Sule follows Miram in Mumbai 
Sameeha Pradeep Sule (on the right) has headed the port of Hamburg’s representative office in India since 1 October, as the successor to Léa Miram (on the left). Sule is already experienced in Indo-German exchange projects. During the past three years she’s been a part of... more
AEI converted units can cope with the cold
Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI), a leading player in the business of converting passenger aeroplanes into freighters, is the oldest conversion company operating today. Since AEI was founded in 1958 it has developed more than 130 ‘supplemental type certificates’ (STCs) and has... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Just as there are no two identical snowflakes, there are no two identically-striped zebras. more
New Santander terminal operational soon
A new container terminal in the port of Santander is set to commence services by April next year. It will be run by Boluda Shipping, the Boluda Corporación Marítima division dedicated to international transport. Company president Vicente Boluda Fos announced the move with the... more
A strong end in Ostend
Ostend-based Europa Road Belgium has successfully extended its road freight services. The operator has invested in the business recently, expanding and rebranding – from ‘Continental Cargo Carriers’ to ‘Europa Road’ – its services in September. The company has now... more
Automate trucks to help cut driver shortages
The Finnish automated driving technology company Sensible 4 and the Japanese commercial vehicle provider UD Trucks have retrofitted UD’s flagship heavy-duty Quon unit, to enable it to operate autonomously and transport, and dump, material at one of UD’s customer’s... more
Terminals for Switzerland’s domestic goods carriage
The Swiss state-owned railfreight operator SBB Cargo has reached a milestone for the expansion of its combined transport (CT) terminal in Dietikon, near Zurich, and submitted its planning approval dossier to the Swiss national transport office. A public consultation is now... more
Is it a price war - or is it competition?
According to a market forecast made by Container X Change, an online platform for container logistics, “the probability of an all-out price war in 2023 is high," as CEO Christian Roeloffs put it. After the times of scarce capacities and exceptionally high container rates,... more
Aero Africa Mashariki Cargo appoints Lucy Njoki
Aero Africa Mashariki Cargo Solutions has appointed Lucy Njoki as administration and operations manager for Kenya. She will be in charge of assisting the GM in running operations, finance, compliance and other administrative activities in Kenya, for the East Africa Control Tower... more
WPI researchers create method for making net-zero aviation...
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has developed a potential breakthrough in green aviation, namely a recipe for a net-zero fuel for aeroplanes that will pull carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the air. The team, led by Jagan... more