Cargo partners continue cooperation in Zurich 
Swiss World Cargo and Cargologic have agreed to continue their long-standing partnership for another seven years. The partnership will see the airfreight division of Swiss International Air Lines continue to use Cargologic’s airfreight handling competencies at its hub in Zurich,... more
Provia installs its one millionth spare part
Provia, the commercial vehicle spare parts brand designed by aftermarket specialists, announced that its one millionth component has been installed at an independent workshop in Poland. “The installation of the one millionth spare part is an important milestone in what can... more
More connections to Romania
TX Logistik (TXL) is exploring options for a new intermodal connection from Oradea in Romania to the Rhine-Ruhr area in Germany. During a presentation event in Oradea, first talks on the subject were held with executives from the business community. Furthermore, TXL showed on... more
Worldwide Flight Services names Nils Andersen as chairman
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed Nils Andersen chairman of the WFS board of directors. Andersen joins WFS to work with the management team to build upon the progress made since the company was acquired by an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management last year.... more
Small passenger aircraft still deliver relief to the Bahamas
Air Charter Service’s Miami office in Florida (USA) recently filled up an empty passenger aircraft, on its way to perform an evacuation flight, with key supplies that it had purchased to help those in need following hurricane Dorian. Along with several evacuation flights... more
Coalition to ferry LNG from Kamtchatka and Murmansk
The Japanese carrier MOL, the Japan bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), and the Russian energy company Pao Novatek signed a cooperation agreement for LNG transshipment projects in Kamchatka and Murmansk. Thus, the east and west of the Russian Federation are involved.... more
New real estate specialist for Germany
Scannell Properties, an American real estate development and investment company, has hired Thomas Unzen as development manager, Germany. Unzen will be responsible for designing, constructing and implementing building and development projects for the German market. The new... more
Bright future forecast for road haulage
In spite of the predicted slowdown in economic growth, the German federal office for freight transport (BAG) expects the steady increase in freight traffic to continue until 2021. For the current year, the BAG predicts a 0.9% rise in freight volumes and a 1.2% growth in... more
T-Link puts facility in Thun into operation
The Swiss company T-Link has been specialising in industrial export packaging and freight forwarding logistics for 30 years. It continues to expand its network and has now opened an office in Thun in the canton of Berne, where a new packaging facility came on stream at the... more
An "A-mark" for the Swedish Club
The Swedish Club reports that S&P Global Ratings has affirmed its 'A-' long-term insurer financial strength and issuer credit ratings. The ratings agency commented on The Swedish Club’s sturdy operating performance, driven by disciplined underwriting and strong risk controls... more