HAV planning to deliver airships by 2026 
South Yorkshire’s mayor Oliver Coppard and the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Symca) have approved a package of investment and support for plans by Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) to produce its pioneering new low carbon aircraft, Airlander 10, in Doncaster. HAV is a... more
Modal shift in goods traffic stalling
Practically the same number of HGVs travelled through the Swiss Alps in 2022 as in the year before. According to the latest statistics from the Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT), rail's market share remained stable at a high level. The number of truck journeys fell... more
Increased support for Scottish forwarder
Trans Global Projects (TGP) has increased its presence in Scotland, UK, by opening a new office in Aberdeen in anticipation of growing demand for project forwarding services as energy security reignites interest in North Sea gas. The forwarder has had a branch in... more
Swissport: a cargo handling contract in Nairobi
Lufthansa is extending its long-standing partnership with Swissport at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta Airport. For more than eleven years, Swissport has been providing airlines of the Lufthansa Group at Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi (NBO) with ramp handling as well as check-in and... more
Otto Immobilien hires Alexandra Fischer
Eugen Otto, managing director of Otto Immobilien, recently appointed Alexandra Fischer to head the company’s industry & logistics team. A certified real estate agent and manager, Fischer has more than 20 years of experience in project management and the sale of residential... more
Partnership to bolster Euro pallet brand
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has owned the trademark rights to the original Euro pallet with the EUR symbol since 1961. In order to strengthen this brand and the open exchange pool, the ÖBB freight transport subsidiary and the German logistics company Baumann Paletten are... more
Rhenus: a fresh project in UK
Rhenus has launched a fresh goods division in UK. Rhenus Fresh specialises in perishable cargo handling and has been handling ocean and air freight imports and exports since 1985. The launch of Rhenus Fresh in UK will see customers gain access to time critical,... more
Kuehne + Nagel boosts footprint in Africa
Kuehne + Nagel is improving and expanding its services for its customers in Africa with the appointment of Alexandre Muratore as managing director of the newly established West Africa Cluster comprising Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Sierra... more
2023: a time for total cargo management solutions
Launched one year ago as one of ten modules of its "Augmented GSSA" concept, ECS Group's "All-In" option is expecting an increase in demand. With 15 dedicated employees at its Paris headquarters, ECS Group is operating on behalf of nine airlines, in 180... more
MOU to solve safety issues
Representatives of Cargo Incident Notification System (Cins), Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting Programme (Chirp), Container Owners Association (COA), International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (Ichca), and Ship Message Design Group (Smdg) signed a... more