ACS posts record profits in 2022 
Air Charter Service’s results exceeded expectations in 2022. Total group revenue had been significantly inflated in 2021 due to Covid-related demand, especially in the cargo sector. It continued throughout Q1/2022, giving the aircraft charter broker an exceptional start to... more
Mutual benefits for Etihad Cargo and SF Airlines
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China's SF Airlines. Following the MOU, both carriers will start operating flights via their respective fleets to the other carrier’s hub in April, which will... more
"Sunflower Murasaki" fuelled by LNG
The LNG-fuelled ferry (liquefied natural gas) “Sunflower Murasaki”, the second of Japan’s first two vessels of this type, entered service on 14 April 2023. It is owned by MOL and operated by its group company Ferry Sunflower. Beyond offering greater transport capacity and... more
CFL Cargo promotes Sébastien Hoffmann
Sébastien Hoffmann is to succeed Laurence Zenner as CEO of CFL Cargo on 1 July 2023. Hoffmann joined CFL Cargo in 2009 and held several operational and managerial positions before being appointed chief operations officer (COO) of the Luxembourg entity in July 2018. Since 2021,... more
Pilot test run in Hamburg with "Moccis"
Bolloré Logistics in Germany has started deploying e-bikes at its Hamburg site. The aim is to use the innovative electric bikes for day-to-day deliveries of spare parts, tools and documents between customers, the logistics centre and the authorities, replacing the vans and... more
Call for stronger data governance standards
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association (Fiata) and the Global Shippers Forum have jointly issued an agreed charter for protection and governance of data in international trade. The charter sets out the minimum arrangements for data security and... more
Aero Africa named cargo GSSA for Salam Air
Effective 30 March 2023, Aero Africa has been appointed cargo general sales & services agent (GSSA) for Salam Air in Kenya. Salam Air freighter service from Nairobi (NBO) to Oman (MCT) started on 9 April 2023, with a once-weekly Airbus A321 passenger to freighter (P2F)... more
Oceanus launches new direct liner service
The new service links Florida’s Seaport Manatee, Texas’ Port Freeport with key ports of Veracruz in Mexico and Cartagena in Colombia, with direct liner sailings. Oceanus Line’s vessel “X-Press Cotopaxi” has a capacity of 1,740 teu and operates anticlockwise: the vessel... more
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Nox Nachtexpress hires Alexander Kohnen
Alexander Kohnen will be the new CEO of Nox Nachtexpress. He has been CEO of Time:Matters, a subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo, since 2017. Before that, Kohnen spent 17 years in various responsible positions at Lufthansa Cargo, most recently as senior director industry development... more