A healthcare hub in Alberta 
Medline Canada has inaugurated a new 14,865 sqm distribution hub in Rocky View, Alberta, to expand its medical supplies operations. Just north of Calgary, the facility offers connections to Alberta and western Canada. With an existing network of eight facilities from St... more
Direct flights between Bonaire and Barranquilla
As of July, the small regional airline Z Air, based in Willemstad on the Caribbean Island of Curaçao, which belongs to the Netherlands, is launching new regular international flights between the Dutch island of Bonaire (BON) and Barranquilla (BAQ) in Colombia. Initially,... more
A strategic airfreight partnership in Australia
Team Global Express has entered into a strategic USD 480 million, seven-year partnership with the trans-Tasman cargo airline Texel Air Australasia. This cooperation has introduced four Boeing 737-800 BCF (Boeing converted freighter) aircraft to Team Global Express’ domestic... more
Premiering SAF partnership on TUI flights
ECS Group contributes 1% SAF towards the incremental fuel burn associated with the cargo carried on all TUI flights, and forwarders can opt in to contribute 10% SAF for the transport of their shipments. The SAF cooperation between ECS Group and TUI began in August 2022. Since... more
Carrying forward a Chinese REIT
ESR Group has received approval for its REIT application in China. As part of this real estate investment trust, the company is expected to raise over RMB 2.438 billion. The China securities regulatory commission approved the group’s application to register and list ESR China... more
Hupac extends terminal fleet in Italy
Hupac has added a new shunting locomotive to boost train-in/train-out services at its intermodal terminal in Busto Arsizio and Piacenza. The Swiss combined transport specialist manages eight shunting locomotives at its Italian transload facilities in the Busto Arsizio,... more
IBS Software picks CEO
IBS Software, a global SaaS solutions provider to the travel industry, has appointed Somit Goyal as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately. Somit succeeds Anand Krishnan, who has served as CEO of IBS Software since 2018. Goyal brings a wealth of... more
Expanding Europe-wide shipping service
CLDN and Transfennica have added another link to their shipping services in Zeebrugge, offering broader connections in Northern and Western Europe. Transfennica's service between Antwerp and the ports of Hanko, Kotka, Rauma (Finland), and Paldiski (Estonia) will call at CLDN's... more
Kombiverkehr: modal shift reduced in 2023
With a total of 815,467 truckloads (one load corresponds to the capacity of a truck-trailer combination), or 1.63 million teu, the overall number of containers, swap bodies and semitrailers transported dropped by 15.9% last year compared with 2022. Transport volumes... more