Tool to drive decarbonisation of supply chains
In accordance with the current EU climate programme "Fit for 55", emissions trading will also apply to the logistics sector as from 2026. The digital freight platform Transporeon has developed a new technical solution to measure and assess greenhouse gas (GHG)... more
"Curiosity of the Day"
Cats became pets of their own accord - because there was more food to be found in human settlements. more
South Carolina Ports hits the mark
South Carolina Ports handled almost 235,000 teu at Wando Welch Terminal, North Charleston Terminal and Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal in October 2021. This is a 9% increase in comparison to October last year. In this fiscal year, which started on 1 July 2021, SC Ports has... more
Liebherr's cool choice
Liebherr Hausgeräte has chosen one of its existing partners for the transport and logistics of its refrigerators and freezers in central and eastern Europe. Since the beginning of this year, Austrian group Gebrüder Weiss has been operating an exclusive warehouse for Liebherr’s... more
Doubles for a quartet
Four Swiss firms presented a joint effort in Lucerne recently that shows that fully electric road haulage tractors with a range of 500 km are no longer a pipe dream. more
Hupac adds another P400-Service
Swiss combined transport operator Hupac is expanding its network: As from 13 December 2021, a new shuttle will operate five weekly roundtrips Venlo in the Netherlands and Busto Arsizio near Milan in Italy. The new service is designed for P400 semi trailers. Venlo offers many... more
American Airlines Cargo returns to India
American Airlines Cargo is further expanding its international network with the introduction of services to New Delhi airport (DEL) today, 12 November 2021. This will be the first time American has served the country since 2012. A daily B777-300ER service from New York JFK... more
Kerry and My Jet's new Intra-Asian network
It is a cooperation on the ground and in the air: Kerry Logistics, headquartered in Hong Kong, and the Malaysian cargo airline My Jet Xpress Airlines, formerly known as Neptune Air, have inked an agreement for joint air freight options within Asia. Macau International Airport is... more
Zurich Airport finally above pre-pandemic volumes
39,132 t of freight were transported at Zurich Airport in October 2021, 51.3% above the level in October 2020. Compared to October 2019, freight volumes increased by 1.3%. This means that for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, cargo throughput was above the... more
Expanding into eastern Switzerland
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is augmenting its services between Vorarlberg (Austria) and eastern Switzerland. At the beginning of 2022, the railway is launching a three weekly transfer train linking the Wolfurt terminal in Austria with the two Swiss terminals in Frenkendorf near... more