Mullen, Menzies, and Loop: pilot at LAX underway 
Mullen Automotive, an emerging electric vehicle manufacturer, is launching a 60-day pilot programme for Class 1 EV cargo vans with Menzies Aviation and Loop Global at Los Angeles International Airport. Menzies Aviation is piloting Mullen Automotive electric vans and Loop... mehr
Cool investments in Georgia Ports
Amongst others, Georgia Ports on the US East Coast is to spend around USD 6 million to expand refrigerated container capacity. Private chilled and frozen warehouse space in Savannah is set to grow by 11% in 2023 to more than 204,000 sqm. The GPA board recently approved the... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Those who suffer from anuptaphobia are afraid of remaining single. mehr
Rieck picks Sascha Lassau
Sascha Lassau has been appointed to the management team of Rieck Systemspedition, the forwarding arm of Ulrich Rieck & Söhne Internationale Speditionsgesellschaft. Detlef Helsing, Michael Gruner and Christian Stuhr have been at the helm the group since 2015. As of Q2/2023,... mehr
XPO's spin-off takes its toll
XPO Logistics generated revenues of USD 1.83 billion in Q4/2022, surpassing the USD 1.77 billion achieved in Q3/2021. Yet, the company witnessed a net loss due to three impacts primarily related to the RXO spin-off completed in November: a USD 64 million non-cash goodwill... mehr
Erstmals in Europa
Das zweite von vier Schwesterschiffen von Chipolbrok auf Kurs. Eine neue Generation von Mehrzweckfrachtern von Chipolbrok ist auf dem Weg. Kürzlich lief das zweite von vier Schwesterschiffen erstmals europäische Häfen an. Neben Projektladung sind die Schiffe auf Schütt- und... mehr
Rural areas hold most dangers for truckers
Snap, a provider of smart payment systems for the road haulage industry, reports that Bulgaria, Poland, and Czechia have Europe’s most hazardous roads for truck drivers and that Bulgaria has more fatal HGV collisions per year than Poland and Czechia combined. The countries with... mehr
Deepening cooperation
Air Canada Carto and Emirates Skycargo have now taken the next step in their strategic commercial partnership which they inked last year. The partners now signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) at Emirates headquarters in Dubai. Under its terms, Air Canada Cargo and... mehr
Xpediator wins on the Continent
In a first draft of its 2022 unaudited results, UK-based freight management company Xpediator reported rising revenues due to a strong Continental business. The Braintree-based freight forwarder stated that its 2022 revenues were just below GBP 400 million (EUR 454 million), up... mehr
Pharma.Aero gains five new associate partners
Pharma.Aero is expanding its global network of life science and medtech stakeholders by onboarding Hazgo, Topa Thermal, Smart CAE, Nippon Express and Air Cargo Logistics as associate partners. Hazgo is part of the Brussels Airport community and offers a wide array of... mehr