Qatar Airways Cargo's flower power 
Valentine’s Day has become a key date in Qatar Airways Cargo’s business calendar. This year, the Middle Eastern carrier has transported over 4,000 t of flowers over a two-week period. Exported from two main areas, Colombia and Ecuador in Latin America, Kenya and Uganda (via... more
Deutsche Aircraft bolsters legal department
Deutsche Aircraft has appointed Alexander Jung as general counsel to oversee all the company’s legal and compliance issues. Jung joins Deutsche Aircraft from Airbus, where he served in various leadership positions for more than 15 years, most recently as head of legal... more
Logistics concepts for ammonia
RWE will use rail transport for the onward shipment of fuel from the green import terminal it is planning to open in Brunsbüttel, North Germany. To this end, the company is developing a logistics concept with VTG to deliver the ammonia by tank wagon to customers in Germany and... more
Erfa calls for focused subsidies
The European Rail Freight Association (Erfa) recognises that financial support for single wagon traffic (SWT) can play an important role in achieving modal shift targets. However, such aid must not distort competition with other railfreight services, the association said.... more
Ofac adding Kratol and Zitotrans to blacklist
The US department of the treasury’s office of foreign assets control (Ofac) is taking additional actions to degrade the Russian Federation’s capacity to wage war against Ukraine by sanctioning eight individuals and 16 entities, and four Russia-registered Ilyushin aircraft with... more
AA Cargo: 50% more flowers for Valentine's Day
American Airlines Cargo is transporting hundreds of tonnes of fresh flowers this Valentine’s season, marking the first of several peaks the carrier will see throughout the year. While many companies gear up for the Valentine’s Day rush, the American Airlines Cargo team is... more
Eurasian FTL Service launched
Globallink has introduced a new cross-border trucking service, connecting the industrial heartland of Mainland China to major hub cities in Europe via Mongolia. The aim is to offer a faster and more cost-effective shipping solution for businesses, the forwarder said. The new... more
A great success for SGN
Kristy Guo, the founder of SGN, managed a very successful first conference for SGN – Signature Global Network. She gathered about 58 worldwide member attendees and business leaders in the logistics industry for the three day event. On 3 February 2023, SGN hosted its... more
Containers galore
In a recent survey, London-based maritime consultancy Drewry analysed the amount of available containers worldwide. Drewry's senior analyst for container equipment, John Fossey, was quoted that he expected high numbers of leased boxes to be returned to leasing companies in the... more
Train to connect Baltics and Central Europe
LTG Cargo in Poland is opening a new intermodal train route between Poland and Lithuania. The direct trail will connect Slawkow (Poland) and Kaunas (Lithuania) in both directions twice a week. The first train will depart already this week, on 16 February 2023. It can carry... more