Anchorage breaks record but seeks new director 
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) handled approximately 3.6 million t of air cargo in 2021, breaking its record for cargo volume by 14%, or just over 400,000 t. The previous record was set in 2020. Jim Szczesniak, ANC’s director, is departing for new... more
Ceva adds more land-based services
Ceva has launched numerous cross-border services connecting European, Middle Eastern and Asian markets, including a block train linking Vietnam and Europe via China. The logistics provider also handles container consolidation and trucking services to the Vietnam rail terminal.... more
A flood of faked driver's licences
US Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) working at the port of Memphis have been seizing counterfeit driver’s licences daily. While in the past faked driver's licenses were usually acquired for the illegal purchase of alcohol, there are now more nefarious reasons:... more
Buss Group appoints Eva Griewel as CFO
The Buss Group has appointed Eva Griewel as an additional managing director with effect from 1 January 2022. She succeeds Jan Brockmöller as the new chief financial officer (CFO). Griewel will lead the Buss Group together with managing partner Johann Killinger. After her... more
Big investment in railfreight in Poland
LTG Cargo in Poland is planning its largest investments in the country to date. The funds will be used to diversify the activities as envisaged in the company’s strategy: expansion to Western Europe, development of new and existing services and acquisition of rolling stock.... more
New location on Mexican border
International transport and logistics service provider Gebrüder Weiss has opened a branch in the Texan border town of El Paso, which is to become a hub for full load transports between Mexico and USA. With this expansion, the company responds to an increase in trade between... more
Swiss Port of Basel on its way back
2021 saw a comeback of cargo flows in the Port of Switzerland, the operator of the Swiss inland ports on the River Rhine in Basel. The port authority’s three hubs handled 5.41 million t of goods in 2021, 5.5% more than the 5.1 million t in 2020, but less than the 6 million t... more
Fresh blood for Briese
BBC Chartering, an affiliate of the Briese Group from Leer (Germany), is enlarging its fleet. The new ‘BBC Ukraine’, an F-500 type multipurpose and heavylift vessel co-owned by Briese Schiffahrt and Swiss investors was built by Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering... more
Kenya Airways cuts the net
After years of flying monkeys to USA for animal testing, Kenya Airways has decided to end the lucrative business at the end of February, following an appeal by animal rights group Peta. The decision was triggered by a truck accident on 21 January in Pennsylvania, in which... more
Fedro promotes Valentina Kumpusch
Valentina Kumpusch will become the deputy director of Switzerland’s Federal Roads Office (Fedro) and head of the road infrastructure west division at the beginning of August 2022. In this position, she will be in charge of national road infrastructure in western Switzerland and... more