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New Year, New Faces

The German Aircargo Club (ACD) elected a new executive committee and honored long-standing members at its Annual General Assembly. In his presentation to the ACD members, leading
economist, Norbert Luebben, strongly recommended the aviation industry to embark on an environmental


Freighter policy at AMS needs big change, industry says

Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN) pleads for a new freighter initiative at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the months to come, its chairman Ivo Aris said at the organization’s New Year’s
reception last week. According to him, the airport’s meagre 2019 traffic


For Liège Airport, 2020 will be the year of Alibaba

Benelux Special – Part 4

Looking back on another good year, Liège Airport is preparing for the Alibaba operation to take off. It fits perfectly into the business model the airport has set, says VP Commercial,
Steven Verhasselt.

“Alibaba has





Hapag-Lloyd to double number of large container vessels

The Hamburg, Germany-based shipping company intends to order six mega vessels, each capable of loading up to 23,000 TEU, thereby doubling the existing fleet of six large container ships
currently transporting up to 19,000 TEU each. The order will be