New Orca generation on the attack 

Heavy lift and project cargo carriers the German SAL Heavy Lift and Dutch Jumbo Shipping have inked agreements for four newbuilds and two optional new generation heavy lift vessels. The vessels will be built at the Wuhu Shipyard in China. SAL Hea vy Lift and its partner Jumbo... mehr
Curaçao Airport Partners welcomes Jonny Andersen 

The shareholders of Curaçao Airport Partners (CAP) have named Jonny Andersen the new CEO of CAP, effective 1 September 2022. During his career, Andersen has worked as CEO at Kenya airports authority in Kenya, as director national airports at Avinor in Norway, and senior vice... mehr
Teesside Airport opens cargo handling facility 

Teesside International Airport has officially opened a new GBP 2.5 million cargo handling facility. The purpose-built 1,951 sqm hangar provides modern security screening technology, as well as handling, freight-forwarding, customs clearage and storage. The facility can also... mehr
Mining company to test fossil-free ore transport 

Mining company Kaunis Iron is investing in green iron ore transports. In partnership with Volvo Trucks, it will test heavy electric trucks of 74 t in a unique project. Kaunis Iron has earmarked SEK 0.5 billion (EUR 46,500) for the acquisition of new electric trucks. Today,... mehr
Niedersachsen Ports picks Volker Weiss 

Volker Weiss (centre), the former head of the Emden branch, has been appointed technical managing director of the port company Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts). He will replace Folker Kielgast (right), who will retire at the end of 2022. Kielgast and Holger Banik (left),... mehr
Expanded online booking service 

With immediate effect, the booking platform Fast Track has also gone on stream at the German DUSS Terminal Munich-Riem allowing VTG customers at this terminal to go online and book single wagons (90-foot container carriers) for maritime and continental transports at any time.... mehr
Cargo still saving overall performance 

Thanks to robust demand for cargo, Finnair continued operating to most of its Asian destinations in August 2022. Despite the closure of Russian airspace, most cargo figures improved year-on-year and remained close to those of July 2022. Available scheduled cargo tonne... mehr
Renault builds new trucks recycling facility 

Increasing its focus on the circular economy, truck manufacturer Renault is setting up a used parts factory recycling plant in Vénissieux, France, where trucks will be dismantled and their parts reused. Renault Trucks has been investing in the circular economy for five... mehr
Drewry on the flow of new containers 

In its latest report, "Container Census & Leasing Annual Review & Forecast 2022/23", London-based maritime research consultancy Drewry estimates that congestion across global supply chains means that containers were 15 to 20% less productive than in pre-Covid... mehr
Coastair Group starts new chapter 

Coastair Group, which is based at Liege Airport (Belgium), is opening an office in UK, Coastair Chartering, at Farnborough Airport. The new UK head office is located at The Hub, Farnborough Business Park, Hampshire, and is based in the former airport terminal and control... mehr