Hans-Peter Trachsler takes the helm at Dachser 
Hans-Peter Trachsler has been named director of Dachser Spedition, effective early March 2022. He takes over from Urs Häner, who is set to retire after an initial handover period. In addition to his role as European logistics managing director, Trachsler will head up the... more
Wagonload traffic still a problem
Swiss railfreight operator SBB Cargo again posted a loss of CHF 325 million last year due to corona-related weak demand for transport services. However, this loss was lower than in 2020 thanks to cost-cutting measures, higher revenues and greater support from the federal... more
Boughey chooses Angela Carus
Boughey has named Angela Carus as its new managing director. She follows Keith Forster, who has retired after 20 years with the company. Carus joins Boughey from Culina, where she was operations director. Her first job in the industry, not long after leaving school, was... more
JD Logistics covers more ground
JD Logistics, the logistics arm of Chinese online retailer JD.com, was a significant contributor to the company’s successful performance in 2021. For the full year 2021, JD.com reported revenues of RMB 951.6 billion (USD 149.3 billion), 27.6% up from the full year 2020.... more
US class I railway updates carbon calculator
Norfolk Southern has launched the next generation carbon calculator. The railway company worked with logistic partners to ensure the calculations drawn between shipping via truck and rail sectors were accurate. With the new system, users enter only the type of commodity they... more
Lufthansa Cargo's "Hello Europe"
Yesterday afternoon, on 15 March 2022, Lufthansa Cargo sent off its first A321 freighter, operated under a wet lease agreement by Lufthansa Cityline, into the skies above Frankfurt, which, fittingly for the destination of its first commercial flight (Dublin), were very rainy. In... more
A long way from and to China
After Seko Logistics’ Hong-Kong-based regional headquarters first announced that Chinese ports were closing and that vessels would be diverted from Shenzen, the situation has rapidly deteriorated. The lockdowns in 19 provinces so far, affecting Shenzhen, Shanghai, Suzhou,... more
Panattoni’s new team in Italy
Industrial real estate developer Panattoni has set up an office in Milan (Italy). The new branch is to be headed by Jean-Luc Saporito as managing director. Saporito joined Panattoni from P3 Logistic. Before that, he worked in various Fortune 500 companies such as Amazon, Procter... more
Train ships record amount of steel
For the first time ever, DB Cargo’s steel sales unit in Italy moved more than 1 million t of steel for its Italian customers in 2021. Volumes in 2020 amounted to just 645,000 t, down some 20% on the preceding years. However, the latest statistics show that steel transports have... more
Another investment in healthcare logistics
Swiss Post acquired healthcare logistics provider MW Partners Holding on 14 March 2022. The purchase price was not disclosed. Headquartered in Froideville in the canton of Vaud, MW Partners Holding specialises in the logistics supply chain for medical consumables and the... more