Mack Trucks awarded 
This year's winner of the international Swedish Steel Prize is the American company, Mack Trucks Inc. The prize was awarded for the company's innovative suspension system, which takes full advantage of the properties of high-strength steel. Mack Trucks' new suspension solution... more
Honold Logistik investing in pharmaceuticals logistics
The German service provider Honold Logistik recently handed over the second construction stage of the Neu-Ulm logistics park (southern Germany) to the company Ratiopharm. Since the end of August 2013, 20,000 sqm of logistics space and 3,800 sqm of offices have been phased in on... more
Grimaldi named Fiat-Chrysler's logistics supplier 2013
The Italian Grimaldi Group was presented with Fiat-Chrysler's Qualitas Award 2013 in the supply chain/logistics supplier category at the Supplier Qualitas Convention. The awards ceremony, which took place at the Gianni Agnelli auditorium at Fiat-Chrysler's headquarters in... more
Northern African airlines order Airbus aircraft
At the recent Dubai Airshow 2013, the European airframe manufacturer Airbus received five firm orders from Qatar Airways Cargo (plus eight commitments) and one firm order with Etihad Airways for the versatile A330-200F, bringing the order and commitment total to14 orders valued... more
Jet Aviation Dubai welcomes new general manager
Hardy Bütschi will be the new vice-president and general manager of Jet Aviation’s maintenance and FBO operations in Dubai, effective January 2014. In his new role, Bütschi is responsible for overseeing the company’s maintenance and FBO operations at Dubai international airport,... more
RheinCargo boosts locomotive fleet
RheinCargo, the biggest private railfreight company and second largest inland port operator in Germany, has put the first three self-procured Bombardier TRAXX F140 DE locomotives into service. Two more such engines will be delivered to the company in January 2014. The 82 t... more
AF-KLM Cargo links Panama and Paris
From today (25 November 2013), Air France-KLM is offering a new thrice weekly roundtrip service to Panama City (PTY) from Paris (CDG). This new route is in addition to the existing flights from Amsterdam (SPL) and will enable the cargo customers of the French-Dutch airline group... more
CXS incorporates industrial site in Montgomery
CSX, based in Jacksonville FL (USA), has designated the Wasden Road/I-65 industrial site in Montgomery Al, as a CSX select site. Such sites are locations for manufacturing facilities along the CSX network that can be developed quickly because standard land use issues and... more
Ceva breaks ground for new multi-user warehouse in Malaysia
The logistics and SCM service provider Ceva Logistics is to expand its footprint in Malaysia following the ground breaking ceremony of a third distribution centre in the country on 18 November. Ceva Logistics and its partner Oryx Impressions Sdn Bhd have started construction... more
AA Cargo proposes new routes for freight
Since the end of last week, American Airlines (AA) Cargo is offering new daily widebody cargo service from Miami FL and Dallas/Fort Worth TX (both USA). In addition to AA's existing service between New York-JFK and Milan-Malpensa, the only daily non-stop service between Miami... more