Gothenburg notes strong Q1/2020 
The Port of Gothenburg witnessed stable freight volumes in Q1/2020. This came to light in the Swedish port's new freight volume report. Container volumes actually increased by 8% on the export side and even reached 10% in March. On the import side, a downturn was noted due... more
Vietnam Airlines' international and domestic relief
According to Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University, China's neighbour Vietnam, with 268 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and zero deaths, is coping relatively well with the pandemic. After privately owned Bamboo Airways delivered medical equipment to Europe one month ago,... more
Maersk launches intermodal box service in Russia
Maersk’s offer of intermodal solutions for the Russian market is expanding. A new container service was launched this month (April), connecting the port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea with the dry port Vorsino near Moscow (Kaluga region). The new service is offered... more
Logisticians appeal to federal council
Three Swiss logistics industry experts have written an open letter to the country’s Federal Council to raise awareness of industry concerns in connection with the measures to combat Covid-19. In the letter, Wolfgang Stölzle, director of the Supply Chain Management Institute at... more
24plus boss Peter Baumann to retire
Peter Baumann is retiring at the end of April 2020 after a 22-year stint as managing director of 24plus. He shouldered the task of leading the general cargo alliance in 1998. In May 2019, Baumann and his successor Stefan Rehmet began to jointly managed 24plus. Uwe Müller,... more
Rhenus expanding in the Netherlands
Rhenus Contract Logistics recently opened its sixth warehouse in the Netherlands. The additional 31'885 sqm warehouse is a dedicated operation for a Rhenus customer in the medical device industry. “We have served this customer for more than ten years; the last seven years in... more
Priority Freight wins Queen's Award
Priority Freight, a UK-based time-critical logistics specialist, has been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade 2020. The Queen and Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, recommended that the logistics company receive the UK’s most significant... more
New TOS for Trieste Intermodal Maritime Terminal
Trieste Intermodal Maritime Termina (TIMT) in the port of Trieste, and the Circle Group,a specialist for the analysis and development of automation and digitalization solutions for port sectors and intermodal logistics, have signed a contract to provide the Milos® Terminal... more
Moving quietly in London
UK-based Matthew James Global Relocations has introduced the country’s first Scania hybrid removal vehicle into its fleet. The truck, which will operate principally within the Greater London area, offers quiet, clean and fuel-efficient operation. It has been designed with... more
LEJ and LGG buck the trend
Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ) is holding its ground in the coronavirus crisis and has registered strong demand in its cargo business sector in Q1/2020 too. Despite the drastic effects on international air traffic caused by the pandemic, the German airport almost maintained the... more