Road and rail equally hit by corona crisis 
Freight traffic crossing the Swiss Alps decreased significantly in H1/2020 due to the corona pandemic. Both the number of truck journeys and railfreight transports dropped by around 12%. The rail's share in the total volume of transalpine freight traffic remains unchanged at... more
Geodis launches parcel service
To provide European consumers with reliable delivery at an affordable price from North America, Geodis is launching a new, guaranteed four-to-six-day B2C delivery service from the United States to 27 European countries for companies seeking to develop their international online... more
MOL's permanent Mauritius team
The shipping group MOL has released its latest update of the capsized bulker "Wakashio" aground off the island of Mauritius. At the beginning of September, the "Mauritius environmental and social contribution team" was established. It is part of the... more
Setting up new businesses in Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has put a new port complex, called Het Magazijn, on the market. RDM Rotterdam, the former shipyard of the Rotterdamse Droogdok Maatschappij, has been redesigned for the settlement of port companies. A multifunctional business complex consisting of... more
Japan Ship Centre welcomes new director maritime
The Japan Centre (JSC), established in London in 1965 as a joint office of the Japan Ship Exporters’ Association (JSEA) and Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), has appointed Hirotaka Mori to the role of director-maritime, succeeding Takanori Maeda. In this central... more
Innovative trucks support recycling in Singapore
The words "Don't trash it, repurpose it" are written on the new Mercedes-Benz Econic waste collection vehicles in Singapore. In the city-state, not only waste avoidance, but also recycling is an important strategy for keeping the megacity clean. For that, Sembcorp,... more
Csafe Global expands presence in Taiwan
Csafe Global, a provider of temperature-controlled container solutions for the transport of life-enhancing pharmaceuticals, has expanded its global reach and local presence with the opening of a new hub operation in Taipei, Taiwan. This new addition to Csafe’s worldwide... more
Alha and Emirates warming up again
On 15 July 2020, Emirates restarted regular flights to/from Rome FCO, and its cargo operations are now back on track as usual, with a primary focus on controlled-temperature services for pharma products. Alha, as the airline's local cargo handling partner, is providing... more
African air spaces (not) re-opened
After a break of exactly five months, international flights to Malawi were permitted to resume operations on 1 September, whereby initially only the airport of Lilongwe (photo), the capital of the landlocked country in southeast Africa will be handling the traffic. The airport... more
Equipment at the SCT
The South Italian terminal operator Salerno Container Terminal (SCT), member of the Eurokai Group and active in the port since 1977, is enhancing its equipment. The terminal has five mobile cranes, three of them post-Panamax. SCT currently operates 11 Liebherr machines,... more