Reshuffle in the Port of Rotterdam's supervisory board 
Ingrid Thijssen will step down from the supervisory board of the Port of Rotterdam Authority on 1 May 2020. Her position will be taken over by Ruud Sondag. Thijssen has served on the port operator's supervisory board since 1 September 2017. Her resignation follows her... more
Flying for current and future food needs
Emirates Skycargo has used B777F and B777-300ER passenger freighters to help maintain and replenish food supplies in the UAE. The air cargo carrier has helped import more than 34,000 t of food since January 2020, out of which 13,000 t were imported between March and April coming... more
Rebuilding of Morandi bridge goes ahead
It has been just 19 months since the tragic collapse of the Morandi bridge, officially known as the Polcevera Viaduct, in Genoa, Italy. On Tuesday (28 April 2020), the main construction was completed as the final bridge section was lowered into place. Although not open to... more
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
Adopt mobility package 1 now!
Sixteen road haulage associations across Europe urgently call for the finalisation of the legislative procedure on the mobility package 1. After three years of legislative work, the package awaits final approval in the European parliament. This will provide a harmonised... 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
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
Higher revenue despite corona pandemic
Notwithstanding the corona pandemic and the costs of the company's restructuring programme, the Swedish rail carrier Green Cargo was able to raise the operating result in Q1/2020 by SEK 14 million (EUR 1.3 million) to SEK -70 million (EUR -6.4 million) compared to the same... more
Sebastian Mikosz to join Iata
Sebastian Mikosz will join the international air transport association (Iata) as senior vice president for member and external relations, effective 1 June 2020. Most recently, Mikosz was group managing director and CEO of Kenya Airways (2017-2019), during which time he served on... 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