Switzerland: trend towards customised solutions continues 
SBB Cargo Switzerland and SBB Cargo International achieved a balanced result in H1/2019. Despite the reduction of CHF 9 million in state subsidies, the company generated a result of CHF 0.25 million (compared to CHF 2.16 million in the previous year). Cargo International... plus
Europe is too big
The Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd decided to make two regions out of its current region Europe, coming up to a total of six regions. The new region South Europe, which will have its headquarters in the Italian port city of Genoa, aims to bolster Hapag-Lloyd’s competitive... plus
Gruber Logistics opens branch in Poland
After opening a new subsidiary in Katowice (Poland), Gruber Logistics now has 28 locations in Europe and Asia. Thanks to its strategic position, the metropolitan area around Katowice is one of the most important economic and industrial centres in Eastern Europe and therefore the... plus
Trade tensions weigh heavily on air freight business
Iata's data for global air freight markets are showing that demand, measured in ftk, contracted by 3.2% in July 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This marks the ninth consecutive month of year-on-year decline in freight volumes. Global trade volumes are 1.4% lower... plus
2000th employee for Seifert
The Seifert Logistics Group has hired its 2000th employee. Polish-born Brygida Rzeszutek will work in the field of contract logistics in Jawor (Poland), the most recent of the 46 locations of the group. Seifert hired its 1000th employee only three years ago and has grown from... plus
Full speed ahead despite diesel traffic ban
As the first company on the German market, HJS has obtained the authorisation for a waste gas purification system that is especially designed for trade and delivery vehicles. Owners of commercial vehicles weighing 2.8 t or more can now benefit from state funding to have... plus
Ground-breaking for new hub in Luxembourg
Kuehne + Nagel have celebrated the ground-breaking ceremony of a new contract logistics centre in Luxembourg. The event also marked the ten year contract extension between Kuehne + Nagel and On AG, a cooperation that started in 2010. The new contract logistics centre, due to... plus
Rhenus Logistics acquires PSL Group
Rhenus Logistics has acquired PSL Group, a European road freight specialist, in a move that further strengthens Rhenus’ offering. With a head office in Maldon, Essex (UK), and six additional offices across England, PSL Group seamlessly complements the current Rhenus network,... plus
Korean Air Cargo continues with GHA in Frankfurt
Korean Air Cargo, a major cargo carrier based in South Korea and a member of the SkyTeam Cargo Alliance, has extended the cooperation with LUG aircargo handling at FRA for a further three years to 2022. LUG has partnered Korean Air Cargo for some 22 years now, handling freight... plus
CHS Trade chooses Hermes CMS
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has helped CHS Trade to digitalise its cargo processes at Slovakia's Bratislava Airport with its Hermes 5 (H5) cloud cargo management system (CMS). The ground handler is using H5 to digitise its AWBs and ist planning and data sharing... plus