More intermodal links between Italy and Belgium 
Swiss intermodal transport operator Hupac has added a new service between Antwerp HTA (Belgium) and Novara CIM (Italy) to its network. The terminal offers gateway connections in Italy to Pescara/Manoppello and Bari with profile C70/P400 as well as onward links to Rome/Pomezia... more
Doubling efforts to bring joy to mothers
During the 2022 Mother's Day season, the second peak in flower exports from Latin America after Valentine's Day, Latam Cargo transported over 16,400 t of this delicate product to the relevant markets for its flower grower partners. For this "historical season", the... more
Rapeseed decarbonises French road transport
Bolloré Logistics recently put into operation a new shuttle that uses B100 biofuel. This end-to-end solution, designed for all pre and post air shipments, operates six days a week ensuring a rotation between the Bolloré Logistics French sites in Lyon and Roissy CDG. 100%... more
Freight forwarders choose new president
At its annual meeting in Geneva last week, Western Switzerland's freight forwarders’ association Spedlogswiss Romandie bode farewell to its president Thierry Moreno (on the left), founder and CEO of NV Logistics at Geneva airport, with a big round of applause. Moreno’s term of... more
Joint venture on three seas
Bremen Overseas Chartering and Shipping (BOCS) and UAL (Netherlands) are launching a new joint venture to expand shipping routes and capacities between the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and West Africa. The combined forces will operate under the name of UAL BOCS Shipping Line... more
GIG Aviation boosts cargo services in Nigeria
Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR is about to finalise an agreement for the delivery of two ATR 72-500 freighters from its asset management portfolio to GIG Aviation, a subsidiary of GIG Group. The ATR 72-500s will initiate GIG Aviation’s journey as a freighter airline.... more
ECSA appoints Sotiris Raptis
Sotiris Raptis has been appointed secretary general of the European Community Shipowners’ Association. He has extensive EU political and policy experience, having worked for different organisations in Brussels over the last 14 years. After joining ECSA as director of... more
New HGV to train drivers and supply towns
HMT Group in UK is the latest company to introduce the Isuzu Grafter 3.5 t truck as a driver training vehicle to encourage non-HGV drivers to make the step up to Class I and 2 driving levels. The truck is also being used within the company’s Palletline pallet network business to... more
Augmenting storage capacity in UK network
Maritime Transport, a container transport company headquartered in Felixstowe, is investing in storage space at the Port of Ipswich. To this end, it has signed an agreement with Associated British Ports (ABP) to operate a site with a capacity to store up to 2,500 teu. This... more
NAC is launch lessor for Embraer E-Jet P2F
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is a launch lessor for the E-Jet P2F – passenger-to-freighter – programme announced in March 2022. NAC, the world’s largest regional aircraft lessor, will convert up to ten of its fleet of E190s and E195s to freighter aircraft. The E190F and... more