15 years safe on the ground 

The Safety Audit for Ground Operations (Isago), an industry programme for the global oversight of ground handling service providers (GHSPs) introduced by the International Air Transport Association (Iata), has been advancing aviation safety for the last 15 years. It is based on... mehr
One elephant and many flowers transit Florida 

With Mother’s Day celebrations taking place around the globe, Atlas Air saw flower volumes bloom. This year, the US cargo carrier shipped 8,000 t of fresh roses and a variety of other blooms from Colombia and Ecuador to Miami. Furthermore, in the north of Florida, Atlas Air... mehr
1,450 EVs worldwide in two years' time 

Ceva Logistics is planning to grow its fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) to 1,450 by the end of 2025. The expanded EV fleet would reduce the company’s CO2 emissions by 67,000 t per year — the equivalent of 30,000 round trips by a truck between Paris and Munich. Along with the... mehr
Maersk opens warehouse in Cape Town 

A.P. Moller – Maersk has inaugurated its first warehousing and distribution facility in Cape Town in South Africa. The hub will offer easy connectivity to rail, road, air and port infrastructure and serve as an important link in integrated logistics solutions. The new... mehr
CBP and FDA seize Apetamin worth USD 688,000 

US Customs and Border Protection officers and US Food and Drug Administration consumer safety officers seized over 25,000 bottles of Apetamin, an appetite-stimulating and potentially harmful weight-gain supplement popularised on social media, on 28 April 2023, after it arrived... mehr
Agility's acquisitions pay off in Q1/2023 

Kuwait-based Agility ended Q1/2023 with earnings of KWD 15.3 million (EUR 45.7 million), an increase of 20% over the same period in 2022. Agility’s ebitda increased 78.1% to KWD 60.4 million (EUR 180.5 million) and revenue grew 142.7% to KWD 320.5 million (EUR 958 million).... mehr
Achtung – Datenklau! 

Gemeinsame Charta von Fiata und GSF, Digitalisierung ist auch in der Logistik das Gebot der Stunde – aber ohne Datensicherheit ist ihre Entwicklung gefährdet. Fiata und GSF zeigen auf, wie es gehen sollte. mehr
Name change at the age of 45 

Europe-based global logistics company Boltas is moving forward: With 45 years of experience, it continues to grow with its offices, warehouses and employees in Germany, Turkey, Italy, Romania and France. After having operated under the name of Çobantur Boltas for nearly half a... mehr
Logistics with added value 

Dachser has signed a joint venture agreement with the Japanese logistics company Nishi-Nippon Railroad. Dachser Japan K.K.’s first office will open in Tokyo at the end of 2023. As part of Dachser's global network, the Japanese location will offer air and sea transport with... mehr
MSC linking Africa, the Middle East and India 

MSC is continuing to enhance its services between Africa, the Middle East and India and launching two direct connections between India and Africa: the India Africa Service (IAS), and the India to South Africa Service. Both of them have a weekly frequency. The first one, IAS,... mehr