Rail carrier takeover strengthens market position 
The Swiss railfreight company BLS Cargo posted good results in 2019. This good position is an important asset that will help the company to weather the current corona crisis, the carrier commented. In 2019, BLS Cargo's turnover rose to CHF 293 million. The uptick of 24.7% is... more
New CEO for Ifco
Ifco Group's advisory committee has announced that Wolfgang Orgeldinger will retire as CEO on 30 June 2020 and that Michael Pooley will succeed him as new CEO, effective 1 July 2020. This change is part of a long-planned succession process. Pooley successfully managed growth... more
ASM welcomes delay of new customs declaration service in UK
Agency Sector Management (ASM) has welcomed HM revenue and customs (HMRC)’s decision to extend the cut-off date for its online customs handling of import and export freight (Chief) system beyond September 2020, a deadline dubbed unrealistic by the UK’s freight forwarding... more
The Alliance announces more cancellations
Following the pandemic, the members of The Alliance have revised schedules for May and June. The details of the blank sailings are announced in response to lower market demand, as the shipping companies add in a press release. In detail, the services Asia and North Europe... more
ECS Group: "The air cargo handlers, our heroes"
Paris (France)-based ECS Group, a global GSSA leader, pays tribute to the work of the teams at Global Services Handling (GSH), a French air cargo handling company based at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG). Despite the difficulties GSH is facing in this period of... more
Building an ocean-to-ocean corridor
The reduction of Chinese subsidies for rail transport between China and Europe is likely to have a drastic impact on flows and give rise to a reallocation across the routes of the New Silk Road, the latest UIC study concludes. Southern routes via Kazakhstan will be the first... more
Booming bulk sector at Haropa's ports
During the first quarter of 2020, Haropa's port coalition (Le-Havre-Rouen-Paris) moved volumes of 20.38 million t until the end of March, down 12.8% compared to 2019. While the ports remain 100% operational, these results show the first impacts of the global slowdown, but also a... more
Treasure comes home
US customs and border protection's (CBP) Baltimore field office recently repatriated seven ancient coins, dating from the Roman Empire, from several periods (81 BC through 217 AD). CBP initially encountered them in April 2009 during an inspection of air cargo that arrived from... more
David Konradi appointed head of Swissport Losch
Swissport has appointed David Konradi head of Swissport Losch, a joint-venture operation providing ground services at Munich airport. He will succeed Corinna Bachmann, who has decided to leave the company. Konradi will assume his role on 1 May 2020. He will report to Willy Ruf,... more
Swiss wood transporter expands vehicle fleet
Swiss wood transporter Schilliger in Küssnacht am Rigi recently took delivery of a new semitrailer manufactured by Renault. The T520 T4x2 High truck with sleeper cab complements the company's vehicle fleet that comprises about twenty heavy-duty trucks. Schilliger will use... more