155 PAX aircraft temporarily converted in 2020 
Further to British aviation analyst Cirium, 155 aircraft had most if not all of their passenger seats removed last year in order to transport cargo in the cabin. Increased demand for PPE manufactured in Asia required fast distribution across the world. This coincided with... more
A future for young people?
Europa Worldwide Group, a specialist road, air & sea and warehouse operator, aims to support young people by developing its own career programme. The RAPID career development programme for school-leavers has been re-launched in 2021 with an extension that focuses on... more
HSF changes hands
Danish DFDS has acquired the cold chain logistics company HSF Logistics Group, which provides temperature-controlled services for food producers. The group operates four brands, with HSF Logistics being a major player in the Netherlands, Germany and UK. N&K Spedition and... more
VP promotions at Bolt Express
Bolt Express, headquartered in Toledo (Ohio), has promoted three new members to its senior management team. Jorge Cazares, who has 20 years of experience in expedite transportation, has been promoted to vice president, operations for Mexico cross border services. Sam... more
Rotterdam: Innovation boosts railway
The C.RO Ports terminal in the Botlek in Rotterdam will be the first terminal to add ‘VEGA-VTG plates’ to its portfolio. These platforms can be used for transporting non-craneable trailers by rail. The trailer is driven onto the platform, after which it can be loaded on board... more
Reception in Miami
Global Crossing Airlines Group, operating as "GlobalX", has taken delivery of its first A320 aircraft, marking the beginning of the new airline which has also big cargo plans. Chairman and CEO Ed Wegel: "We are building our airline around Airbus with the A320 and... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In 1914, it took 93 minutes to build a Ford Model T on the assembly line. more
Jan de Rijk augments fleet
Dutch company Jan de Rijk Logistics, with headquarters in Roosendaal, is enhancing its fleet. Daniel Uijtdewillegen, its director for international transport, recently received the keys of the first batch of new trucks from Johan Claassen, sales manager with TB Bastianen.... more
Port of Brussels shows resilience
While waterway transport is under pressure because of the economic slowdown caused by pandemic, overall traffic in the port of Brussels moved sideways in 2020 (+0.3%). The port handled 4.95 million t of cargo for Brussels in 2020 (5.22 million t in 2019) and 1.7 million t in... more
The industry remained lively
The contradictory news of 2020 included hiring freezes and people frequently changing jobs. Moritz Blaser, a specialist in human resource services, explained the background of this and other paradoxes to Christian Doepgen. more