Which are the most climate effective measures? 
The freight sector plays an important role dealing with climate change and in reaching the Paris Agreement goals. But which measures are in fact the most efficient in the freight transport business? A new study, funded by the Coalition for Reimagined Mobility shows that two... more
Latam resumes flights to the Falkland Islands
Tomorrow, 2 July 2022, the South American airline Latam will resume its scheduled service from Punta Arenas (Chile) to Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands, which was suspended in March 2020. The once-weekly A320 has an underfloor cargo capacity of approximately 2 t and makes... more
When things take off in China
The Austria-based freight forwarding group Cargo-Partner is looking back on a successful H1/2022, especially with regards to the expansion of its activities in China. In January, the company enlarged its branch office in Beijing and opened a new warehouse in Kunshan, in... more
World trade on its way up again
In May 2022, the container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) soared to 123.6 points from 122.1 points (seasonally adjusted) the month before, according to the latest flash... more
Boeing's nine suppliers of the year 2022
At its “2022 supplier of the year” event, which was held in Los Angeles earlier this month, Boeing announced the following winners for each category: Supplier diversity: Delaware Resource Group of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City; outstanding performance: Geocontrol Systems, Houston,... more
100 new truck parking spaces
Today (1 July 2022), Asfinag is opening two new rest areas on the S 3 Weinviertler Schnellstrasse near Wullersdorf and Schöngrabern in Austria. They will offer a total of more than 140 vehicle parking spaces, including 104 for trucks alone. The two rest areas include safety... more
Frankfurt-Hahn airport finds buyer
Jan Markus Plathner, the insolvency administrator for the companies of the Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Group, has announced that the transaction process for the Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Group and its assets has now been successfully concluded. The purchaser is Frankfurt-based Swift... more
Young logistics talents in 2022
At its general meeting on 23 June 2022, the DSLV Bundesverband Spedition und Logistik (German Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association) once again honoured the outstanding achievements of young freight forwarders. This year, the Young Freight Forwarder Germany Award,... more
Building up an FCEV fleet
DB Schenker is gradually building up a hydrogen-powered fleet of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in partnership with leasing start-up Hylane. Hylane is part of DEVK and specialises in providing comprehensive hydrogen solutions in the logistics sector. The fuel cell... more
Managing spare parts for Iceland Air
Icelandair Technical Operations has contracted B&H Worldwide as its global partner for managing its time-critical, AOG (aircraft-on-ground) and urgent airline spares shipments. This is the official renewal of the relationship which first began five years ago, in 2017. ... more