Antonov: five-year contract with Salis 
Via its agent Antonov Logistics Salis, the Antonov group has been awarded a five-year contract with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato)’s support and procurement agency (NSPA) to continue working on its strategic airlift international solution (Salis) programme. ... more
Double promotion at Europa Road
Based at Prologis Park, Europa Worldwide Group’s Birmingham site has promoted two of its 100 employees. Jamie Hedgecox (previously Birmingham branch manager) has become regional manager (central) after being with the company for three years, and Abigail Brooks has been promoted... more
Door Dash's European expansion continues
The world is not enough: food delivery giant Door Dash, which has just inked a USD 8 billion deal to buy Finnish startup Wolt, is widening the door to the European market. Before the deal with Wolt, the group only delivered in USA, Canada, Australia and Japan. The takeover... more
First SP A99 lithium battery shipment
Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group and a global cargo carrier, has obtained approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for commercial transportation of lithium batteries over 35 kg which are commonly labelled as SP (special provision)... more
Iata appoints chief economist
Marie Owens Thomsen will join the International Air Transport Association (Iata) as its chief economist, effective 4 January 2022. She has served as head of global trends and sustainability at Banque Lombard Odier since 2020. Before that, she was global head of investment... more
LNG refuelling network grows
LNG trucks can now be refuelled at the Grasdorf (Holle) transport hub in Germany. It is the fifth LNG fuelling station to be opened by Rolande in Germany and the twentieth in Europe. The company already built a new LNG filling station in Lübeck at the beginning of the year. More... more
More Swiss logistics for shipper Busch
Busch, a global manufacturer of vacuum pumps and other vacuum solutions, is strengthening its logistics operations in Switzerland. The company has announced a 20% increase in its logistics cooperation with its long-standing partner Gefco. Busch serves customers from... more
Closer contact under pandemic conditions
MNG Airlines, a fast-growing Turkish cargo operator, has been sending its PW4000 engines to SR Technics' Zurich facility since March 2020. The Swiss company is still its preferred PW4000 MRO provider. Jean-Marc Lenz, CEO at SR Technics: "Our work has covered five shop... more
Swiss forwarder orders 100 biodiesel trucks
Schöni Transport ordered 100 trucks from Renault in one fell swoop at the Transport.ch trade fair that was held in Berne recently. The vehicles are EVO tractor units from the T series and equipped with bio-diesel engines. The Lyon (France)-based the manufacturer will deliver... more
Daily shuttle between Immingham and Doncaster
It is the first intermodal service from the UK Port of Immingham to the iPort Rail in Doncaster: The newly launched Humber Express train runs in both directions twice a day and has a capacity for 80 containers every 24 hours. The service is designed to help ease pressures on... more