Europa launches frictionless Brexit product 
Europa Road has launched a new customs product to preserve transit times and the flow of goods between the UK and Europe after the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December. The basic premise of the product is that delays are created by the need to contact importers prior... more
Another HGV to deliver building materials
Brunner Transporte, a transport company based in the Swiss canton of Valais, has added a new Renault Trucks HGV to its fleet. The family-run company was founded 67 years ago as a one-man business. From the beginning, it focused on transporting building materials. Today,... more
Latam Cargo ships 110 pharma containers to Brazil
DSV and Latam Cargo have just successfully completed the transport of 110 RKN C-Safe containers with medicines. The cargo, which required maintenance and monitoring throughout the flight with the containers to be kept at 5ºC (while the aircraft maintains its interior... more
LIS employee wins university award
The university of applied sciences in Münster (Germany) has honoured Yannick Wölker with the university award 2019. Graduating from a dual studies programme, Wölker, who completed an internship at LIS Logistische Informationssysteme, had written a bachelor thesis focusing on... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In deep water, tsunamis can travel at speeds of up to 800 km/h. more
From Istanbul to London, and between IST and ISL
Turkish Cargo achieved a milestone in its dual hub operation in Istanbul last week. Together with its RFS-Partner Ortadoğu Lojisitk it celebrated the 30,000th road transfer between the cargo terminals of the new Istanbul airport (IST) and the old (ISL) Atatürk airport. All... more
120 m long trailer combinations cross the desert
DB Schenker shipped almost 200 components, or 90,000 freight tonnes, through the Australian desert. The components will now be used to build the world's largest rail mounted vehicles. The 106 m long and 40 m high vehicles will be deployed for the South Flank mine project in... more
Opening an office in the kingdom
Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has opened a new unit and a new office in Saudi Arabia. CSM Saudi has been set up to service the needs of its client Saudi Aramco in the areas of energy, oil and gas, training and procurement, but also for further potentials in the kingdom. The... more
Arkadiy Korosteljov elected president of Fesco
Fesco Transportation Group has elected Arkadiy Korosteljov as president of the group. He replaces Maxim Sakharov, who now holds the position of Fresco's first deputy president. Korosteljov has extensive experience from holding executive positions in Lukoil and Sibur, and was... more
Ten more years for Cargologic and Champ
Swiss ground handling provider Cargologic has extended its partnership with Champ Cargosystems through a new ten-year agreement. Cargologic has been operating Champ's "Cargospot Handling" solution on an in-house licenced basis for over 13 years. Through the new... more