From top to toe 
The French line CMA CGM has introduced a Mediterranean service, improving connections between Turkey and southern Italy. Railway links to northern Italy will augment the calls. Options to and from Malta and Tunisia remain. more
Securely packed, off to India
Cargo that needs special protection is provided with suitable packaging by the company Zaugg Emballeur. In spring it prepared a machine 8 m long for a demanding transport to India. Zaugg made sure that it took the customer’s requirements into account. more
Half empty or half full?
How full are the planes now plying their trade across global skies really? To what extent have reactions to the outbreak of Covid-19 changed freight’s status in the industry? What next over the coming months? Here are a few answers. more
Growing fleets for many players
Several Swiss transport firms have extended their fleets with models made by Renault Trucks. The lorries can be deployed in a multitude of tasks – as witnessed by their cargos of delicacies, general cargo or concrete. more
Predecessor and successor
At the beginning of June Zeno D’Agostino, the president of Italy’s Port Network Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea, who has been in office since November 2016, was deposed. Mario Sommariva was appointed temporary managing commissioner in his place. In Trieste, the new (and... more
Swiss Worldcargo further expands summer timetable 
Swiss Worldcargo will expand its summer timetable until the end of October 2020. The cargo division of Swiss will add new destinations to its network in the coming weeks, connecting Switzerland to Canada once again with the launch of flights to Montreal, beginning 14 July.... more
Air bridge between Shenzhen and Vatry completed
Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Geodis recently completed a large charter programme to deliver urgent supplies of facemasks and PPE to France, operating a series of 48 x AN-124 flights within a 90-day period between April and June 2020. The French ministry of solidarity and health... more
On track to improve performance
Despite a sharp fall in transport volumes because of the corona crisis, the Swiss railfreight company SBB Cargo maintains its plans for restructuring and further development, said Désirée Baer, who assumed the position of CEO at SBB Cargo 100 days ago. Deploying various... more
Air Canada to introduce Istanbul
Starting tomorrow, 11 July 2020, Air Canada Cargo will serve Istanbul twice a week operating a cabin-loading A330-300, with one flight each from Montreal and Toronto. New or additional flights have also been launched to Amsterdam, Athens, Brussels, Dublin, Geneva, London,... more
Mortrans' successful arctic project
Mortrans has successfully carried out a transport from Murmansk Port to Yamburg Port (both in the Arctic area in northern Russia). The cargo was a pilot boat measuring 16.25 x 4.67 x 4.37 m and weighing 30 t. The boat was trucked over a distance of more than 5,000 km from... more