New Eurasian rail service launched 
Maersk has dispatched the first eastbound train from St. Petersburg port, carrying goods from Europe to Asia. The overall transit time of the new intercontinental service from ports in North Europe to ports in Korea and Japan will be between 23 and 32 days, which halves the... more
Heinrich Grieshaber dies
After a brief and serious illness, Heinrich Grieshaber passed away on 29 March 2020 in the clinic Friedrichshafen (Germany). He was 71 years old. As founder and former chairman of the management board, he most recently served Grieshaber Logistik as chairman of the supervisory... more
Emirates Skycargo calibrates cargo ops
Emirates Skycargo has announced a new flight schedule for its global operations which also includes cargo flights operated on Emirates' B777. These flights will offer around 40 t of lower deck cargo capacity per flight and will supplement the cargo capacity being offered on... more
Fruit producer thanks truck drivers
The SanLucar group and its closest partners - the agricultural producers, Fresaflor, Llusar and Poveda - have taken action to support truck drivers in the development of their daily work. They distribute individual kits of food, drink and fresh fruit to the professionals in the... more
One Swiss belly to Beijing, two series to New York
Swiss World Cargo will re-introduce additional capacity into its network. Ashwin Bhat, head of cargo, Swiss International Air Lines: "In addition to our three-times weekly service to EWR, we will offer a cargo-only belly capacity to JFK two times per week. To Asia we will... more
Kai Althoff to become new CEO at 4flow
From the beginning of May 2020, Kai Althoff, one of the company's founders, will assume the position of CEO at 4flow, a provider of logistics consultancy, logistics software and 4PL services. Althoff's predecessor Stefan Wolff, also a co-founder, will join the supervisory board.... more
Erontrans to be new partner for 24plus in Poland
The general cargo cooperation 24plus has gained a new partner in the Polish freight forwarding and logistics company Erontrans headquartered in Pruszcz Gdański. General cargo services are scheduled to begin on 6 April 2020, subject to conditions on the German-Polish border. ... more
Night-time closure for traffic on the Rhine
Inland navigation on the Upper Rhine also feels the effect of the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic from which France and especially the region Alsace are currently suffering. Under these circumstances, the lock operators on the Upper Rhine, Wasserstraßen- und... more
Robert Berganus wins key role in contract logistics
Imperial Logistics International has appointed Robert Berganus to the newly-created post of COO contract logistics. Based in Zurich (Switzerland) and Duisburg (Germany), Berganus will be responsible for contract logistics operations across the business’ key industry verticals,... more
NEE: no tolls for railfreight during the corona crisis
The network of competing rail transport companies calls upon the German federal government to suspend tolls for railfreight trains during the corona crisis. "For reasons of price, transports are already being shifted back from the railways to the roads," the Netzwerk... more