Indian-Swiss working group forges ahead 
India and Switzerland decide to maintain their cooperation in the rail transport sector. The two sides have followed upon the first meeting of the joint working group (JWG) set up by the two countries after the MoU for cooperation in the rail sector was signed in 2017. In... mehr
Cargolux flies pink
This month, Cargolux Airlines is supporting the Fly Pink initiative to raise funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer. The annual campaign encourages flight crews to swap their traditional golden stripes for pink ones to show support for the worthy cause.... mehr
UPS COO Jim Barber announces retirement
UPS has announced that its COO Jim Barber will retire at the end of December 2019. As COO, Barber is responsible for the company’s global small package, freight, supply chain and freight forwarding units and global engineering. Serving UPS for nearly 35 years, he joined the... mehr
“Curiosity of the Day” 
The tall bearskin hats worn by the British Guards were first pinched from captured French guardsmen after Waterloo and taken home as trophies. The other harvest was the teeth torn out of the fallen and sold to dentists to make dentures, later known as Waterloo teeth. mehr
Rock-it Cargo increases stake in Triple M
Rock-it Cargo, a global provider of logistics services to live-event shippers, has made a significant incremental investment in Antwerp (Belgium)-based Triple M Entertainment Logistics (Triple M). Triple M focuses on four categories of shippers - live entertainment, stage,... mehr
«Baustein der digitalen Plattform»
Das auf Cargo Community Systeme (CCS) spezialisierte Unternehmen MGI entwickelt sich, ohne seine Herkunft zu vergessen. Dominique Lebreton unterstreicht, dass die 1985 gegründete IT-Firma auf Internationalisierungskurs ist (vgl. S. 6) und 2020 neue Büros in ihrer Heimat... mehr
New intermodal service to and from Italy and Norway
Norway-based Freja will cooperate with Color Line Cargo to offer fixed weekly departures using Color Line’s newest cargo ship, Color Carrier, between Oslo in Norway and Kiel in Germany and by train between Kiel and Verona in Italy. Freja has used Color Line’s ship solutions... mehr
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo adds more services
During its winter schedule, running from 27 October 2019 to 29 March 2020, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo's around 1,100 weekly services to 125 unique destinations will be operated with a fleet of 187 long-haul passenger aircraft, including the A350 that was introduced by Air... mehr
Avoiding the northern route: MSC joins the club
The Switzerland-based MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has now also proclaimed to stay out of the Arctic - for environmental reasons. Like CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd, the carrier is thus joining a growing list of shipping companies that have pledged not to use the Northern Sea... mehr
GVZ Augsburg: New logistic hall inaugurated
GVZ Augsburg is a major and very efficient freight transport centre in Germany and a busy regional hub for national and international cargo services. At a celebratory opening event, DB Schenker recently presented a new state-of-the-art logistics hall, with a total storage area... mehr