Swissport expands contract in Saudi Arabia 
With the five-year commitment of French-Dutch airline group Air France-KLM in Saudi Arabia, Swissport strengthens its presence on the Arabian peninsula. The new contract is valid until the end of 2025 and now also includes air cargo handling in addition to passenger services and... more
Piggyback service launched in Russia
The first dispatch of 17 piggyback platforms with car trailers has left Neftekamsk station on Gorkovskaya Railways for Usinsk station on Northern Railways. The distance between the two stations is 1,828 km. The platforms are transported on exclusive long-base flatcars that... more
Freightliner to see doubling of railfreight
In UK, the Port of Tilbury and FM Conway have extended their agreement for a further five years to load aggregate for FM Conway’s Theale facility. FM Conway is the largest independent supplier of asphalt in the south east and driven by innovation and customer service. The... more
United Heavylift: fleet-to-go
"MV UHL Faith", the first in a series of eight newbuildings, was recently delivered to United Heavy Lift. The delivery took place at the CSSC shipyard in Hudong, China. "We look forward to taking delivery of six identical newbuildings in 2021 and two in early... more
60% more cargo-only flights
While passenger traffic continues to decrease, demand for cargo transports remains strong. Virgin Atlantic Cargo is responding to this demand by expanding its capacity on key routes and increasing the airlines’ cargo-only rotations from 21 up to 33 per week this month to keep... more
Pall-Ex Group bolsters commercial team
The Pall-Ex Group has appointed Helen Day as new business development manager to focus on the Fortec Distribution Network, a Pall-Ex subsidiary. In her new role, she is tasked to develop the portfolio of corporate clients for Fortec, based at Watford Gap (UK), and for its... more
Koper tackles difficult year
The coronavirus pandemic took its toll in the Adriatic Port of Koper, with a dampening impact on the port's performance in 2020. The Slovenian port and terminal operator Luka Koper witnessed a maritime throughput of 19.5 million t in 2020 compared to 22.8 million t in 2019... more
Titan Airways tries Airbus freighters
ST Engineering, Airbus and their joint venture Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) recently redelivered an A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft to the lease management company BBAM Limited Partnership. This is the first A321P2F redelivery made to BBAM, with several more units to come as... more
Linz back on track
Covid-19 left its mark: like most airports worldwide, Linz Airport in Upper Austria also felt the impact of the crisis on its air cargo business in 2020, particularly in the second quarter. However, by the middle of the year, the airport had achieved the turnaround. From... more
Is the European Green Deal in danger?
Combined transport volumes could decline by 8% until 2030 if the new EU road haulage rules on projects in this sector are fully implemented. This negative outlook is the consequence of a near double cost increase for short-distance trucking, an essential component of intermodal... more