Fully electric medicine transport 

Georges Riederer is driving decarbonisation forward. The Swiss transport company has taken delivery of three fully electric E-Tech Masters from Renault. The vehicles will be used primarily to transport medicines over the last mile to pharmacies and drugstores in Switzerland.... mehr
CargoAi hires experienced talents from Iata 

CargoAi, a provider of digital solutions for the air cargo industry, is welcoming two new strategic additions to its team: Veronica Ibarra joins the company as its vice president of operations. She will be based in Miami. Her task will be to strengthen CargoAi’s North American... mehr
More for Mombasa 

Singapore-based container carrier Ocean Network Express (ONE) is adding a Mombasa (Kenya) port call to its MIM service, thus providing a direct connection between the Middle East, India and Kenya. The bi-weekly frequency name has been changed to Maputo/Mombasa India Middle... mehr
Cathay Pacific: first on new third runway at HKIA 

Cathay Pacific operated the very first commercial flight to land at the new third runway of the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) a month ago. The landing of flight CX3251 from Shanghai (Pudong), operated by a Boeing 747-400F freighter was conducted as part of the operation... mehr
Seko increases capacities on the US West Coast 

Seko Logistics is acquiring the 3PL Pixior to complement its presence on the US West Coast. The purchase price was not disclosed. Founded in 2000, the company has a network of eight locations, seven along the West Coast and one in Connecticut. Pixior specialises in ecommerce... mehr
Rijeka gains significance as European gateway 

A new direct cargo rail service has been launched with the creation of the first regular train connection between the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) in Rijeka, Croatia, and Paskov in Czechia. The Maersk rail service runs up to two times per week. It is operated by... mehr
Sylvester Lavender joins MSCAA 

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) has hired Sylvester Lavender as its new vice president finance and administration and CFO. Lavender’s previous position was CFO for Denver international airport (DEN). In his new role, he will manage MSCAA’s strategic... mehr
Seriously low water levels on the Rhine 

According to data from the German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration, the Rhine River has dropped below a critical depth of water. The depth of the main fairway, which is decisive for shipping, was only 1.59 m on Thursday last week (4 August 2022) - lower than in any... mehr
Fire in the cargo hold 

50 years ago, on 14 August 1972, Germany witnessed its deadliest plane crash to date. All 156 people on board were killed when an Il-62 of the GDR airline Interflug crashed near Königs Wusterhausen to the south of Berlin. The cause was a fire in the rear underfloor cargo... mehr
Construction activity impacts combined transport 

Traffic on Hupac's network amounted to 575,000 road consignments in H1/2022, representing a small increase of 1% compared to 2021. After a lively development in Q1/2022, traffic slumped in April and June due to route closures and capacity restrictions caused by extensive... mehr