Freight News

Killen to Lead Fracht Group Projects

A.P. Moller - Maersk veteran Tim Killen has joined Fracht Group as head of growth – project sector. Killen was global head of growth with Maersk Project Logistics. Previously, he was chief sales officer for project freight forwarder deugro, serving global sales, business development and key account management. He started his career with ALE Heavylift in the United Kingdom. Joining Fracht is “such a privilege to be part of the Fracht Family, ... [+]

MSC Charters Third Atlas Air Freighter

Atlas Air Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., said it has taken delivery of a Boeing 777 Freighter, which it will operate on behalf of customer MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA, as part of a previously announced long-term ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, ... [+]

Astral signs sales deals

Kenya-based all cargo carrier Astral Aviation has signed sales partnership agreements with Euro Cargo Aviation in Europe, US and UAE and Take Off Aviation in South Africa.The two partners will market the airline’s cargo capacity to clients, including freight forwarders in their respective regions. Astral Aviation ... [+]

Latin American veteran joins Frankfurt Cargo Services

German independent handler Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) has appointed Federico Mosqueira as its new director of operations. He succeeds Christoph Cyranek, who took over the position from Markus Schneefuss on an interim basis in August 2023. Mosqueira brings more than 20 years of experience including working ... [+]

German forwarding giant DB Schenker up for sale

German state rail operator Deutsche Bahn has launched the sale of its DB Schenker arm, one of the world’s largest forwarding and logistics companies. The DB Group said that investors would need to express interest in the next few weeks. The company is valued at between ... [+]

Space still available at sell-out forwarding show

More than 600 delegates have signed up for early bird registration for the Airforwarders Association (AfA)’s ‘Mix it up’ AirCargo Conference 2024 on February 11-13. While the exhibition hall has officially sold out with over 80 exhibitors confirmed, AfA has increased the space reserved at the ... [+]

Singapore Airlines recertifies CEIV Fresh

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has gained IATA CEIV recertification for perishable at its Changi hub,  valid for three years from 1 February 2024. Eight other stations – Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Frankfurt, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong SAR, Hyderabad and Zurich – are currently certified under ... [+]

Maersk splits Panama Canal service

Maersk is switching from vessels to a land bridge to avoid the Panama Canal on its OC1 service between Oceania and the Americas. This is due to the water situation, which has forced the Panama Canal Authority to reduce the number and weight of vessels ... [+]

First AAL Super B takes to the water

The first of AAL Shipping’s next generation 32,000 deadweight Super B-Class ships, the AAL Limassol, was floated out from dry dock in late December. She is due to go for sea trial in April 2024 before her delivery to AAL in May. [+]

Nippon Express sets it sights on top five place as its seals the knot with Cargo-partner

Nippon Express has formally completed its purchase of Austrian-based Cargo-partner, paving the way for the Japanese forwarder to become a major international logistics company. NX Holdings chairman, Mitsuru Saito, said that the merger, first announced in May 2023 would help propel Nippon Express from its current ... [+]

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