Major milestone in US unmanned aviation 
After completing more than 3,000 flights for healthcare systems in Switzerland, the Californian drone technology provider Matternet is now partnering with UPS in the first Federal Aviation Administration sanctioned use of a drone for routine revenue flights involving the... more
GAC picks new CEO for Sri Lanka
Business veteran Ravi Edirisinghe has been appointed director/CEO of the GAC Group of companies in Sri Lanka. He will contribute 27 years of knowledge and experience in strategic planning, business development and re-engineering, supply chain management, logistics and project... more
Wind in Teesside's sails
Northeast England-based PD Ports says it supports the offshore wind sector deal agreed by the industry and the UK government. The deal declares that a third of all UK electricity will be produced by offshore wind by 2030. The industry is growing across Teesside and is now... more
Garbe building extension for Hellmann
Garbe Industrial Real Estate is adding a 5,500 sqm extension to its world cargo centre in Norderstedt (Germany). Another hall will be built on the airfreight handling site that is adjacent to Hamburg airport. The work is slated for completion in December 2019. The expansion... more
New partnership in Indiana's short-line rail network
In the USA, G&W’s affiliates, Peoria & Western Railway (TPW) and Central Railroad Company of Indianapolis (CERA), have signed long-term agreements to lease and operate the Winamac Southern Railway and Kokomo Railroad, respectively, which together own 92 km of track in... more
Spanish airline becomes more cargo-friendly
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, has delivered the first of two A330-200 aircraft to Spain’s third-leading, long-haul airline Wamos Air. The second aircraft is slated for delivery in June 2019. In another move to... more
ICP certificate for signalling system on Saudi Arabian...
TUV Rheinland Middle East has completed a major milestone in the upgrading of the Saudi Railway Company (SAR) infrastructure. The testing company recently certified SAR's north south railway, which operates ETCS Level 2 equipped trains as well as freight locomotives, hauling... more
Noerpel augments management
The Noerpel Group has chosen Gianluca Crestani to shoulder responsibility for the strategic development of its human resources, as of May 2019. Crestani’s department will be housed in the family-owned logistics service provider’s new facility in Odelzhausen (Germany).... more
SAS Cargo going digital with Unilode
Ahead of the Nordic Air Cargo Symposium which is taking place today and tomorrow in Oslo, the Scandinavian carrier SAS Cargo and the ULD services provider Unilode Aviation Solutions will further deepen their collaboration with Unilode digitising SAS Cargo's container fleet as... more
Yang Ming: rising revenue and volumes
The Keelung (Taiwan)-based carrier Yang Ming reported a net loss of USD 218.5 million in 2018. The company said that the shortfall was due to the ever greater impact of bunkering prices on operating results. However, there was some good news. According to a stock exchange... more