ATSB Report Exposes Safety Gaps After Brisbane Breakaways
An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation has revealed significant gaps in emergency and…
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Supply Chain
Bankrupt Spirit Air Rebuffs New Takeover Offer From Frontier
Bankrupt Spirit Airlines Inc. rejected a new acquisition offer from the parent of Frontier Airlines but said it…
Trucking
Uber Alleges Fraud Scheme by NY Groups Faking Crash Injuries
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Rail
Serbia Cargo renews fleet with EBRD funds
Serbian national rail freight operator Srbija Kargo (Serbia Cargo) is looking to buy eight diesel locomotives with financial support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). In addition, the company is looking to acquire dozens of...CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM RailFreight HERE
Read More...SNCF Voyageurs wins France’s first tendered inter-city…
FRANCE: Incumbent SNCF Voyageurs has beaten Spain’s RENFE and high speed start-up Le Train to win the government’s first tendered contract for the operation…
Read More...High Speed 2 SME Innovation Accelerator gets underway
UK: High speed line project promoter HS2 Ltd has launched its seventh Innovation Accelerator programme, with six SMEs selected to develop ideas for…
Read More...Phoenix Rail rises with acquisition of Lehigh Valley Rail…
USA: Infrastructure investor Ancala has launched short line rail business Phoenix Rail, with its first deal being the acquisition of Lehigh Valley Rail…
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Saudia Cargo reports strong growth and expansion in 2024
Saudia Cargo has announced significant achievements in 2024. Driven by a strategic focus on innovation, expansion, and sustainability, these milestones reinforce its commitment to the national economy and solidify its role as a key…
Valentine’s Day 2025 cargo season has begun at Quito Airport
The peak flower export season for Valentine’s Day 2025 at Quito Airport began this Saturday, January 18, and will run until Saturday, February 8. According to the forecasts that Quiport has made based on information obtained from the…
World Cargo Summit 2025 wraps up with a strong case for regional airports
The World Cargo Summit 2025 in Ostend, Belgium, set the stage for a compelling debate on the future of air cargo, with a strong emphasis on the role of regional airports in global logistics. The event, hosted at Casino Kursaal, marked a…
Airfreight rates edge slightly lower
Global airfreight rates edged slightly lower again last week according to the latest data from TAC Index, the air freight market’s leading price reporting agency. The overall Baltic Air Freight Index (BAI00) calculated by TAC edged down…
Munich Airport consolidates its position as an intercontinental hub
At the start of the Lunar New Year, which has a special meaning in many Asian cultures, Munich Airport can boast successful figures on long-haul routes to the Far East: 2.6 million passengers travelled from and via Munich to eleven…
Air Charter Service arranges flights to aid victims of Cyclone Chido
Since Cyclone Chido devastated the French island of Mayotte in the western Indian Ocean in December, Air Charter Service has been busy arranging humanitarian aid charter flights to the region, flying in more than 1,000 tons so far, with…
Heathrow Airport welcomes UK Chancellor’s support for expansion plans
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves backed plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport during a speech on Wednesday morning, stating that the project was “badly needed” to “unlock further growth, boost investment, increase exports, and make…
UK government backs Heathrow expansion plans
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has backed plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport, as she looks to boost trade and tourism and kickstart economic growth. In a speech on Wednesday morning, Reeves declared that a third runway was “badly…
UK government pledges to restore Doncaster Sheffield Airport as a “thriving” regional hub
Plans to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport have been given a boost after UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the government will work to return the hub into a “thriving regional airport” Doncaster Sheffield Airport has sat closed…
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Transport Technology
Africa’s first Air Cargo Community System to be developed by Kale Logistics Solutions
Kale Logistics (Kale), announced that it will develop Africa’s first Airport Cargo Community System, and celebrated the landmark achievement alongside Mozambique Airport Handling Service (MAHS). MAHS is a leading airport handling…
WestJet Cargo joins Freightos
Freightos Limited (NASDAQ: CRGO), a leading global freight booking and payment platform, today announced the addition of Canada’s WestJet Cargo to its WebCargo and 7LFreight platforms. This collaboration enables freight forwarders to…
Airbus heavylift airline demise raises questions over solidity of business plan
The sudden demise of Airbus’s relatively short-lived cargo airline specialising in outsize shipments, Airbus Beluga Transport (AiBT), has raised questions about the solidity of its business plan.
Airbus says AIBT was created, in January…
Lessons must be learned from bitter USEC labour contract dispute
Lessons should be learned from the chaos and animosity that festered throughout the negotiations over a new master contract between US east and Gulf coast port longshoremen and employer association USMX, it was said this week.
A last-minute…
Supply Chain 101: What is Blockchain and How is it Transforming Logistics?
Blockchain has become a buzzword across industries, but what does it mean for supply chains? Blockchain is a digital ledger that records transactions in a secure, transparent, and tamper-proof way. By using blockchain, companies…
Environment
GOP Energy Coalition Pushes ‘All-of-the-Above’ Strategy
January 30, 2025 7:00 AM, EST Former Trump Officials Seek Conservative Support For Broad Energy Mix The public pitch comes courtesy of former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and former Energy Secretary…
Read More...Hull Floated for Innovative Neoliner Wind-Powered Ro-Ro
The project to deploy the first wind-powered Ro-Ro as part of an innovative program for sustainable shipping moved a step closer to reality. Turkish…
Read More...EU Won’t Ban Russian LNG Until Alternative Sources Secured,…
BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (Reuters) – The European Commission did not propose a ban on Russian liquefied natural gas in its latest package of sanctions because…
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