Swiss Post's new ID(eas) 
As of 1 October 2021, Swiss Post has acquired Swiss Sign Group and around two-thirds of the shares in health care logistics provider Steriplus. Steriplus specialises in health care consumables and the preparation of medical instruments for operations. Steriplus was founded... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
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PtL world premiere in northern Germany
In order to reduce air traffic’s carbon footprint, Atmosfair, a non-profit climate protection organisation based in Bonn, has inaugurated the world's first commercial-scale power-to-liquid (PtL) plant in Werlte/Emsland. To produce the fuel, CO2 from a biogas plant is used,... plus
Pénurie flagrante de routiers
Les Britanniques répondent à la pénurie de chauffeurs en raccourcissant les durées de formation. Des rayons vides, mais aussi des consolidations au sein du secteur de la logistique, sont néanmoins la conséquence de ces goulets d’étranglement.Le dysfonctionnement des chaînes de... plus
Intermodal network grows in the east
European Cargo Logistics (ECL) is expanding its "One-Stop-Shop" network. The freight forwarding subsidiary of Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) has added Riga (Latvia) as a destination to its portfolio. In cooperation with Latvian logistics service provider LDZ,... plus
30 years of joint humanitarian missions
This year, two of best known names in the air cargo charter world are marking 30 years of collaboration in humanitarian missions. To celebrate, Konstantin Vekshin of Volga-Dnepr Group and Justin Lancaster and Dan Morgan-Evans of Air Charter Service (ACS) recently met on board an... plus
Aglow Aviation joins Cargo iQ
Nigerian aviation consultancy, flight operations, and logistics business Aglow Aviation Support Services has joined the cross-stakeholder air cargo organisationCargo iQ. “As new entrants into the cargo sector, our decision to be a part of Cargo iQ was based on our desire to... plus
Sensors for 1,000 freight wagons
Innofreight is partnering with Nexxiot: The Austrian rail logistics company is gradually equipping 1,000 freight wagons with Nexxiot’s digital solutions, the so-called Globehoppers. Under the motto "moving limits", Innofreight focuses on innovative logistics solutions... plus
Upswing for Vancouver
Vancouver marks a record year: The Canadian Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has reported its figures for H1/2021. From January to June, cargo volumes through Canada’s largest port reached 76.4 million t, up 7% compared to H1/2020, and 5% higher than the previous record mark set... plus
Seafrigo revamps global organisation
Seafrigo, a Le Havre (France)-based specialist in temperature-controlled food logistics, is rolling out the Cargo Wise platform across its 19 key locations worldwide. While operations in Egypt, Australia and various points in Asia have been completed, the USA network will follow... plus