lifter programme
Two teams - General Atomics working with Maritime Applied Physics Corporation and Aurora Flight Sciences working with Gibbs & Cox and Recon Craft - will develop designs for Darpa’s Liberty Lifter seaplane wing-in-ground effect full-scale demonstrator. The Liberty Lifter... more