In an effort to capitalize more quickly on the rise of e-commerce, DB Schenker has purchased the exclusive European rights to uShip’s transportation management software (TMS), rather than creating its own system. The two companies signed a five-year deal that uShip’s chief marketing officer Dick Metzler explained as a way for “uShip to support their[…]

Airfreight is still in the doldrums, judging by the latest Drewry’s East-West Air Freight Price Index, which fell 1.3 points last month to 79.1, eliminating gains that had been made over the previous two months. May’s grim numbers are the lowest posting since the index was launched in May 2012. In February 2016, the index[…]

Multiple European media sources, including Tageblatt and Radio 100.7 out of Luxembourg, have reported that Dirk Reich, CEO of Cargolux, has decided to leave the company. The reports from Wednesday are based on information from two “well informed” sources, who had apparently spoken to the radio station. Air Cargo Eye has also reported that Richard[…]

Yesterday’s attack on Istanbul’s Atatürk International Airport by suspected Islamic State militants failed to render the facility inoperable for long, with full passenger and cargo operations set to resume today. While a similar attack at Brussels Airport closed portions of that air hub for most of the month of May, Istanbul resumed service the following[…]

Lufthansa Cargo and All Nippon Airways (ANA) will extend their much-lauded joint venture this July by merging both of their feeder networks. The new agreement builds on the current JV, which connects Lufthansa Cargo’s services in Germany, Austria, France, the U.K. and Belgium to intercontinental flights. As of July 12, all European countries will benefit[…]