Liebherr's cool choice 
Liebherr Hausgeräte has chosen one of its existing partners for the transport and logistics of its refrigerators and freezers in central and eastern Europe. Since the beginning of this year, Austrian group Gebrüder Weiss has been operating an exclusive warehouse for Liebherr’s... plus
Hupac adds another P400-Service
Swiss combined transport operator Hupac is expanding its network: As from 13 December 2021, a new shuttle will operate five weekly roundtrips Venlo in the Netherlands and Busto Arsizio near Milan in Italy. The new service is designed for P400 semi trailers. Venlo offers many... plus
Zurich Airport finally above pre-pandemic volumes
39,132 t of freight were transported at Zurich Airport in October 2021, 51.3% above the level in October 2020. Compared to October 2019, freight volumes increased by 1.3%. This means that for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, cargo throughput was above the... plus
Expanding into eastern Switzerland
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is augmenting its services between Vorarlberg (Austria) and eastern Switzerland. At the beginning of 2022, the railway is launching a three weekly transfer train linking the Wolfurt terminal in Austria with the two Swiss terminals in Frenkendorf near... plus
HHLA rising
Terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) benefited from the extraordinary circumstances in deep sea shipping in the first nine months of 2021. A temporary peak in storage fees as a result of longer container dwell times at HHLA’s terminals in Hamburg also left... plus
New CEP warehouse in Bratislava
Courier services provider DPD, which is owned by Geo Post /La Groupe La Poste, has opened a new branch in Slovakia close to Bratislava Airport. Parcels from all over Slovakia will be handled in the new sorting facility. All deliveries are to be carried out by electric vehicles –... plus
Fossil-free last mile transport
The Swedish Port of Gothenburg is linking the Swedish freight hubs Eskilstuna, Hallsberg and Jönköping with the continent with 19 departures each week. The freight carried on the shuttles is conveyed by truck between the terminals and local warehouses and logistics centres.... plus
Hydrogen also in Rotterdam
According to a study on the development of hydrogen import terminals in Rotterdam, which was conducted by the port operator, a number of terminals will be technically equipped for the import, storage, treatment and transit of hydrogen by 2025. Other component studies... plus
Girteka picks Jens Hovgaard Jensen
Girteka, Europe’s largest asset-based transportation company, is strengthening its leadership team. Aušra Bijaminienė, a former CPO at the company, will take on the new position of director leadership inspiration. Danish-born Jens Hovgaard Jensen, who joins from Maersk Group,... plus
Container wagons to extend fleet
VTG Rail Russia is buying another 250 container wagons from Transmash. The first batch is to be delivered before the end of 2021, the other wagons by early 2022. VTG Rail Russia's fleet already includes 439 of the manufacturer's wagons, including pocket wagons, which are a... plus