The province of Chubut in Patagonia is large in area (224,686 km²), but very sparsely populated, with only around 600,000 inhabitants. There, in the middle of nowhere, a production plant for sustainable aviation fuel is to be built. The...
Well timed after Hamburg’s Hydrogen Technology Expo Europe in OCT24 which included a look at aviation and Airbus, Toulouse (Hamburg’s twin city from an Airbus perspective), hosted two parallel events that were clearly aerospace focused and contained hydrogen aspects....
The company wants to use the test series to gain clarity on several research objectives: The operational cost of the hydrogen truck, in comparison to Diesel and e-powered vehicles, its reliability in daily ops and if H2 is supplied...
You’ve seen them on refrigerators, televisions, washing machines and all kinds of household appliances – and soon they’ll be spotted on an AKE container near you… The Energy Label, alias: the first ever “ULD Climate Impact Label”. A significant...
Two weeks ago, CargoForwarder Global reported exclusively about plans presented by the communications agency, Lemon Queen, that its doing will be guided by sustainability criteria. We asked agency owner, Audrey Serdjebi (AS), what this means for day-to-day practice and...
Full halls, thousands of visitors, a record number of exhibitors: in a nutshell, that was the result of the Hydrogen Technology Expo Europe 2024 trade fair, which took place in Hamburg, a week and a half ago.From the dynamic...
Sustainability is a much-used word. Every transport company positions it prominently on its website. It stands on the agenda of most conferences initiated by players of the air freight and logistics industry, stimulates discussions, soothes the conscience of the...
Both enterprises have announced that they will jointly conduct a feasibility study aimed at co-developing a two-megawatt superconducting motor for future hydrogen-powered aircraft. Contractual partners are Airbus UpNext, a fully-owned subsidiary of the European aircraft manufacturer, and Toshiba Energy...
Last week, CargoForwarder Global took a look at the negative impacts of periods of intense heat on aircraft, shipments, and – last, but certainly not least – staff. This week, we examine the various measures that can and should...
This Sharkskin technology optimizes the aircraft’s aerodynamics, thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 1%. Registration B-16786 is the first of the EVA Air B777 freighters to have already undergone this comprehensive modification at the airline’s homebase at Taipei...
CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ series illustrates a different career aspect of the air cargo industry each week. As we are now in the midst of the summer holiday season and the industry’s workload is currently spread over fewer backs,...
A week ago, dramatic footage that could have been taken from any Hollywood action movie, made the rounds on global news media and LinkedIn. Unfortunately, it was not computer-generated imagery, but actual video material of a shipping container exploding...
Aviation should be net zero by 2050 at the latest, sending a strong signal to other industries against global warming. However, there are increasing signs that this target will be missed by a wide margin. The reasons are manifold...
The instruction issued by the outgoing Belgian federal Transport minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo / Greens) to ban the use of DHL’s B777Fs at Brussels Airport, has met with a tidal wave of disapproval in the economic community at and...
Greenhouse gas emissions should be taxed for an entire journey, from origin to destination, advocates J. Florian Pfaff (JFP), VP Asia Pacific of the German cargo carrier. This would enable a level playing field in aviation worldwide and concurrently...
The world’s largest aircraft is being custom-built to carry a very particular type of cargo: wind turbine blades. With its 108-meter length, Radia’s WindRunner, once it comes into operation in 2027, will dwarf even the much-mourned, previous record-holder, the...
The Zurich-based freight carrier has launched a new product to fight global warming. Its name: Aviation Tech Pioneer. The initiative is based on a two-pronged approach: the removal of 20% of greenhouse gas emissions through an innovative technology, combined...
Currently, they are still just models in combination with concept studies presented by start-ups and niche providers at congresses or air shows,. However, the age of H2 powered smaller cargo aircraft is coming closer. This was proven at the...
Mainly driven by the fast-growing e-commerce market, the need for efficient integrated air cargo systems is huge since air solutions can significantly reduce delivery times and costs per unit. Aircraft designer, Apus Zero Emissions GmbH, based in eastern Germany,...
This year's biennial air show, ILA Berlin, was an event of superlatives. Around 600 exhibitors from 31 countries ran stands, booths, or entire halls, as in the case of Airbus, Diehl or European defense giant, MBDA. In addition to...
That was the provocative question posed at the meeting of the German Air Cargo Association (acd) on the eve of the ILA trade show in Berlin (04JUN24). The result of the experts' contributions is summarized here: Innovative forms of...
Cathay made the headlines thrice this week: the signing of an MoU with Singapore Airlines, outlining collaboration on sustainability initiatives; the launch of direct passenger flights to Riyadh, complementing its existing weekly freighter services; and lastly, a worrying development...
Currently, SAF is the number one topic when it comes to sustainability and the path to net zero in 2050, propagated by IATA and others. During the upcoming ILA in Berlin (05-09JUN24), the role of hydrogen in aviation will...
The transition from fossil fuels to renewables will create millions of new jobs, according to a study carried out by the Global Maritime Forum. Its authors forecast that, by 2050, up to four million new jobs will have been...
To achieve this goal, the Hamburg-based express logistics service provider is relying on the use of the biofuel Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). This will be used to fuel the fleet of vehicles operated on domestic German and trans-European routes....
