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First flight of last A380 
The last A380 manufactured in Toulouse took off on its first flight last week. The superjumbo flew from the Airbus plant in southern France to the Hamburg site.It will undergo tests in northern Germany before its handover, for which no date has yet been fixed. The 251st model... mehr
New option for dangerous goods declaration
The Geis Group, based in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt (Germany), digitalised the registration of dangerous goods for its customer Siemens Healthineers within a few weeks, with the support of IT service provider Dakosy.The freight forwarding group, which surpassed the threshold of... mehr
Pflicht und Verantwortung
Wie sich die Zeiten ändern: Vor zwei Jahren sprach ITJ-Redaktor Andreas Haug den Frachtchef von Qatar Airways noch in Johannesburg (vgl. ITJ 13-14/2019, S. 15), jetzt sind Begegnungen nur noch online möglich. In der Zwischenzeit ist die Fluglinie offiziell zum grössten... mehr
Air Tanzania finally to serve Southern China
Despite the difficult health situation worldwide, East African state carrier Air Tanzania plans to launch its service to Guangzhou in southern China tomorrow, 20 March 2021. It was originally scheduled to begin last September. The weekly outbound B787-8 flight will operate on... mehr
Quiet engines for heavy goods traffic
Rolling stock lessor Northrail has added seven diesel-electric universal locomotives from Vossloh to its fleet. The vehicles have been leased to DB Cargo for an initial three years and are already in service. With their high operational flexibility, they are designed for heavy... mehr
Delivering vital vaccines from India to Egypt
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, and global supply chain company EFL (Expolanka Freight) have carried a vital consignment of vaccines from India, the world's largest manufacturer of vaccines according to WHO, to Egypt. Leveraging Etihad... mehr
Four seafarers rescued
Four Indian seafarers who spent two years stranded on a ship in Mumbai (India) in horrific conditions have finally gone home, thanks to help from Sailors’ Society. As they stopped receiving their salaries three months ago, the men were not given shore passes or signed... mehr
AIT Worldwide fills its war chest
Less than three months after taking over Fiege's IFF activities, AIT Worldwide Logistics has concluded its partnership with private equity group Quad-C Management. While Quad-C sold its full stake, the New York City-based middle-market financial firm The Jordan Company (TJC)... mehr
7.49 t trucks for carbon-free city logistics
DB Schenker recently welcomed two fully electric and emission-free Fuso eCanter trucks from Daimler Trucks for use in Vienna (Austria). The 7.49 t vehicles have an output of 129 kW, a payload of up to 3.2 t and a range of at least 100 km. The eCanter's battery can be easily... mehr