Faster delivery 
After a record year for Germany‘s courier, express and parcel service industry with an estimated volume of more than 4 million parcels delivered across the country, providers are now considering how to further optimise their parcel delivery services for their customers. To... plus
Engine failure hits Boeing freighter too
The operators of B777 freighters are likely to get off with no more than a black eye. After the dramatic engine failure of a United Airlines B777 over Denver, pictured with spectacular photographs in the public media, Boeing recommends suspending operations of the 69 in-service... plus
More service for time-critical spare parts
The Militzer & Münch group has introduced a new time-critical spare parts supply service at its location at Hamburg airport. The service is used particularly in cases of an “aircraft on ground” alarm (AOG). Militzer & Münch recently extended this offer to other... plus
Now also every Wednesday to Chicago
Responding to increased demand for air freight transport options out of Europe, Dachser USA is expanding its dedicated Frankfurt-Chicago air cargo service, operated every Saturday, with the addition of a second flight. It will be operated by American Airlines with B777 / PAX... plus
Building a new rail hub in Hungary
HHLA intermodal company Metrans is building another rail terminal in Hungary to expand its transport services along the Adriatic corridor and towards southern and south-eastern Europe. HHLA and the Hungarian government have signed an agreement to this effect. The hub... plus
Saving more than 1 million t of CO2
In 2020, Kombiverkehr, Germany, managed to shift a total of 858,079 truck consignments or 1.72 million teu from road and sea to the eco-friendly railways, saving 1,005,000 t of CO2. Due to the pandemic, transport volumes of containers, swap bodies and semi trailers dropped by... plus
Finnish forwarders join forces
Turku-headquartered Finnish haulier Freja has acquired the business and share capital of TL Trans, a specialist in temperature-controlled transport. TL Trans’s personnel and equipment will be transferred to Freja. Freja Finland’s current capacity of roughly 850 curtain trailers... plus
Vaccines to Greenland
Air Transport International (ATI), a passenger and cargo airline headquartered in Wilmington OH (USA), has expanded its wide-body freighter fleet by taking delivery of a B767-300ERF. Last month, the subsidiary of the Air Transport Services Group, which also works for the US... plus
World fleet reaches milestone
According to data from Clarksons Research, the global merchant fleet of ships passed the threshold of 100,000 units (with more than 100 GT) at the beginning of February. A total of 100,001 vessels were registered, with an average tonnage of 21,355 dwt and an average age of the... plus
Bhat's successor to head freight business at Swiss
Lorenzo Stoll has been appointed as head of Swiss Worldcargo. He will assume his new position, reporting to CFO Markus Binkert, on 1 April, succeeding Ashwin Bhat, who will take up new duties as chief commercial officer of Lufthansa Cargo on 1 March. Stoll joined Swiss in... plus