Construction giant investing in autonomous vehicles 
Volvo and Holcim Switzerland have entered into a collaboration agreement to jointly test and further develop autonomous electric haulers for limestone quarries. The battery-electric units now being tested mark a groundbreaking step in the industry. Not only are they quieter... more
Green hydrogen supplier settles in Duisport
Plug Power, a provider of green hydrogen for the global market, is locating its future European headquarters in the port of Duisburg. The listed company has been active in Europe for more than ten years and is looking to further expand its business activities on the continent.... more
100% Swissport Korea
Swissport International AG has increased its stake in its Swissport Korea joint venture from 59 to 100%. After first entering the Korean market in 2005 in a joint venture with local partners, Swissport now supports many leading airlines there with ground services and... more
Zim launching ZMI service
The Haifa-based Israeli shipping line Zim Integrated Shipping Services is launching a new service, called ZMI, linking the Indian Subcontinent to the Eastern Mediterranean. The carrier will deploy four 4,250 teu vessels on this new route, serving Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Colombo,... more
Trans-o-flex chooses Eugen Günther
Express services provider Trans-o-flex, which specialises in logistics solutions for pharmaceuticals and other high-value, sensitive goods, has appointed Eugen Günther as the company's fourth managing director. The other three managing directors are and remain Wolfgang P. Albeck... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
During the American Civil War (1861-1865), gunpowder was made from bat droppings. more
Canadian rail corridor reopens after storm damage
The railway operator Canadian Pacific (CP) has reopened a railway line running between Kamloops and Vancouver in the province of British Columbia. Crews worked around the clock after a storm on 14 November in which almost 200 mm of rain fell in just two days in some... more
The Mongolian project
12,600 LED street lights and lamp posts were transported to Ulaanbaatar by rail recently. The logistician Gebrüder Weiss (GW) was contracted by the Zumtobel lighting group for the undertaking. More than 80 containers in twelve months were delivered on schedule from Austria to... more
Covid-19's impact on the transport industry
In Switzerland, road haulage proved to be the most robust. The trucks' transport performance totalled 16.99 billion net tonne-kilometres in 2020, 0.9% less than in 2021. Railfreight's transport performance, on the other hand, decreased by 2.7% to 9.8 billion net tonnes, the... more
Senior appointments for Asia Pacific
Contract logistics provider DHL Supply Chain, part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has announced two senior appointments in Asia Pacific. Steve Thompsett (left), currently CCO, DSC Asia Pacific, will assume the role of CEO, DSC Australia & New Zealand and life sciences &... more