DCSA setting new standards 
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) recently published its communication systems and application programming (API) standards for the 50 event records in ports defined in its data list. These refer to the six main aspects of a call, namely planning arrival at a... more
Geodis augments activities in Belgium
Geodis has launched a new sorting centre in Schoten near Antwerp in Belgium and a new office at Liege airport. The first facility is intended to support the expansion of an international e-eommerce customer into the Belgian market, the second for multiple customers in Europe.... more
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
Energy Globe award for sun-to-liquid project
A European research project on solar power production, called ‘sun-to-liquid’, has been given the 22nd Energy Globe World Award in the category ‘fire’ by Austria’s Energy Globe Foundation, which is dedicated to projects on sustainable energy technologies. The sun-to-liquid... 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
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
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