Magma Aviation inks freighter handling contract 
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the Sats Group, has won a new multi-year contract to handle freighters for Magma Aviation at Liege Airport. Starting this month, WFS will provide ramp and warehouse cargo handling for a minimum of five regular Boeing 747-400F... more
GPA picks country sales director for China
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (GPA) has appointed Colin Dai (left) as its country sales director for China. Dai brings over 25 years of experience in aviation and e-commerce, spearheading Chinese business for several international airlines, including Qatar Airways and Virgin... more
Circus on rail
The German Circus Roncalli is returning to Vienna by rail for its first performance in the Austrian capitol on 11. September 2024. ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is currently moving the 2.060 t of circus equipment and the blue-and-white striped Grand Chapiteau from Cologne (Germany)... more
Lineas and ECS set up joint rail service
The railfreight operator and the intermodal specialist have joined forces to launch a freight train connection between Zeebrugge in Belgium and Crailsheim (Stuttgart region) in Germany, offering three weekly round trips carrying 42 containers per train. This will take more than... more
Zero-carbon deliveries in Baden-Wuerttemberg
As the latest project in its strategy to shift to emissions-free transport services in Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany), the automobile transport provider Mosolf Group has added six fully electric car transporters to its fleet. It presented the e-vehicles at its hub in Illingen... more
Hungary introduces e-CMS
The digital protocol to the United Nations CMR convention for international road goods transport, entered into force in Hungary last week, setting a legal foundation for fully paperless road freight. Hungary is the 38th country to join e-CMR. The switch from paper-based to... more
New dashboard for Fraport
A new ‘cargo dashboard’ service will display incoming cargo volumes and processes at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in real time – representing yet another milestone in optimising cargo processes through digitisation. The aim of the software is to provide participating companies in... more
A fresh pair of hands for Asia Pacific operations
The international express service provider DHL Express has appointed Peter Bardens as the senior vice president for its operations & aviation network in Asia Pacific, effective 1 September 2024. He will also join the DHL Express Asia Pacific management board. Based in... more
Containerisation upgraded at Stockholm Norvik
Stockholm's Norvik port has acquired a new automated container loader, thus boosting its capacity to meet the needs of the Swedish export industry, particularly in the forestry and steel sectors. The loader, which arrived from Latvia, improves and speeds up the processing of... more
At the end of a hot summer for air cargo
Global average air cargo spot rates of 2.68 USD/kg in August were boosted by the continuing imbalance between supply and demand. According to Xeneta’s latest weekly analysis, last month's global cargo supply increased at its slowest ratio in 2024 to-date at 2% year-on-year,... more