Two more freighters for Air Canada 
Air Canada's Q1/2022 cargo revenue grew 42% to CAD 398 million (EUR 290 million) from the first quarter of 2021. Jason Berry, VP Cargo: "I am thrilled that Air Canada Cargo continues to be one of the fastest growing cargo carriers year over year thanks to the strength of... mehr
Expansion of the Phyrn line ready to move ahead
The ÖBB railway group is preparing the expansion of the north-south connection in Austria and has included EUR 148 million in the 2022 - 2027 framework plan for this purpose. The necessary funds are therefore now available to push ahead with the upgrade of the line between Linz... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
At high tide, people are on average about one ten millionth lighter than at low tide. mehr
From the hinterland to the front row
Matthijs van Doorn has been appointed VP commercial of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, succeeding Emile Hoogsteden. In the preceding seven years, van Doorn was responsible for developing the hinterland network in his role as director of the logistics department. Since 2020,... mehr
Intermodal network continues to grow
Kombiverkehr has initiated a new direct train in partnership with forwarder Spedition Bode. The train connects Lübeck in Germany with Halmstad in southern Sweden. Starting point and destination is the Port of Halland logistics centre in Halmstad, while the Lehmann Terminal... mehr
Tasma skips Samskip for Broekman
On 1 April 2022, Martijn Tasma assumed his new position as director of international freight forwarding at Broekman Logistics, which is based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. After beginning his career at Maersk, Tasma worked for Geodis for 13 years. Here, he held various... mehr
Bernhard Huber heads Scania sales west
Bernhard Huber joined the management team at Scania Schweiz in Kloten on 1 January 2022. He heads Scania’s sales region west, reporting to sales director Stephan Oberli. In the past, Huber has held executive positions in a number of commercial vehicle-related industries and... mehr
BCS Air supports market entry in Brazil
São Paulo-based BCS Air, a subsidiary of ECS Group, has signed a year-long GSSA contract with DHL Aviation, which will come into effect on 10 July 2022. Viracopos is an entirely new online destination for the carrier, which will operate a B767-300F via Bogota (Colombia) to Miami... mehr
Fleet modernisation going ahead
Europa Road has continued to invest in its UK artic fleet, with five new high spec Renault T range 6 x 2440 13 L trucks to join its 50 strong fleet in May. The investment is part of an ongoing replacement strategy to renew the whole artic fleet over the next two years.... mehr