China–Zurich direct 
Next Friday, 19 March, the Swiss logistics company Tibbett-Britten is launching its new container rail service. The train will run directly from Xian (China) to Zurich (Switzerland).The service allows customers to load LCL rail consignments from China into consolidated... more
A lot of money for Lineage Logistics
Lineage Logistics, a major player in temperature-controlled logistics since 2008, has raised USD 1.9 billion in equity from new and existing strategic partners for investments in facilities and technologies. Among the investors are Bentall Green Oak, D1 Capital Partners,... more
Frankfurt and Hong Kong going high
Despite one day less than the same month the year before, February 2021 cargo traffic at Frankfurt airport (FRA) grew 21.7% to 180,700 t, of which 177,200 t were airfreight (+24%). During the first week of the month, right before Chinese New Year, there was a peak of 49,800 t -... more
Vaccines from China and India to Africa
Ethiopian Airlines transported the first batch of coronavirus vaccines from Mumbai to Addis Ababa on 6 March, and handed it over to the Ethiopian ministry of health in a ceremony held in the carrier's cargo terminal. This project was followed four days later by the transfer... more
100th joint cargo flight of reduced fleet
One year ago, Austrian Airlines built an air bridge between Europe and Asia on behalf of Time Matters, a subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo, to directly transport urgently needed PPE to Vienna, Frankfurt and Linz. Over 2,000 t of goods could be moved on some 100 flights from Xiamen,... more
Bringing Thai Cargo back on track
Thai Airways International and Thailand Post Distribution (THPD) join forces on research and development in logistics and e-commerce, according to an MoU which has been signed by Suvadhana Sibunruang, the airline's EVP, aviation business units, and THPD managing director Peera... more
Solar powered system tracks milk deliveries
Australian haulier McColl’s Transport has implemented a new form of telematics tracking throughout its milk division. The independent carrier of dairy, food and consumer and industrial chemicals has partnered with Orbcomm. The tracking system is solar powered, monitors the... more
Another stop on Vladivostok-Moscow route
Russian transport group Fesco has added the terminal and logistics centre Bel Rast as a further stop to its Fesco Moscow shuttle service on the route from Vladivostok to Moscow. The trains will thus arrive at and depart from four stations in the Moscow region – Silikatnaya,... more
Unmasking creative smuggling methods
Over a recent period of six days, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Cincinnati airport seized several shipments with illicit cargo, each smuggled in a unique way. On 23 February, narcotics detector dog Bruno alerted to a shipment of cookware transiting from... more
CargoAi sets up board of advisors
The online platform CargoAi, founded in 2019 and headed by CEO Matthieu Petot, is launching a board of advisors, made up of airfreight industry experts. They’ll meet quarterly; the first remote session is due in April. CargoAi is a SaaS application that aims to offer digital air... more