South American and Iberian port figures 
Mercosur, the South American common market whose full members are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay (Venezuela is suspended), signed a free-trade agreement with the European Union in 2019 – but it is still awaiting ratification. At least most of the continent’s ports... more
Loxx invests in transport services to Georgia 
Loxx Logistics is expanding its direct services to Georgia and now offering two weekly departures to Tbilisi and Batumi in cooperation with its Georgian partner company Vengo from Tbilisi that has proved itself on the international market since 2004. To this end, Loxx... more
Careful optimism and a radical step
Deutsche Post DHL Group has announced that its 2020 earnings guidance excludes, as of now, any possible impact induced by the coronavirus. Deutsche Post DHL Group posted profitable growth during the past financial year. Group revenue was up 2.9% year-on-year to EUR 63.3 billion,... more
15 billion km without an accident
UPS has inducted 1,316 men and women into the circle of honour, the elite group of UPS drivers who have not had an avoidable accident for 25 years or more. With those new inductees, the circle of honour now includes 10'411 of UPS’s active brown-clad drivers. Collectively,... more
ONE's intra-Asian service network under change
The big carriers are preparing their new schedules for 2020. The Japanese Ocean Network Express (ONE), based in Singapore, has now disclosed the details of its Intra-Asia Japan service network for 2020. ONE will operate seven of these services on its own, and rely on... more
Albatross Express calls at Graz
TFG Transfracht has added the container terminal Graz (Austria) to its network. Effective immediately, the specialist for hinterland traffic offers new transport options from Graz to the northern ports and Koper in Slovenia. The Graz Süd terminal is situated on the... more
New cranes increase efficiency and safety
Kuenz recently installed two intermodal cranes for Metrans, one in Prague, Czechia and one in Budapest, Hungary. The cranes can handle containers, swap bodies and trailers with a lifting capacity of 37 t. The intermodal operator Metrans connects the European seaports of... more
Swiss reduces and adds Far East capacity
Swiss flights between Zurich and Shanghai/Beijing will be suspended until 24 April. From today, 4 March, to 30 May the frequency of flights to Hong Kong will be reduced to 5/7 days. On 1 March, however, Swiss World Cargo began its five times weekly A340 service to Osaka,... more
Gebrüder Weiss expands network in Russia
Effective immediately, Gebrüder Weiss offers its customers overland transport services to all regions in Russia. The logistics services provider guarantees wide-ranging deliveries across the world's largest country through its new exclusive partner JDE (Zheldor Ekspeditsiya).... more
Lutz Honerla to head Flughafen Düsseldorf Cargo
Lutz Honerla will assume the position of managing director of Flughafen Düsseldorf Cargo on 1 May 2020. Until the end of July, he will manage the business together with Gerton Hulsman, who will retire at the end of August. Honerla has been working at Düsseldorf Airport for 30... more