"Curiosity of the Day" 
In his novel Gulliver's Travels (1726), Jonathan Swift describes the size and orbital velocity of the moons of Mars more than a century before they were discovered by astronomers. plus
Transpacific services suspended 
Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping (MSC) is discontinuing an entire service due to reduced traffic on transpacific waters, as a "temporary" measure, the shipping line said. The Sequoia service is operated as part of the 2M Alliance jointly with Maersk's TP3 loop.... plus
Switching to fully synthetic fuels
In order to reduce its carbon footprint, Swiss transport company Wanner has purchased five new Renault T480 T4x2 High trucks. The vehicles can be operated with fully synthetic fuels, cutting consumption by 5% to 10%. The new T480 T4x2 High trucks will primarily be used in... plus
Cinquant’anni!
Sisa célèbre son cinquantenaire à Bâle. Sisa en a encore donné la preuve à l’occasion de l’édition 2022 de son Evolution Day: l’avenir se construit sur le passé. L’éventail s’étendait de A, comme l’alpiniste suisse de haut niveau Dani Arnold, à la génération Z. plus
Building on Far East air freight business
Dublin-based global aviation services group ASL Aviation Holdings has posted strong financial results for 2021, with revenues up 24.4% on 2020. The ASL Group, which includes ASL Airlines Ireland, ASL Airlines Belgium, ASL Airlines France and ASL Airlines United Kingdom in... plus
Switzerland: ro-mo to be phased out by 2026
Efforts to shift transalpine freight traffic between Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) and Novarra (Italy) from the rolling motorways (ro-mo) to pure railfreight have been underway for years. Now, the Swiss government has decided to continue the ro-mo only until the end of... plus
Generix Group promotes Aïda Collette-Sène
Generix Group, a global provider of collaborative SaaS Software solutions for the supply chain, has appointed Aïda Collette-Sène as president & CEO and chairman of the board. She succeeds Jean-Charles Deconninck. This appointment is part of a realignment of the group’s... plus
Esbjerg initiates offshore collaboration
The Port of Esbjerg has initiated a partnership between five key ports for offshore wind energy in Northern Europe. Besides the Port of Esbjerg (Denmark), the alliance, which was signed in Hamburg recently, includes Niedersachsen Ports/Cuxhaven (Germany), Port Oostende... plus
From West to East Coast
The medium-sized asset-based company Total Transportation Services (TTSI), operating in Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach (California), has completed its acquisition of Salson Logistics. Salson, a Newark-based port-to-shelf logistics provider, works for a number of US... plus
WFS to be acquired by Sats
Sats has reached an agreement to acquire Wordwide Flight Services (WFS) from an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management. The transaction is valued at an enterprise value of EUR 2.25 billion and will bring together WFS, the world’s largest air cargo handler with leadership... plus