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Switzerland and Bangladesh ink agreement 
Switzerland and Bangladesh signed a bilateral air service agreement on 4 June. The first of its kind between the two countries, it reflects the Swiss government’s efforts to ensure that Switzerland is connected to as many intercontinental destinations as possible via traffic... more
7,000 journeys with HVO save 1,000 t of CO2
The Schuon Group has taken over all transport services for the insulation and noise protection specialist Saint-Gobain Isover from Ludwigshafen am Rhein (Germany) using HVO100 fuel. Schuon will move around 7,200 full loads for the company every year. Using hydrogenated... more
Welcoming back an old friend
Steven Day rejoins Transmec UK as a branch manager at the logistics provider’s London hub. Transmec moved this office to a 15,330 sqm site at London Gateway Logistics Park last year. Having already worked for the company in the early 2000s, Day will now leverage his... more
Vahle wins automation contract for Khalifa port
Paul Vahle has secured a major contract to electrify and automate container blocks at the new Khalifa port in Abu Dhabi. The Kamener company will initially equip 16 container blocks with automation systems and install around 22 km of power rails in the first phase of the... more
Nox strengthens corporate security
Cyber security, prevention against theft and other criminal threats have become increasingly important issues for logistics service providers. Nox Germany is responding to these risks by joining the industry associations Allianz für Sicherheit in der Wirtschaft West (ASW West)... more
Linking networks digitally
From Rotterdam to Basel. The platform operator Portbase and the RheinPorts association have launched a joint project that supplies digital links between the maritime and inland port communities. It aims to optimise data flows between the Netherlands and ports on the river... more
27 freight wagons for Turkish railways
The wagons were produced by manufacturer Türasas in Eskisehir, Turkey and were recently delivered to TCDD. The state-owned rail company will use them mainly to transport containers. Each of the new wagons can load two 40-foot containers and carry a total load of up to 108 t.... more
Another short-sea service in the Mediterranean
Diamond Line, Cosco Shipping Europe's short-sea and feeder carrier, and Tarros Group have announced a new weekly service, PAE, connecting Alexandria, Egypt, and Piraeus, Greece, with Algiers, Algeria, starting in June 2024. The service will use two 1,000 teu vessels, with the... more
A successor for Thomas Sonntag
Unit load device (ULD) management specialist Jettainer, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Group, has appointed Jan-Wilhelm Breithaupt as chief executive officer, effective 1 June 2024. He succeeds Thomas Sonntag, who has overseen the company’s international growth... more