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RIP the ‘Berlin Candy Bomber’ 
It is with deep sadness that his foundation has announced the passing of Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen, aka the ‘Berlin Candy Bomber’, who became famous for dropping candy to German children during the Berlin Airlift (1948–1949). He passed away peacefully on 16 Feburary 2022, at... more
Hermes and DPD stop joint venture
Hermes Germany and DPD Deutschland have decided not to prolong the operations of Parcel Lock, a joint company that was created to develop IT solutions for locker systems. The operational activities of the joint venture, which started in 2016, will be terminated in the course of... more
RATs everywhere
Operating nine charter flights through to 20 February 2022, Air New Zealand is currently helping to bring in tens of millions of rapid antigen tests (RATs) to support the country's Covid-19 response over the coming months. General manager cargo Anna Palairet: "We've been... more
Two new direct trains for Sweden
Swedish rail freight operator Green Cargo is expanding its hinterland connections in Sweden. With two new domestic direct lines from Trelleborg and Gothenburg, the company is responding to the growing demand for eco-friendly intermodal services to transport goods that arrive at... more
Not only flowers from Kenya
Since early January, Kenya Airways Cargo has been shipping fresh produce exports, such as avocadoes, fish, chilies, mangoes, pineapple, peanuts, bananas and green vegetables, directly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to the rest of the world. Kisumu's county... more
Lineas picks Bernard Gustin
Lineas' general assembly has named Bernard Gustin, former Brussels Airlines CEO, as new independent director and executive chairman of the board of directors. Gilles Mougenot will be vice-chairman and chairman of newly to be set-up nomination committee. Geert Pauwels is... more
A direct link from Northern Europe to China
Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd will soon replace its Far East Loop 6, 7 and 8 services. The shipping company is launching a new direct China Germany Express (CGX) service. The two-port loop product will directly connect Northern Europe with Southern China on a weekly... more
KWE also wins in 2021
Japan’s Kintetsu World Express (KWE) has reported its financial results for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending 31 March 2022. While revenues went up by JPY 703.2 billion (USD 6.06 billion), an increase of 65.6% compared to the same period in 2020, operating income... more
More intermodal links to Rotterdam and UK
A new five weekly train now connects the CT terminal in the inland port Bayernhafen Nürnberg (Germany) with Rotterdam Cobelfret (The Netherlands). From Rotterdam, there are ferry links to UK and Ireland. Containers, semi-trailers and swap bodies can be transported on this... more