Going deeper into biodiesel fuel 
There are four players in the game. MOL, its affiliate MOL Chemical Tankers (MOLCT), the commodity trading company Trafigura and its vessel fuel supply joint-venture company TFG Marine recently inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) concerning a joint study on the full-scale... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
When people lose weight, most of the body fat they lose is lost through breathing. The rest is excreted as urine or sweat. more
New clients for Craiss
Craiss Logistik, an owner-managed medium-sized provider based in Germany, almost tripled its turnover in the consumer goods transport segment as an existing customer reorganised its deliveries to shops in southwest Germany. Craiss is aiming to commission a larger logistics... more
Bueno, bonito, barato
Qatar Airways Cargo runs Latin American charter services for Cainiao. more
New licensed player in Croatia
CD Cargo Adria has received all the necessary authorisations to operate railfreight services in Croatia. This 100% subsidiary of the Czech carrier CD Cargo opened in October last year. The company now expects to start operating transport services under its own licence in a... more
65 million Covid test kits from China to Australia
Over the past six weeks, aircraft charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has arranged over 65 charter flights carrying 3,000 t from China to Australia. Each flight had more than one million Covid test kits on board, which are provided free to all Australian... more
Kargo Xpress banks on Champ’s Cargospot
M Jets International (DBA Kargo Xpress) has become Malaysia’s first carrier to implement Champ’s advanced Cargospot application. The airline, which delivers innovative middle-mile logistics solutions with a growing fleet of freighter aircraft, will use Cargospot to manage its... more
Bluebird Nordic appoints Audrone Keinyte
Bluebird Nordic, an Icelandic ACMI leasing and airfreight company and a member of the Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Audrone Keinyte as its CEO. Keinyte is also taking over as CEO at BBN Cargo Airlines Holdings, Bluebird Nordic’s holding company. Keinyte joined the... more
First place in quality ranking
Freight forwarder Hans Geis from Kürnach in Germany has won first place in the quality ranking published by the general cargo cooperation IDS Logistik. As in the previous year, the Noerpel depot in Kempten came in second. Geis Eurocargo in Satteldorf is among the top three for... more
Dwell times in Europe on the rise
Chicago-based intelligence provider Four Kites has reported that ocean dwell times for exports and transhipments in Europe have increased from mid-February to mid-April. Currently, dwell times are up by 10% and 22% for exports and transhipments, respectively. Especially in... more