Blood plasma from Manchester to San Francisco 
"ACS Time Critical", Air Charter Service's offering for most urgent shipments, went the extra mile for a transatlantic onboard courier (OBC) job that was ultra time sensitive, due to the consignment’s extremely limited shelf life - blood-plasma had to be kept cool and... more
Breaking previous project cargo record
MSC Vietnam has set a new record for project cargo with the transport of a 31 m disassembled lifting frame from Vung Tau, surpassing its previous record set five months ago. This achievement highlights MSC Vietnam's expertise in handling breakbulk cargo and its commitment to... more
Already 4 million zero emission km
Schneider National, a USA-based provider of transport, intermodal and logistics services, has been selected as the Pepsico Asset Sustainability Carrier of the Year for the third time in a row. For over two decades, Schneider has worked closely with Pepsico and became the... more
China/Africa: 1,000th rail/ship intermodal trip
The jubilee train, loaded with porcelain and other goods, was dispatched from Hunan in China and is now en route to Africa. The Hunan-Guangdong-Africa intermodal connection is China's first passage using Africa-bound rail and sea services. Departing from the CRRC Zhuzhou... more
New partnership at BUD airport
Menzies Aviation has joined forces with Airport Services Budapest (AS Budapest) to extend its portfolio of ground handling, cargo, and lounge services at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD) in Hungary. AS Budapest works for several major airlines at Hungary’s... more
100% renewable energy
Geodis recently switched its operations in Denmark to 100% renewable energy supplies. The shift is expected to cut Geodis Denmark’s annual CO2 footprint by almost 40 t. Its EWII certificate is valid until the end of 2025 and ensures that the company’s electricity consumption... more
MPS launches training simulator at Tema
Meridian Port Services (MPS), a joint venture between Ghana Ports and Harbours, Africa Global Logistics, and APM Terminals, has opened an equipment simulation facility at the port of Tema. This initiative, the first of its kind in Ghana, aims to enhance productivity... more
Wind of change over Georgia Ports
Georgia Ports Authority has named Flavio Batista (left) as CCO and Rob Dooley (right) as CFO, effective 1 July 2024. The appointments are part of a succession plan implemented in 2023 to replace CFO Michaela Thompson, who retired on 30 June 2024, and CCO Cliff Pyron, who has... more
Foldable EUR exchange frame for pallets
The Austrian Federal Railways ÖBB, parent company of the Rail Cargo Group, has developed a foldable EUR exchange frame as a supplement to the Euro pallet. Although foldable stacking fr ames already exist, there has been no uniform standard for them so far. The new product now... more
