The Alliance and the Atlantic 
Falling volumes are causing problems in the deployment of ultra large container ships (ULCS). The Alliance is now focusing on Asia and Northern Europe. In its estimation, the Asia-Northern Europe trade is regaining in importance. Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, HMM and Yang Ming have thus... more
Chapman Freeborn boosts regional management team
Chapman Freeborn has appointed four new executives to head up its regional divisions as the global air charter specialist prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2023. Andy Hudson (fltr) is now regional CEO, APAC; Reto Hunziker is regional director, Europe; David... more
Liege Airport is ready for SAF
Liege Airport is Belgium’s first airport to be ready for the distribution of sustainable aviation fuel to its airline-customers. Its aviation fuel installations, as well as its fuelling staff, are ready to receive, store and distribute sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The... more
Swiss Post's double strike
Swiss Post has taken over Spedition Gaiser, headquartered in Rielasingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, as of 1 January 2023. The acquisition includes Gaiser’s Swiss branch in Ramsen, Canton Schaffhausen. Founded in 1964, Gaiser focuses on cross-border transports between Germany... more
New vehicle for learner drivers
The Swiss truck driving school Reto Derungs has been using Renault trucks for its training courses in Domat/Ems for almost eight years. It recently put a new training vehicle from the French truck manufacturer into operation. The T460 is equipped for learner drivers and... more
NEO Air Charter picks Ian Flett
NEO Air Charter – a cargo charter broker based in Germany – has appointed Ian Flett to the new position of regional sales manager, Nordic Region. He is based in Denmark. In his new role, Flett will promote the company’s services to forwarders and logistics service providers... more
USD 630 million investment in ammonia options
The Naples-based Grimaldi Group has ordered five new ammonia-ready PCTCs (pure car and truck carriers). This new project, which also includes an option for a further two vessels, comes just over two months after the latest order for the construction of five more PCTCs. Thus,... more
Network scheduling 
A system that can handle 170 million parcels. Swiss Post, facing increasing e-commerce fulfilment needs and volume spikes, is digitally optimising its operations. more
A closer look at the Middle Corridor
Talking to Nikolaus Kohler, Militzer & Münch’s regional manager for the Middle East and Central Asia. The Middle Corridor is very much the talk of the town these days. There are no end of difficulties on trans-Asian routes, however, as they aren’t fully developed yet and... more
Nicole – an uninvited guest
Optimism prevailed at Tiaca ACF 2022, despite dark clouds in the air cargo skies. Tiaca once again held its Air Cargo Forum recently – four years after the last edition of the world air cargo association’s ACF in Toronto (see pages 18-19 of ITJ 45-46 / 2018). The fact that more... more