KPI Ocean Connect reshuffles management team 
KPI Ocean Connect, a global marine energy provider, has restructured its management. The leadership of its trading business will be divided into regions covering Apac, Emea, and Americas. New regional leads have been promoted from KPI Ocean Connect’s existing management team.... plus
Global container turnover declines
The RWI/ISL Container Turnover Index, a collaborative effort by the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL), showed a slight drop in July, reaching a seasonally adjusted 121.9 points compared to the revised 123.3... plus
A whale at MUC
Munich Airport welcomed a very rare guest recently: An Airbus transport aircraft "Beluga ST" picked up fuselage segments for the production of long-haul aircraft in Munich and flew them to the Hamburg Airbus plant in Finkenwerder. Normally, these flights are... plus
Recht Logistik: cartons instead of plastic
Recht Logistik will be ordering 50,000 storage boxes for its contract logistics division in 2023. The boxes will replace the previous plastic boxes and will be used for picking goods from selected e-commerce customers. "In the future, the display boxes will be used as... plus
DSV buys its first e-truck in Singapore
The transport company has signed a MOU with Volvo Trucks about the purchase of one Volvo FL electric truck. Developed and specially adapted to an urban environment, the vehicle will be used for package deliveries in the Asian city-state. The acquisition is only a first step... plus
New ideas for the working world
At this year's European Forum Alpbach (EFA), Austria's railway company ÖBB is taking a look at the world of work of tomorrow and focusing on the labour market and recruitment. Austria’s largest mobility service provider - like many other companies in the country - is facing... plus
Switzerland: guidelines for seven aerodromes
At its meeting on 30 August, the Federal Council approved the amendments to the structural plans for the aerodromes of Saanen (Icao: LSGK), St. Stephan (LSTS), Zweisimmen (LSTZ) and San Vittore (LSXV) as well as new structural plans for the aerodromes of Pfaffnau (LSXP), Bad... plus
Cargo growth in Gothenburg
Amid global and domestic economic slowdown, the Port of Gothenburg maintains solid cargo volumes, backed by Sweden's resilient export industry. Import dips, reflecting economic caution, are stabilising, with signs of autumn recovery. The port handled 446,000 teu in... plus
Partenaires pour la route en Europe 
Deux lignes fret arabes étendent leur réseau RFS. En juillet, deux compagnies aériennes fret de la Péninsule arabique ont annoncé avoir confié leurs services d’apport européens par la route à un seul partenaire bien rodé. Alors qu’Etihad Cargo d’Abu Dhabi mise sur la... plus
Weekly block trains from Greece to North Macedonia
Starting on 6 September 2023, the new regular container block-train service will connect the Port of Thessaloniki in Greece and Skopje, the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia, initially on a weekly basis. It will depart from Thessaloniki every Wednesday and arrive in... plus