A train that goes down in history 
The first freight train in history recently crossed the Marmaray tunnel in Turkey under the Bosporus. The train departed from the Chinese city of Xi'an and is on the way to Prague in Czechia. China Railway Express handled the journey on the Asian part of the route and the... more
Roland Etter elected managing director of Saspa
Saspa (Swiss Aviation Services Providers Association), which was founded a year ago, has appointed Roland Etter as its managing director. The association comprises eight airport service companies with 10,000 employees at the three Swiss national airports and champions its... more
Bergé Gefco aims at 20% reduction of CO2 emissions
The logistics services provider Bergé Gefco was honoured by the Spanish industry association AECOC for its efforts to cut back CO2 emissions. In particular, the company wants to focus on reducing its carbon footprint by 20% over the next five years. Bergé Gefco is... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
The predator Dimetrodon lived 290 million years ago and looked like an oversized lizard. It hunted mostly on land, but it also caught sharks in shallow waters. more
Thai Airways celebrates and expands
Thai Airways is celebrating the 35th anniversary of its arrival in Switzerland. On 4 November 1984 the Southeast Asian airline landed at Zurich airport for the first time, a milestone that was remembered at the airport a few days ago. Together with its customers, Thai Airways... more
New train running between Austria and Hungary
With the TransFER Wels-Vienna-Budapest, the Austria-based ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is launching a new rail connection, thereby creating further network effects for intermodal solutions on key corridors and between three of the most important intermodal nodes in Europe.... more
ECS Group deepens footprint in Southeast Asia
Thai LCC Nok Air, represented by CEO Wutthiphum Jurangkool and Pravej Ongartsittigul, chairman of the executive committee (2nd and 1st from right), has concluded a total cargo management (TCM) agreement with AVS GSA Thailand, a subsidiary of ECS Group. The subsidiary,... more
Innovative engines for cross-border railfreight
Metrans, a subsidiary of the Hamburger Hafen and Logistik, Hamburg’s port operator (HHLA), has received the first Vectron MS locomotive at the company’s container terminal in Prague (Czechia). The vehicle is part of a group of ten multi-system locomotives ordered from Siemens.... more
ICTSI makes good progress in the first nine months of 2019
Philippines-headquartered port and terminal operator International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has just published its unaudited consolidated financial results for the first nine months of 2019. Revenue from port operations amounted to USD 1.1 billion, an increase of 10%... more
Blockchain: UPS and Herd X ship beef from USA to Japan
UPS will work with Herd X, a USA-based agri-tech solutions provider, to deliver blockchain-verified traced beef from an American farm to Japan. The delivery represents a significant step forward in quality assurance and traceability in the beef industry. UPS and Herd X... more