Iata expects slight improvements for 2020 
Iata has forecast that the global airline industry will produce a net profit of USD 29.3 billion in 2020, above the net profit of USD 25.9 billion expected in 2019. If achieved, 2020 will mark the industry’s 11th consecutive year in the black. $ In 2019 cargo traffic turned... more
New rules for road haulage traffic in the EU
Parliament and the member states of the EU have found a compromise for the first mobility package. This brings the European Union a step closer to achieving a stronger harmonisation of the rules for European road haulage traffic. The compromise introduces changes for drivers... more
Transfera thrives in Serbia
The logistics company Transfera is making some serious buzz in Serbia’s logistics market. Established in 2013 in Belgrade, and offering road, air and sea transport and customs clearance services, warehousing and distribution, Transfera did not take long to position itself as a... more
Iberia to be back in Guayaquil
From today, 13 December 2019, IAG member airline Iberia is resuming its Madrid - Guayaquil service. An A330-200 aircraft offering 16 t of bellyhold cargo capacity will operate this route new route departing IAG's key connector to Latin America, which was previously served until... more
Planning next steps after latest intermodal launch
Italy-based Transmec is already planning ahead following the successful launch of its latest intermodal service. Running between Transmec’s privately-owned terminal at Oradea, Romania, and Lodz in central Poland, the 48-hour service is run in partnership with P&O.... more
Pall-Ex delivers 180,000 Christmas trees
Pall-Ex is helping a local Christmas tree wholesaler reduce the kilometres from forest to front door by transporting products via its pallet network through the UK. The logistics company has been enlisted by Cadeby Tree Trust to deliver 180,000 trees, which must travel from farm... more
Project forwarding award for Deugro
Lloyd’s Loading List honoured Deugro at the global freight awards 2019 ceremony. For the company’s implementation of the Liwa Plastics Industries Complex (PIC) Project, Deugro took home the first-place award in the project forwarding category. The shortlisted Liwa PIC project... more
Ethiopian Airlines next week, next year
Starting next Monday, 16 December 2019, Ethiopian Airlines will operate flights to Houston, TX, three times per week. The fourth most populous city in the USA and the world's largest concentration of healthcare and research institutions, will be served with a B787 via the... more
New head for Britannia’s Greek Office
Britannia P&I Club has announced that Konstantinos Samaritis will be taking over as head of its office in Greece with effect from 1 January 2020. Samaritis is a qualified Greek lawyer and accredited mediator. He joined Britannia’s managers, Tindall Riley, in 2018, having... more
Switzerland: efficient railfreight even on the last mile
It is a stone’s throw, the service the Swiss railfreight company SBB Cargo started to run for Feldschlösschen recently. The distance from the brewery’s headquarters in Rheinfelden in Argovia to Rickenbach in Solothurn is about 40 km and thus the shortest stretch on which the... more