Chinese ports coming back 
In June 2022, the container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) grew to 126.1 points from 124.9 points (seasonally adjusted) the month before, according to the latest flash... more
Can’t help growing
It is an investment in the automotive industry from another angle. Effective 9 August 2022, Copenhagen-based Scan Global Logistics (SGL) finalised its ninth acquisition in 2022 by taking over the owner-operated German-American logistics service provider AFL, including the assets... more
CargoAi hires experienced talents from Iata
CargoAi, a provider of digital solutions for the air cargo industry, is welcoming two new strategic additions to its team: Veronica Ibarra joins the company as its vice president of operations. She will be based in Miami. Her task will be to strengthen CargoAi’s North American... more
Seko increases capacities on the US West Coast
Seko Logistics is acquiring the 3PL Pixior to complement its presence on the US West Coast. The purchase price was not disclosed. Founded in 2000, the company has a network of eight locations, seven along the West Coast and one in Connecticut. Pixior specialises in ecommerce... more
Sylvester Lavender joins MSCAA
The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) has hired Sylvester Lavender as its new vice president finance and administration and CFO. Lavender’s previous position was CFO for Denver international airport (DEN). In his new role, he will manage MSCAA’s strategic... more
Inspiration I: the return of the airships
While airships were able to fill the empty headlines in the popular media during the summer with the recent deal between British manufacturer HAV and Spanish regional airline Air Nostrum, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his company LTA Research (after "lighter than... more
A new tool for checking up on global ports
The International Association of Ports and Harbours (Iaph) has developed a new source of information. The first edition of its quarterly dashboard and detailed report on the global port industry for its members is now available. For this publication, Iaph sources data from... more
Pre-pandemic levels in Hong Kong
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) published its annual report 2021/22 this week for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2022. While Covid-19 continued to impact on passenger traffic and flight movements at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), cargo throughput rebounded to... more
Inspiration II: twice around the world
The year 1932 was a special one for aviation. Only two months after Amelia Earhart's solo flight across the Atlantic, exactly 90 years ago, on 8 July 1932, Elly Beinhorn (1907-2007) was on the last of a total of 32,000 km of her round-the-world flight in an easterly direction,... more
ABX Air names Patrick Fluegeman
ABX Air, a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has appointed Patrick Fluegeman as chief operating officer, effective 1 July 2022. Fluegeman joined ABX Air in 2016 as director of operations analysis and was named director of strategic operations the following... more