New Japan Malaysia Vietnam service 
Singapore-based APL, an affiliate of the CMA CGM group, is launching a Japan Malaysia Vietnam (JMV) service that will provide weekly connectivity between North Asia and Southeast Asia. The new service will concentrate on covering the North Asian market calling at five... plus
New direct train between Rhine-Ruhr and Bavaria
Tomorrow (12 June 2019), Kombiverkehr will launch a new train link between Neuss and Munich (Germany). The service will be open to all freight forwarders and logistics companies. Load units can be dispatched in both directions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. If... plus
Belgium launches digital customs platform
Belgium wants to substantially simplify the import and export of goods. To further this aim, a customs platform named BE-Gate has been developed and officially launched. The portal, which was especially designed for the growing e-commerce market, ensures that cross-border goods... plus
Role swapping at Lufthansa Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo Group is making a series of changes to its management. Thomas Sonntag will take over the management of Jettainer, the international service partner for outsourced ULD management, as of 1 July. He will replace Carsten Hernig as managing director. Hernig will... plus
Garuda ordered to pay millions for price fixing
Australia’s federal court has ordered PT Garuda Indonesia (Garuda) to pay penalties of AUD 19 million (USD 13 million) for colluding on fees and surcharges for air freight services. The penalties follow the court action launched by the Australian competition and consumer... plus
Trieste - Nuremberg shuttle with two roundtrips per week
The port of Trieste will introduce a new rail service linking Trieste (Italy) with the Nuremberg hub in northern Bavaria (Germany). The service will go on stream at the end of July with two trains per week, and circulation will increase by the end of 2019. The rail service... plus
Galliker takes over Jeanmaire
Switzerland’s logistics landscape is undergoing a radical change. The transport company Jeanmaire SA, based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, is handing over its storage and transport activities to Galliker Transport on 1 August. A new branch office bearing the name Jeanmaire Transports... plus
“Curiosity of the Day” 
In summer, an average-sized swimming pool loses 3,800 l of water per month due to evaporation. plus
Champ & Co win ECS Group challenge
Champ Cargosystems has won the ECS Group #NexGenLeaders 2019 Challenge alongside Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and Dropslab. The consortium won the award for their augmented reality for air cargo warehouses project. The project increases efficiencies in ground handling... plus
La position sur le marché prime
Membre du directoire depuis 2005, nous avons laissé respirer le nouveau CEO de Gebrüder Weiss nommé le 1er janvier 2019 pendant les premiers 100 jours de sa fonction. Le patron de l’entreprise traditionnelle a exposé à Christian Doepgen la nouvelle orientation internationale de... plus