"Curiosity of the Day" 
On the Polynesian island of Ua Pou, widows used to wear the skull of their deceased husbands around their necks for the rest of their lives. more
Close to Madrid
Farsound is expanding its operations in Spain with the opening of a new facility close to Madrid-Barajas Airport. The company’s new warehouse and operational facilities will be located in San Fernando de Henares, a town in the province of Madrid, and will be fully... more
Salvatore Sciacchitano re-elected Icao president 
Salvatore Sciacchitano has been re-elected for a second three-year term as president of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao). Sciacchitano first assumed the office of Icao council president on 1 January 2020. Prior to this, he was part of the... more
Atlas Air announces results for Q3/2022
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has reported a Q3/2022 net income of USD 60.1 million, or USD 1.79 per diluted share, compared with the net income of USD 119.5 million, or USD 3.91 per diluted share, in Q3/2021. On an adjusted basis, ebitda totalled USD 194.0 million in Q3/2022... more
A comprehensive EV charging infrastructure
Nikola, a specialist for zero-emissions transportation, and the EV charging network Charge Point are joining forces to accelerate the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure for fleets in USA. The collaboration will enable Nikola and its network to resell... more
From Gibraltar to Algeciras
GAC is opening an office in Algeciras. It is actually only the first of several new locations the company is planning to set up in Spain. The move, which comes three years after the opening of GAC Gibraltar, represents the latest step in the company’s European growth... more
To counter airfreight ‘tourism’
German forwarders lament the consequences of a strict national framework. The efforts made by the logistics industry, airlines and airports to stabilise airfreight supply chains have also to be flanked by political framework conditions that sustainably strengthen the market... more
LTG Cargo to despatch test train to Trieste
The Lithuanian carrier LTG Cargo, the freight arm of the Lietuvos Geležinkeliai group (LTG), is set to launch regular services to and from Italy. LTG Cargo’s first intermodal test train has been prepared to leave for the port of Trieste. During the test run, semi-trailers... more
More mega-trucks in Spain
XPO Logistics has launched three new mega-truck routes in Spain connecting Bilbao with Valladolid and Madrid with Barcelona on a daily basis. The routes are integrated into XPO’s day and night LTL distribution network with the specific aim to expand service to companies in the... more
Skyteam Cargo Alliance re-elects Teddy Zebitz
The global alliance Skyteam Cargo has re-elected Saudia Cargo CEO Teddy Zebitz as chairperson of its executive board for another (consecutive) two-year term. The executive board comprises the cargo executives of all the alliance's members. The appointment to the board, which... more