AI against piracy 
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a part of the guidelines and recommendations to be regularly published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), naval forces and various maritime organisations to help shipowners protect their vessels against piracy. These... more
Flexport chooses new staff for Europe
Digital freight forwarder Flexport has announced two changes in its European ocean team: Florian Braun (Photo) has been appointed new head of ocean EMEA, replacing Martin Holst Mikkelsen, who will be moving as head of ocean Asia to Singapore in January. Braun has been... more
First SAF programme for global airfreight
Here they are: Roughly ten days after the aifreight industry's first fully CO2-neutral flight (see the upcoming ITJ 49-52/2020, p. 15), Air France KLM Martinair Cargo launched the world's first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) programme for the airfreight industry, enabling... more
Felbermayr expands portfolio
With its crane rental and heavy-duty transport services, Felbermayr has long been a reliable partner in the heavy-lifting sector. Last October, the company launched its "engineered solutions" division, led by Kees Kompier. With this new product, the Dutch national... more
Europa's former IT director launches IT consultancy
Richard Litchfield, who has been implementing freight management systems for 20 years, has founded Innovate Freight, a new specialist IT consultancy for freight and logistics. The start-up has launched three product offerings: IF Health Check is a five-day, high level... more
Finnair posts strong cargo performance
During last month, Finnair's available scheduled cargo tkm decreased by 85.9% year-on-year and revenue scheduled cargo tkm decreased by 80.4%, both due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on scheduled flights. However, cargo related available tkm decreased by 56.8% and... more
Enhanced rail connectivity in North West UK
MSD has launched a new rail service connecting the East Midlands and the Port of Liverpool in UK. The new rail service runs five days a week. Delivering container shipping services to the Port of Liverpool for almost 20 years, this new rail service cements the company’s... more
Innovative technologies to boost railfreight
Germany’s federal ministry of transport and digital infrastructure (BMVI) is investing EUR 7 million to support DB Cargo’s innovative projects “automotive shunting locomotive" and "automated braking test". With these projects, Europe’s largest railfreight... more
Steering ferries through the Kattegat
At Stena Line, Elisabeth Lönne has taken over the role of trade director for the Danish market from Johan Edelman, who has assumed new responsibilities within the shipping company. Lönne will oversee operations on the Danish routes Frederikshavn-Gothenburg and... more
AN-225 now commercially available
Antonov Airlines is launching its AN-225 Mriya into commercial operation to support customers in the heavylift market, where capacity is in high demand. The Mriya, which has a capacity of 250 t, an onboard loading equipment and a cabin, which can be pressurised, will complement... more