Il-76 cargo plane probably shot down in Sudan 
An Ilyushin Il-76 freighter of New Way Cargo, which is headquartered in Ras Al Khaimah (UAE), but has strong ties to Kyrgyzstan, crashed on 21 October in North Darfur, Sudan. Further to the Aviation Safety Network, it departed its home base and headed to Amdjarass (Chad), but... more
From Istanbul to Budapest in four days
The new service, which was officially launched last weekend, is operated by Pacific Eurasia as the first private rail operator in Turkey to run an international train. According to the country’s ministry of transport, 600 trains per year are set to transport 750,000 t of export... more
Vict hosts MSC's inaugural Wallaby service
Victoria International Container Terminal (Vict) at the port of Melbourne recently welcomed the inaugural call of the enhanced Wallaby service, operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). It connects Australia, New Zealand, and North Asia, offering more reliability and... more
Improving logistics in Iraq
In a new joint venture in Iraq, Aramex is working with ZK Holding to provide enhanced domestic and international courier, forwarding and logistic s services. Though ZK Holding is based in Abu Dhabi, it has access to over 7,000 points of sale in Iraq. Combined with Aramex’s... more
Mukran port picks MD
Effective 1 January 2025, Henry Forster will assume the role of managing director at Fährhafen Sassnitz. His track record includes executive positions at Nehlsen in Bremen, GOA in Baden-Wuerttemberg and, most recently, Ihlenberger Abfallentsorgungsgesellschaft in... more
Helrom flags off its first Brenner train
The German intermodal transport specialist has introduced a 560 km long train route connecting Regensburg (Germany) with Verona (Italy) via Austria’s Brenner Pass. The service will reduce CO2 emissions by 90% compared to road haulage and marks the company’s first entry into this... more
Celebrating ten years of innovation
Japan Airlines (JAL) and Champ Cargosystems recently celebrated a decade of successful partnership, and the anniversary of JAL going live with Champ's Cargospot cargo management system. Members of both companies gathered in Tokyo to commemorate this achievement and highlight the... more
Emirates opts for Boeing
Emirates has placed a firm order for five more Boeing 777 freighters to be delivered from 2025/2026. Together with its previous orders, Emirates now has 14 Boeing 777Fs pending delivery from Boeing from now until the end of 2026. In addition, the airline has signed a... more
Dutch haulier purchases 75 e-Actros
With this new batch of e-trucks, Simon Loos will expand its existing fleet to a total of 135. This summer, the Dutch transport company was the first company outside Germany to start practical testing of the e-Actros 600, for which three professional drivers were specially... more
EFW registers its first A321P2F in South America
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a centre of excellence for Airbus passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions and a joint venture by ST Engineering and Airbus, has received the validation of its supplement type certification (V-STC) for its A321 P2F conversion programme by Brazil’s... more