New technology for urban airborne logistics 
Cyclotech, an Austrian company for aviation propulsion systems based on the Voith-Schneider principle, and Yamato Holdings, a holding company of Yamato Group which contains the Japanese parcel delivery provider Yamato Transport, have completed a joint feasibility study on... more
China: a new train route to Europe
Xi’an, the capital of China’s Shaanxi Province, has introduced a new freight train service to Europe. The first train left the Xi'an International Trade and Logistics (ITL) Park last week and is now en route to Mannheim in Germany. On its 11,300 km long journey to Europe,... more
Expanding partnership in Europe & North America
Global aviation logistics specialist Menzies Aviation has doubled the number airports where it supports LOT Polish Airlines with ground and air cargo services. The new five-year contract covers twelve airports in the airline’s global network, including key hubs at Chicago and... more
Belarus closes border to EU trucks
Belarusian authorities have banned motor vehicles (automobiles and truck tractors) registered in the EU from entering Belarus across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union. Exceptions are made in cases when such motor vehicles are moving via special crossing... more
A French client for Goodman
After a successful cooperation in the Netherlands, 3PL provider Geodis is now starting its first project with Goodman, a global property group, in France. The two parties have inked a lease for a 30,000 sqm logistics platform close to Lyon. In anticipation of an increase in... more
RIP air cargo industry stalwart Trevor Brading
The air cargo industry is mourning the death of its stalwart, Trevor Brading, who has passed away at the age of 89, following a brief illness. Brading joined the air cargo industry in 1956, initially working for Pan American Airways. He left Pan Am to join Airport Courier... more
SAS picks Ann-Sofie Hörlin
SAS has appointed Ann-Sofie Hörlin as head of sustainability. She has extensive experience from sustainability work within the aviation industry, most recently as head of sustainability at Malmö Aviation and BRA. In recent years, Hörlin has been working as an investment... more
GXO saves water, drinks wine
Majestic Wine, a major UK wine retailer, has awarded an additional contract to GXO, a spin-off of XPO Logistics to handle its e-commerce orders. Majestic Wine, with over 200 stores and over 1,000 staff in UK, was originally founded as Majestic Vintners by Sheldon Graner in 1980.... more
IAG Cargo: between Catalonia and California
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, has launched a new route between Barcelona (BCN) and Los Angeles (LAX) and restarted its popular route between Barcelona and San Francisco (SFO), for the first time since the end of September 2021. From... more