"Curiosity of the Day" 
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149 shippers honoured with safe handling award 
It is easy to become distracted by the current response to Covid-19, but safety never takes a break. It is in this spirit of keeping everyone safe and healthy that Canadian National Railways (CN) recently named the winners of its safe handling award for 2019. In all, 149... more
Space still attractive
There remains strong demand for logistics properties in Italy, as a transaction completed at the end of March shows. more
International interest in Australia's export support
Six global freight forwarders and nine air cargo carriers have been selected to participate in Australia's International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) to re-establish global supply chains. In the first three weeks of its operation, over 560 businesses have registered their... more
ERS Rail augments intermodal service
Eastern Bavaria, a dynamically developing industrial region in Germany, received a direct connection to overseas destinations a few days ago thanks to ERS Rail. The company expanded its seaport hinterland network for container rail transport in Germany and introduced a new... more
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