High hurdles for force majeure 
A new start at a traditional old venue. The Swiss Shippers’ Forum in Interlaken was designed mainly for shippers and freight forwarders, as well as for other interested parties. Speakers and panel discussions addressing force majeure met with great interest, as legal... more
SBB crosses golden threshold in the Bözberg tunnel 
Another milestone has been reached on the 4 m corridor in the Gotthard axis in Switzerland: the "golden sleeper", the last stretch of the slab track in the Bözberg tunnel, was concreted yesterday, 6 February 2020. The new tunnel in the canton of Argovia is the... more
Emirates to launch Penang service via Singapore
In two months and two days, on 9 April 2020, Emirates will launch a new daily service from Dubai (DXB) to Penang via Singapore. Penang will become Emirates’ second destination in Malaysia after its capital Kuala Lumpur, which the airline currently serves with three flights a day... more
Traxens joins Smart Maritime Council
The Smart Maritime Council, an initiative set up by the Smart Maritime Network (SMN), recently welcomed Traxens, a company providing data and services for the supply chain industry, as a new member. Hanane Becha, Traxens Innovation & Standards senior manager, was also... more
Lionel van der Walt appointed to the SSCA advisory board
Lionel van der Walt, Paycargo president and CEO, The Americas, has been appointed by the Smart Supply Chain Alliance (SSCA) to its advisory board. The SSCA is part of the Florida Blockchain Foundation and has a mission to use collective business intelligence to build the... more
KKR-Led consortium sells BLK Pyeongtaek Logistics Center
The investment firm KKR announced that Korean real estate asset manager Pebblestone Asset Management will acquire BLK Pyeongtaek Logistics Center from a KKR-led consortium. The hub is a newly developed multi-tenant modern logistics facility located in Pyeongtaek port, one of the... more
Carbon-free trucks for breweries
Beer brewer Carlsberg's Swiss branch has ordered 20 electric trucks from Renault. The 26 t, 100% electrically driven type D Wide Z.E. vehicles will be delivered to Carlsbergs‘ Swiss breweries Feldschlösschen in Rheinfelden near Basel over the course of this year. The... more
Situation in the Gulf of Guinea deteriorates
The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), founded in 1965, used the recent ECR conference on maritime security and the blue economy in the European Parliament to raise the alarm about the dire security situation in the Gulf of Guinea. "Urgent action has to... more
100 years ago: airmail clears blockade
In the winter of 1919/1920 Estonia was isolated from the outside world because of bad weather conditions and armed conflicts. As Camille Allaz discovered (The History of Air Cargo and Airmail, p. 47), taking to the air the only solution: from 7 February to 15 March 1920 an... more
Turkish Cargo elects new senior vice president
Turkish Cargo continues to strengthen its team to pursue its global strategies. The company has announced that Cornelis Paul de Man, a seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience in logistics, supply chain management, strategic marketing and sales, has joined Turkish... more