Three new customers in Vienna
Swissport has won three new cargo contracts at Vienna airport. Cargolux (pictured in the retro livery celebrating the company's 50th anniversary in 2020), Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi and Qatar Airways from Doha have mandated Swissport Cargo Services Austria to handle their... more
Aerts in Polman's footsteps
Brussels airport has selected Geert Aerts to continue the cargo strategy of recent years and to further develop Brucargo, in cooperation with the cargo community. From 8 March, he will succeed Steven Polmans, who left the company after ten years at the end of 2020, as director... more
Jinhua-Dourges express train launched
Ceva Logistics has launched an express train service from Jinhua (China) to Dourges (France). Loaded with 22 full containers carrying various supplies, the first train completed the over 11,000 km long journey in 18 days running through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and Germany.... more
Nebel for northern Asia
Christian Nebel is moving to another employer in Hong Kong. The German national assumed his new position as CEO for the northern Asia region at Agility at the beginning of this year. Previously, he had headed the Asian business of Fr. Meyer’s Sohn (FMS), also based in Hong Kong.... more
Four freight Dreamliners in Stuttgart today
Cargo instead of holidaymakers: B787 of TUI Airways, TUI Netherlands or TUI Belgium have been flying to Stuttgart airport (STR) in southwest Germany for several weeks now. The cabin remains empty to provide space for around 40 t of cargo on board. According to the current... more
Ore railway in Sweden gears up
Engineering and technology company Vysus Group will deliver 18 iron ore (IORE) transportation locomotives to Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara (LKAB). The mining and mineral group will use it as an ore railway in Sweden all year round. The one year contract, worth a six-figure sum,... more
Swiss Logistics Academy under new management
René Bitterli joined the Sulser Group, which is headquartered in Otelfingen (ZH), as managing director of Swiss ProWork in May 2019. On 1 December 2020, he also took over the helm at Swiss Logistics Academy. As a managing director of both segments in the Sulser Group –... more
Big Three for GLP
GLP, a developer of logistics warehouses and distribution parks, announced today, 14 January 2021, that it is launching the construction of 300,000 sqm of warehouses across seven units and four sites in Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes in UK, following the grant... more
Very long flight with thin belly
Sata Azores Airlines' A321LR (long range) registered CS-TSI, named "Inspire", which joined the fleet of the Portuguese carrier at the end of November 2020, has performed the longest flight by duration ever recorded in the A321LR global fleet. Operated at the... more
Brexit curbs road haulage capacity
Because of Brexit, road haulage capacities available on the European spot market are falling substantially amid rising prices. According to the current Transport Market Monitor, the corridor between France and the UK is reporting a particularly large loss of transport... more