Smartlynx registers first freighter in Malta 
Smartlynx, a family member of the Riga (Latvia)-headquartered Avia Solutions Group, has introduced the first freighter aircraft registered in Malta which is also the first of its type to be added to the Smartlynx line-up of A320 and A321. Leased by launch customer Vallair, the... more
Northeast Italy joins intermodal network
Two new links to expand Hupac's network: Firstly, the company has re-launched its Italian shuttle service between Porderone and Novara providing multiple gateway connections to Benelux / Germany / Scandinavia / France and Italy. The service started with three roundtrips a week.... more
A cool move from South Africa to Namibia
In South Africa, Deep Catch Namibia Holdings (Deep Catch) is changing hands. An affiliate of Imperial Logistics, Imperial Capital, is investing approx. ZAR 633 million (USD 45 million) in the acquisition of the cool chain company. Headquartered in Namibia with subsidiaries... more
Two round trips between Tokyo and Alibaba's cave
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is operating two freighter round trips between the airport of Hangzhou (HGH), home of Alibaba, and Tokyo (NRT). The B767F service (50 t capacity) is provided in response to increased demand for transportation services with the growth of cross-border... more
End of Yantian turmoil in sight?
The Chinese Port of Yantian, which handles 13 million teu per year, regularly keeps causing turmoil due to a pandemic outbreak that started several weeks ago. According to the American maritime consultancy Project 44, rising numbers of re-routings and dwell times take their... more
20,000 trucks less on Brenner axis
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is now running a new nonstop night train between the terminal in Sommacampagna-Sona near Verona (Italy) and the trailer port in Regensburg (Germany) operated by Bayernhafen. To begin with, the intermodal connection will offer three round trips per... more
K+N to rotate for Leonardo
Leonardo, a technology supplier for the aerospace, defence and security industries, has contracted Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) for a period of five years. The Swiss-based logistics company is providing contract logistics services in particular to Leonardo Helicopters in UK. The... more
First Malaysian freight service into Nanning
On track with its network expansion plans to increase destinations within the Asia-Pacific markets, Raya Airways recently marked the entry of its freight services into the city of Nanning, the capital of the autonomous region Guangxi Zhuang in southern China - a first for a... more
Promotion at Movianto Group
European healthcare logistics provider Movianto has promoted previous VP Europe North Thomas Creuzberger to CEO. As part of the French Walden Group, family-owned Movianto specialises in logistics and transport for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. Stephane Baudry,... more
More space for manoeuvre at Panama
The Panama Canal Authority recently increased the maximum length (LOA) allowed for vessels passing the Neopanamax Locks. Now, the LOA for call units on regular transits through these locks is exactly 370.33 m. This is almost 3 m up from the previous limit of 367.28 m.... more