A4E appoints new deputy MD 
Airlines for Europe (A4E) has appointed Laurent Donceel as deputy managing director. He joined the association in 2016. In his new role, Donceel will offer strategic guidance to A4E’s executive committee and partner with managing director Ourania Georgoutsakou to further... mehr
Skyports Drone Services partners with Equinor
Skyports Drone Services, which specialises in drone logistics, survey and monitoring operations, and the Norwegian energy firm Equinor have partnered to trial electric drone deliveries to oil installations in the North Sea. The project aims to demonstrate how on-demand cargo... mehr
Rhenus to grow in Amsterdam Port
The Rhenus Group is set to acquire a 49.99 % stake in Rietlanden Terminals, which operates two terminals at the Port of Amsterdam, Europe's fourth largest seaport. This move strengthens Rhenus' European port network and aligns with the Port of Amsterdam's sustainability strategy... mehr
Quantron wins order for 38 zero-emission trucks
The order includes battery-electric heavy commercial vehicles and will be delivered to Hama Trucks in Augsburg, Germany. The vehicles are tractor units and rigid trucks of the Quantorn QHM BEV model with a 450 kWh battery system. Equipped with an aerodynamic package, the... mehr
Emergent Cold Latam expands to Rio
Emergent Cold Latin America, a cold storage logistics operator, has signed an agreement to acquire a facility located in Rio de Janeiro. The transaction is expected to be completed within two months. The facility is in Duque de Caxias, an important distribution point for the... mehr
Air Tahiti Nui extends partnership with Unilode
Unilode Aviation Solutions, a provider of outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, and Air Tahiti Nui, the flag carrier of French Polynesia, have extended their ULD management partnership to 2029. Air Tahiti Nui operates four Boeing 787-9... mehr
CSX names rail industry veteran as COO
CSX Corporation has appointed Mike Cory, a railway executive with more than 40 years of operations experience, as its executive vice president and chief operating officer. Formerly executive vice president and chief operating officer for the Canadian National (CN) Railway,... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Honebana is the Japanese art of making flowers from... animal bones. mehr
Superstars for Finnlines
Finnlines, which operates ro-ro and passenger services in the Baltics and the North Sea, has introduced two new vessels on the Kapellskär–Långnäs–Naantali route, with the first vessel, the 'M/S Finnsirius', making its maiden call at the port of Kapellskär on 15 September... mehr
Chinese tea to Africa by rail and sea
The first train loaded with 56,000 kgs of selenium-rich tea leaves from Chinese Hubei Province left Yichang on 12 September and arrived in Ningbo Port just two days later, China Railways reported. At Ningo Beilun Port in Zhejiang, the goods were transferred to a sea vessel for... mehr