“One of the biggest players” 
“People don’t usually feel a vocation to start a career in airfreight,” Guillaume Halleux told ITJ editor Andreas Haug in an interview recently. The Frenchman himself soon discovered and fortified his passion for the segment in which he has now worked for 22 years. Having led... more
Switzerland: one out of three HGVs defective 
A total of 90,459 trucks, semitrailers, delivery vans and company cars were controlled in Switzerland in 2018. Around 20,000 of those vehicles were found to be defective and about 5,190 vehicles had to be taken off the road. The most common faults were illegal dimensions and... more
They went in two by two: Airline cares for pets
On 1 March 2019, American Airlines Cargo began accepting dogs, cats and ferrets into and out of Dublin (DUB, Ireland). Starting today, 1 April 2019, the carrier is partnering with Coppersmith Global Logistics to assist its customers to clear their pets through customs in the... more
Booking platform for small palletised shipments
Occasional consignors of small shipments (single or a few pallets) can now make use of a new digital platform, provided by Palletways, that offers a swift and easy way to book transport for palletised freight, end-to-end shipment tracking and a simple payment method. The... more
Toh to reinforce Ceva management team
Renee Toh has been recruited by Ceva Logistics as global head of the ocean procurement & trade lane management team. Effective April 2019 and based in Singapore, Toh will report directly to the company’s global head of ocean, Bertrand Simion. She contributes extensive... more
New chapter in railroad's history
The US railroad Norfolk Southern (NS) is relocating its headquarters from Norfolk VA, to Atlanta GA. The company has engaged Cousins Properties to oversee construction of the new headquarters complex. NS recently held a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of... more
Container throughput index takes a dive
The container throughput index published by the German research body Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI - Leibniz) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) fell to 133.9 according to February’s flash estimate. The index stood at... more
Bright future beckons for Scottish airport
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) welcomed a new twice-weekly B747F service from the British Cargologicair, connecting Scotland with Houston and Frankfurt. Each service offers 110 tonnes of freight capacity, giving a welcome boost to the regional oil and gas, aerospace and other... more
Seko signs contract with Peli Biothermal
Seko Logistics’ new operation in Ireland has won a three-year contract to serve as Peli Biothermal’s network station and service centre in Dublin, connecting a provider in temperature-controlled packaging with pharmaceutical clients across the country. The master services... more
Neumann transfers to Meyer Logistik
Julius Neumann has been selected as head of Ludwig Meyer’s central region. Neumann will take charge, inter alia, of monitoring operational processes at the fresh food logistics specialist’s Friedrichsdorf location, to the north of Frankfurt. Neumann has more than ten years... more