Deutsche Post and German Football Association renew contract 
Deutsche Post and the German Football Association (DFB) have agreed to extend their partnership. The new agreement includes, among other events, the Women’s World Cup in France and the men’s 2020 European Championship. “Just like our company, football brings people together... more
Big Gecas order for small converted Boeing freighters
GE Capital Aviation Services (Gecas), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric, signed an agreement with Boeing at the Paris Air Show exercising ten purchase rights to firm orders and adding 15 more purchase rights for the B737-800 Boeing Converted... more
Role switch at Avinor Oslo airport
Stine R. Westby, Avinor’s current executive vice-president for operations and infrastructure, has been appointed director of Oslo airport. The present airport director, Øyvind Hasaas, will take over responsibility for the operations and infrastructure sector. Avinor CEO, Dag... more
Tracking containers with cargo-partner
The Austrian logistics services provider cargo-partner has introduced a new container tracking service for complete seafreight shipments. The new feature is available via the supply chain management spot that cargo-partner uses to administer all airfreight, seafreight and road... more
Algeciras: new vehicles to be launched in July
Container terminal APM Terminals Algeciras (Spain) is renewing and increasing its fleet of terminal tractors. The company has started to introduce the new Terberg YT222 model which features improved ergonomics, comfort, safety and environmental impact. The 116 new tractors... more
New Skyteam Cargo member adds two Med destinations
Saudia Cargo, which formally became the 12th member of the Skyteam Cargo alliance during the Air Cargo Europe show in Munich (Germany) earlier this month, has launched two new routes to Greece and Morocco, aiming to meet the growing demand for cargo operations and stimulate... more
Contract logistics strengthens BLG
“We did not only achieved our targets for 2018, we surpassed them,” said Frank Dreeke, CEO of BLG Logistics, at the company’s annual general meeting. In total, the BLG group generated a turnover of EUR 1.41 billion in the financial year 2018. This amounts to an increase of EUR... more
Autonomous Vera trucks to run between Swedish hub and port
Volvo Trucks’ electric, connected and autonomous vehicle Vera will form part of an integrated solution to transport goods from a logistics centre to a port terminal in Gothenburg (Sweden). The assignment is the result of a new collaboration between Volvo Trucks and the ferry... more
New platform for time-critical air charter bookings
Founded by two airline pilots with a passion for aviation and a background in charter brokering and logistics, Chartersync was launched at this year’s Air Cargo Europe event in Munich.The new platform for time-critical air charter bookings garnered lots of interest from air... more
Michael Behrendt re-elected as chairman of Hapag-Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd’s shareholders approved with the required majority all items on the agenda put to the vote at the annual general meeting (AGM) in Hamburg (Germany). The shareholders also indorsed the proposal of the supervisory board to re-elect Michael Behrendt to the supervisory... more