Race for containers continues 
It is the time of major coups: Hapag-Lloyd has ordered 60,000 teu of standard containers from China. The Hamburg-based shipping company has decided to push its container fleet to a total of 210,000 teu, while the sharp increase in demand has led to a shortage of boxes across the... more
More A330 freighters for Mexican carrier
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, has reached an agreement with Mexico-based Mas Air Cargo Airline for the lease of two A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft, marking the lessor’s first-ever lease transaction with... more
Laso transports for wind energy park
In Portugal, Laso Transportes has won the contract for the Sincelo wind farm project. It was launched at the beginning of 2021 and includes transporting 22 machines, or about 220 transports in total. The future Argomil-Mouro Wind Farm is located in a border area between the... more
Zero-emission multimodal transport
South Tyrolean transport and logistics company Gruber Logistics was the first company in Europe to carry out a completely carbon dioxide-free multimodal transport. A load of 24 t was transported from the Verona area to the northwest of Germany. The first leg in Italy was... more
Positive outlook for freight transport
After declines in the corona year 2020, Germany’s federal ministry of transport and digital infrastructure (BMVI) volumes in most modes of transport to grow again in 2021. The positive trend is expected to continue at least until 2024. Specifically, the BMVI expects... more
Flying anti-Covid help to Nepal
Last Friday, 21 May 2021, Swiss Humanitarian Aid (SHA), part of the federal department of foreign affairs, dispatched 1.1 million antigen tests, 40 respirators, ten oxygen concentrators and personal protective equipment to Kathmandu. Loaded on an A330 of Bulgarian carrier... more
More engines for Polish domestic transports
Leasing company Railpool has delivered two Traxx locomotives to private Polish rail carrier Inter Cargo. The Bombardier manufactured vehicles went immediately into service after delivery last week. The new leased engines complement Inter Cargo’s own fleet of 22 electric... more
Launching new European airline in Austria
DHL Express has announced its new roadmap for the future set-up of its European aviation network. In a first step, the provider will create a new cargo airline in Austria, where it is already serving Linz airport (photo). The company is in the process of filing applications with... more
Joint service by Arkas and Evergreen 
Arkas and Evergreen are joining forces with regards to their services in the Med and the Black Sea. They will integrate their respective Med-Black Sea TGR and BSX service into a new loop to which they will contribute a single vessel each. The services will be called... more
First AEI B767-800SF operated in Europe
Miami-based aircraft conversion provider Aeronautical Engineers has redelivered Cargo Air’s first B737-800SF freighter. The aircraft of the Bulgarian customer also represents the first AEI B737-800SF freighter conversion to be operated in Europe. It offers a main deck... more