Gridlock on road network 
In Switzerland, the number of hours spent in traffic jams rose sharply last year. According to statistics published by the Swiss confederation, 30,230 congestion hours were reported in 2019, 10% more than ever before. Transport services providers must thus calculate much... more
Transnet banks on experience
Transnet's board of directors has chosen Ms Nonkululeko Dlamini as group CFO. Dlamini, who will also serve as an executive director on the company's board, is a seasoned executive with almost 20 years’ experience in financial roles in state-owned companies, having spent a number... more
Rotor sails cut emissions
Two 35 m tall rotor sails will be installed onboard the "SC Connector", a 12,250 gross tonne (GT) side door ro-ro cargo vessel that operates in the North Sea. Norsepower, a provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, and Sea Cargo concluded this agreement, which... more
Silk Road captured on film
Kopf + Lübben Cargo Services has been offering transport services on the Silk Road since the beginning of regular rail traffic between China and Europe. With the company's support, artist Paul Kolling and filmmaker Jack Wolf have created an exhibition on this link between the... more
Some more masks for Utahns
Boeing completed its 12th Covid-19 transport mission, using a Boeing Dreamlifter, a converted B747-400 large cargo freighter, to bring personal protective equipment (PPE) to the USA. The state of Utah will distribute the facemasks free of charge to school districts across the... more
DSV to build large logistics hub in Denmark
DSV plans to invest approx. DKK 2 billion (EUR 268 million) in a new logistics centre, Europe's largest logistics real estate with just one leaseholder. The facilities in and around the city of Horsens in Jutland, Denmark, can no longer accommodate DSV’s present and expected... more
Fresh hands for Belgium and UK
Swissport has appointed two new heads for positions in UK and Belgium. Liam McElroy, previously interim COO of the airport ground services unit in UK and Irland, has been promoted to head up Swissport Western Europe with immediate effect. In this new role, he will steer... more
Kornwestheim added to rail network
European Gateway Services (EGS) has added Kornwestheim in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg to its network. The train connection is an extension of the synchromodal services to and from this region. In southern Germany, EGS also offers connections with Nuremberg and... more
30 years in Singapore
Emirates Skycargo has completed 30 years of operations in Singapore, one of the biggest cargo stations in its network. Over the years the carrier has transported an important volume of cargo, over 185,000 t just between 2014 and 2019. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Emirates... more