Zurich: record number of cargo flights 
Due to the corona pandemic, Zurich airport (ZRH) suffered a historic drop in traffic last year: During 2020, a total of 291,163 t of freight passed through the Swiss air hub. Freight volumes fell significantly less (-35.6%) than the number of passengers (-73.5%) and the number... plus
Indian furniture by FM Logistic
Pepperfry, a furniture and home products marketplace in India, has contracted French FM Logistic in order to provide omnichannel logistics and fulfilment services in the subcontinent’s western region. From Pepperfry Bhiwandi warehouse, 50 km northeast of Mumbai, FM Logistic... plus
Diversifying cargo flows in Eurasia
In cooperation with Belintertrans-Germany and CFTS Liski, UTLC ERA recently carried out a test run of a container train from China to Europe along the Chongqing (China) - Slavkov route (Poland) via the new Belarussian-Ukrainian border crossing Goryn/Udritsk. UTLC ERA provided... plus
Antwerp stems the tide
The Port of Antwerp weathered the storms of 2020 with limited losses. Despite a year dominated by coronavirus and trade tensions, its total throughput reached 231 million t (-3,1%). Container traffic remained strong, setting a new mark of 12 million teu exceeded for the... plus
Europorte replaces chairman
Getlink's railfreight subsidiary Europorte saw its chairman Pascal Sainson retire on 1 January 2021, after ten years at the head of the company. Sainson joined Getlink in 1996 as Eurotunnel’s director of operations. Raphaël Doutrebente (photo), a member of Getlink's... plus
Phoenix acquisitions in Texas
US-American provider Phoenix Logistics has acquired Sam Dunn Express (SDX), a regional asset-based trucking company, along with the assets of Sam Dunn Enterprises, a warehousing, logistics, distribution and fulfilment firm in Longview TX. SDX will become part of Phoenix... plus
31 vehicles for Kent Frozen Foods
Kent Frozen Foods (KFF) has taken delivery of 31 new Ivecos - 13 Eurocargo and 18 Daily. The UK food service company now runs a solus Iveco fleet of 80 commercial vehicles which are based out of its Aylesford headquarters in Kent and regional depot in Witney, Oxfordshire.... plus
More storage capacity in Munich and Paris
The new high tech logistics centre at Munich airport (pictured) came on stream yesterday, 18 January 2021. The facility brings the capacities of the airport's retail subsidiary Eurotrade, the catering subsidiary Allresto and the airport's operator Flughafen München GmbH (FMG)... plus
Samskip also widens portfolio
Following the example of CLdN and DFDS, the Netherlands-headquartered Samskip is also enhancing its shortsea container connections between Ireland and North Continental Europe. Brexit is again the key argument, as the operator indicated in a press release: "avoiding... plus