How to swap vessel crews? 
A number of companies and maritime organisations have joined forces to investigate how crew changes can be made possible during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Henrik Jensen, who founded Danica Crewing Services in Odessa (Ukraine) in 2008. The company runs offices in Hamburg... more
Austrian carrier expands railfreight services to China
The Rail Cargo Group (RCG), the railfreight arm of the Austrian ÖBB, is augmenting its rail transport offer to and from China as part of its TransFer service. The first of these new trains started in Jinan in eastern China and arrived in Budapest in Hungary on Monday (27... more
DB Schenker charters PVG shuttle service
After combining efforts through three flights carrying medical equipment from China to Iceland, Icelandair Group and DB Schenker have signed an agreement regarding 45 cargo flights between Shanghai PVG and Munich. Three redesigned B767 with removed seats have already started... more
Global idle fleet crosses threshold of 3 million teu
The pandemic forces all carriers to idle segments of their operated tonnage, now amounting to 3 million teu, according to the latest figures of Alphaliner. The maritime intelligence provider said that this number surpasses the previous peak mark of 2.46 million teu reported at... more
More green trucks for Globaltruck
In 2019, Russian FTL-trucking company Globaltruck’s revenue grew by 16.4% to RUB 9.5 billion (EUR 0.117 billion) compared to 2018. The group's net income in 2019 made up RUB 260.4 million (EUR 3.2 million), which is 60.4% less than 2018. Adjusted ebitda decreased by 5.1% to RUB... more
Smaller US airports continue to rise
Chicago Rockford airport (RFD) handled more than 283,000 t of cargo in Q1/20 - the most that the world's cargo airport with the highest rate increase in 2019 has ever processed during three months and 30% more than in Q1/19. Passenger terminals at Ontario... more
Drewry: prices and lead rates better than expected
The coronavirus outbreak will lead to a contraction in the shipping container fleet and keep prices and lease rates under pressure in 2020 - although better than in 2019, says London (UK)-based maritime intelligence provider Drewry. Its latest published container equipment... more
India: Darcl Logistics receives 120 Bharat Benz trucks
India Commercial Vehicles recently completed a major order with the delivery of 120 BharatBenz trucks. The blue BharatBenz 4023T tractors were handed over to Darcl Logistics in Jamshedpur, North India. Darcl Logistics is a joint venture between Korean group CJ and Indian... more
Pharma.Aero welcomes two new members
As announced at this year's Air India Cargo exhibition, Pharma.Aero has added two new full members to its air pharma network. Andre Blech, head of cargo operations and delivery at Etihad Aviation Group, said, "Our membership with Pharma.Aero is a testament to the... more
Haeco helps to stuff passenger cabins
Haeco Cabin Solutions, a business unit of the Hong Kong-based Haeco Group, headquartered in Greensboro, NC, USA, has launched new devices to allow package stowage in the main passenger cabin. The solutions build upon existing seating and interior technologies and can be... more