"Curiosity of the Day" 
In Germany, Thuringia has the highest density of butcher's shops: 46 butchers for 100,000 inhabitants. The density is lowest in Berlin, with only five butchers for 100,000 inhabitants. more
Schweizerzug introduces booking platform 
The Swissterminal Group’s railfreight operator Schweizerzug will launch a fully integrated digital booking platform today, 1 October 2020. The online system will offer complete visibility and control over bookings, increasing transparency, eliminating waiting times and reducing... more
CFL Cargo extends its management
Ten years after its foundation, CFL Cargo France is an established rail company in northern and eastern France that specialises in transport services on the French rail network, particularly in the Grand-Est and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions. To meet the new challenges, CFL... more
Pushing pharma air freight globally
Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) has completed complex transportation of 12 SkyCell containers from Hong Kong to Amsterdam, Netherlands. The project was planned in advance as the containers needed to be shipped to Asia in pre-conditioned mode. In Hong Kong, they were loaded... more
Ready for generation change
Jürg Gygax, who has been EVP service and member of the executive board of the Swiss rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler Group since 2013, has decided to retire as of 31 March 2021 and to hand over his operational responsibility after more than three decades in top positions in the... more
Another billion USD for the Suez Canal
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has scheduled investments of just over USD 1 billion for the coming financial year 2021. Among other projects, the assigned investments will be used for the completion of four tunnels underneath the Suez Canal – two in the proximity of Port... more
Expanding another air charter network
Only two months after the latest expansion of routes and extra capacity, DSV now adds an additional two B747 freighters to its Europe-Asia cargo air bridge. From this month, one of the freighters will be operating on the existing route between Shanghai and Luxembourg –... more
Fruitier follows Le Guilloux
After the withdrawal of Thierry Le Guilloux, Thibault Fruitier, CEO of the French intermodal services providers Novatrans and Greenmodal, has been elected by the steering committee of the Groupement National des Transports Combinés (national association of intermodal transport,... more
Singapore engages in Australian logistics
GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, increased its stake in ESR Australia Logistics Partnership (EALP) to 80%. ESR Australia will continue to hold a 20% interest in the partnership. The selldown of EALP's remaining 35% is in line with the strategy outlined at the time EALP... more
Lithuanian and Polish carrier to found a JV
The Lithuanian railways LTG Carbo and Polish carrier PKP Cargo have signed an agreement on the establishment of a JV to provide intermodal freight services. The new company is scheduled to launch its operations in Q1/2021. The JV will primarily engage in intermodal... more