Switzerland: CLA for logistics employees 
Since the end of 2021, the biggest employers and associations in Switzerland’s logistics market have been working with the social partners Syndicom and Transfair to develop common principles for employment conditions in the delivery sector. The partners have now come to a... more
Investing in intermodal services in Turkey
Arkas Logistics, Duisport and Hupac recently signed a service contract for intermodal transport. Two-way train services between Halkali (Turkey) and Duisburg terminals (Germany) will be introduced to enhance the offer of freight transports to multiple European countries... more
Deployable digital tower for safe missions
Not in Paris this week, but during the Turku Airshow in Finland last week, Saab unveiled "r-TWR Deployable", a deployable, digital tower that provides high availability, mission-to-mission modularity and flexibility. It is mission-ready within an hour and can be... more
Samskip enhances multimodal portfolio
Following its recent expansion in Poland, Samskip is continuing its strategy to promote its ‘multimodal customer care’ model in new markets. As a next step, the company is now opening a new office in Prague (Czechia), headed by a regional business development manager. The... more
Export prize: ÖBB RCG wins bronze
The Aussenwirtschaft Austria division of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ) presented its 29th Austrian Export Award in Vienna two days ago. Outstanding export achievements were honoured in six categories. ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) won the bronze medal in the... more
Ferries to get electronic logbooks
Two newbuild "superstar-class" ro-pax vessels of Finnlines’ fleet, which operates cargo and passenger vessels in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, will be equipped with electronic reporting, fleet monitoring and stability management solutions developed by Napa, a... more
Food transports: net zero by 2030
Arla, Danish Crown, DFDS and DSV have teamed up in a new partnership to develop a climate-neutral transport corridor between Denmark and UK. The aim is to transport Arla’s and Danish Crown’s products from farms in Denmark to consumers in UK. The scope of the transport... more
Deutsche Post DHL Group rebrands to DHL Group
Logistics provider Deutsche Post DHL Group is changing its name to “DHL Group” on 1 July 2023. The new name reflects the transformation the group has gone through in the past years and underlines the focus on its national and international logistics activities as a driver for... more
SGL: another office in France
The Denmark-headquartered logistics company has opened a new office in Dunkirk, France. It is the third office to be launched by Scan Global Logistics in this country, and part of a programme to establish a centre of expertise for industrial projects in Northern France. The... more
Panattoni bolsters team in Austria
Panattoni, a European developer of commercial real estate, has gained two new employees for its Vienna office. Radek Ondráček (right), senior project manager, and Caroline Samwald (left), senior project structuring manager, will help expand the company’s business in the Austrian... more