Development of Abu Dhabi cargo community portal 
Etihad Airport Services - Cargo (EAS-Cargo), a subsidiary of Etihad Airways, is working with the Singapore-based Cargo Community Network (CCN) to rollout a new information technology platform called Cargo Community Service (CCS) for the Abu Dhabi cargo community. The innovative... more
5,000th BharatBenz truck rolls off Indian production line
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) is celebrating its first production anniversary: The 5,000th BharatBenz truck has rolled off the assembly line in Chennai. The anniversary truck is a heavy-duty BharatBenz 2523C construction truck with 25 t gross vehicle weight and an... more
ICTSI gains from Pakistan
The Philippines-based terminal operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) reported a port operations revenue of USD 413.7 million for H1/2013, an increase of 20% over the USD 345 million reported for the same period last year. Earnings before interest,... more
Österreichische Post grows H1/2013 turnover
The Austrian mail service provider Oesterreichische Post boosted its H1/2013 turnover to EUR 1.17 billion, an increase of 1.5% compared to the same six months in 2012. The operating profit (ebit) rose by 3.8% to EUR 98.4 million. www.post.at more
Frontier Airlines to stop cargo services
The US carrier Frontier Airlines, based in Denver CL, will discontinue its cargo services effective 30 September 2013. The last day for accepting outbound shipments at its cargo locations will be 27 September. www.flyfrontier.com/cargo more
BGL and ver.di say "no" to opening EU road freight market
Two German trade bodies -the Federal Association of Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal (BGL) and the United Service Union (ver.di) – have joined forces to take political action against the EU Commission’s plans to further liberalise access to the European Union’s freight... more
Luis Simoes names distribution director for Iberia
The Portuguese logistics company Luis Simoes has appointed Luís Miguel da Silva e Freitas as director of distribution. With this move Simoes is merging its distribution departments in Portugal and Spain. Freitas was one of the managers in charge of the Simoes operations centre... more
"Black Friday" for AN-12
Last Friday (9 August) two Antonov 12 freighters suffered irreparable damage. The first incident occurred when a military transport aircraft belonging to the Ethiopian army crash landed at Mogadishu airport (Somalia), killing four crew members and injuring two others. No people... more
New freight contract for Fret SNCF
Fret SNCF, the cargo arm of the French national railway, has won the trust of Dillinger Hütte, Europe’s leading producer of heavy plates that are used in the construction of skyscrapers, bridges, ships, pipelines and wind turbine towers. The new freight agreement foresees the... more
DP World sees dwindling volumes
DP World, a Dubai-based port operator, noted a decrease in container volumes in H1/2013. Volumes fell 5.8% to 26.6 m teu across its group of container terminals. DP World said "challenging market conditions” were the main cause. Last year, DP World handled 56.1 million... more