More than a million Covid-19 vaccines 
Over a million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been transported through IAG Cargo's dedicated facilities at London Heathrow, Madrid and Dublin (photo) to North America and Europe. Amongst these shipments are 80,000 doses from Madrid to the Canary Islands and the first batch of... mehr
Modernisation continues
Russian Railways invested over RUB 18 billion (around EUR 200 million) in the development of the Kuzbass region of West Siberian Railways in 2020. This is around 60% more than the total for 2019. The investment enabled the most important sections of 135 km of railtracks to... mehr
Delta Cargo upgrades management
Atlanta-based Delta Cargo announces two key leadership positions in the organisation, effective immediately. Joining as managing director commercial, Jannie Davel (right) will lead the company’s cargo commercial activities including sales, alliances and product management.... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Scotland has 421 words for snow, including 'sneesl' (to start raining or snowing), 'feefle' (to swirl) or 'flinkdrinkin' (light snow). mehr
More equipment for La Réunion
The terminal of Iles de la Réunion has purchased eight diesel-electric straddle carriers. Four of the machines will be delivered to SGM Manutention and four to Société de Manutention et de Consignation Maritime (Somacom). The order was already booked in 2020, and delivery is... mehr
Speeding up urban deliveries in USA
Forwarder Geodis has developed a new digital platform to enable retailers to deliver goods such as fashion items, health and personal care and high-tech merchandise directly to US consumers from the nearest retail store in just a few hours. This technology uses already... mehr
Hellmann and Rhenus split up
Rhenus Freight Logistics and Hellmann Worldwide have ended their cooperation in the eastern part of Germany. After having acquired 50% of Rhenus' joint venture shares with retroactive effect from 1 January 2021, Hellmann has become the sole shareholder of the road and contract... mehr
Concrete steps towards full-freighter capacities
Air Transport Services Group's subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management has agreed to purchase two B767-300ER from Air Canada, convert them from passenger to freighter configuration, and lease them back to Air Canada. This is the first sale-leaseback agreement between the US and... mehr
Kommt im März die Wende?
Die Fluglinien haben seit letzten März reagiert (Grafik), aber sind noch immer nicht fähig, dem Markt genügend Kapazitäten zu bieten. Während die internationale Tonnage im November 15% unter der des Vorjahresmonates lag, klettern die Yields auf über 50%. mehr
Swiss back to Seoul, Asia and the Americas
Swiss Worldcargo continues to expand its global network. Beginning today, 15 January 2021, the carrier adds Seoul Incheon as a new destination to its network and resumes flights to its newly added destination Osaka. Weekly frequencies to Peking and Hong Kong will also be... mehr