Switzerland: fewer trucks crossing the Alps 
The volume of goods that were transported across the Swiss Alps rose to 39.6 million t in 2018, 2% more than in 2017. The upsurge is primarily due to more railfreight. A record 19 million t of goods stowed in containers, swap bodies and semi-trailers were hauled by rail as... more
Bolloré and CLS Logistics sign MOU in Ethiopia
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering the creation of a joint venture has been signed by Bolloré Transport & Logistics and CLS Logistics, its partner for over eleven years. The pact was inked in Addis Ababa in the presence of Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French minister... more
Mixed bag of results for European ports in 2018
Last year, the EU’s 15 most important container handling ports grew by 4.8% in teu terms (2017: 4.6% after 2% in 2016). Among the top 15 ports, Gdansk recorded the highest increase (+23.3%), followed by Piraeus (20.9%) and Barcelona (15.3%).The teu throughput remained solid in... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
The planet Uranus was called "Georgium Sidus" from 1781 to 1850 in honour of King George III of England. more
Land transport ramps up results
Gebrüder Weiss (GW) generated net sales of EUR 1.67 billion in financial year 2018, 8.3% more than in FY 2017. The road transport sector once again proved to be the mainstay of the Austrian logistics company. The organic growth rate amounted to 7.5% in a competitive environment.... more
Easy expands offering on its digital portal
Express Air Systems (easy), a provider of express airfreight services and a joint venture of DB Schenker and Kuehne & Nagel, has simplified its booking procedures. With the new digital portal, customers can compare offers from 25 airlines currently in the network and... more
Connecting Duisburg DIT terminal to Poland
With immediate effect, Hupac’s intermodal transport services to/from Poland now run to the Duisburg DIT terminal in addition to the Duisburg D3T terminal in Germany. Containers and tank containers will be handled in Duisburg DIT, trailers on the other hand will be handled in... more
New regional CEO for Asia Pacific
The Dubai based air services provider Dnata has appointed Dirk Goovaerts as its regional CEO for the Asia Pacific region. In that role, Goovaerts will oversee the company's catering, ground and cargo handling operations at ten airports in, inter alia, Australia, the Philippines... more
2019 now offers +4%
The year may be just two months old; the thoughts of the maritime consultancy Drewry on the sector’s further progress this year are already running at full speed, however. more
The best way to decarbonise road transport
Transport produces around a quarter of CO2 emissions in the EU. At the IRU-EU conference in Brussels (Belgium) more than 200 representatives of the road transport sector discussed the best way forward to decarbonise road transport more effectively. The participants stressed... more