Panalpina signals its strengths 
The IT platform is paying off, the airfreight division is growing and the sea freight unit achieving the turnaround. The Swiss logistics company had a good last year. The uncertainties and disturbances in the wings seem to be boosting day-to-day business. It remains to be seen... more
Reax orders 20 LNG trucks at one go 
The German freight forwarder Reax is making large-scale investments into eco-friendly vehicles and has ordered 20 LNG trucks from Volvo. According to Volvo, Reax is the first forwarder in Germany to deploy so many of these new vehicles on the roads. The first seven trucks... more
CCS introduces new module to cater for Brexit
In order to anticipate the effects of Brexit, the managing company of the Cargo Community System (CCS) at the port of Dunkirk (France), has mandated MGI to conduct a study on the cross-Channel ro-ro flows. Taking into account the specificities of maritime and rail transport,... more
Elvir Dzanic takes over port in his hometown
The port of Gothenburg’s new CEO is Elvir Dzanic. He will commence his duties in early June. Dzanic was previously vice-president of business development at Houston TX-based Ceva Logistics North America. The Swedish port’s new boss has a wealth of experience in the... more
New truck to carry liquids and general cargo
The Swiss transport company Hürlimann Garage- und Transporte in Mägenwil (canton of Aargau) has invested in its fleet and bought another Renault truck. The new T 520 T4x2 can carry a total load of 44 t and be deployed to transport heavy containers across the frontier in... more
Weak start for airfreight
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) released data for global airfreight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), was 1.8% lower in January 2019, compared to the same month in 2018. It was the worst performance in the last three... more
Three new logistics parks by 2020
Panattoni Europe, an industrial and logistics property developer, is to build three new logistics parks in Germany by 2020, in response to demand for more space. Construction work will start at Kaltenkirchen, near Hamburg, Schwanewede, north of Bremen, and Wörrstadt, near... more
Cargolux opposed to new wildlife trafficking trend
As one of the first major carriers, Cargolux has placed a ban on the transport of lion bones in an effort to curb and deter this new trend in wildlife trafficking which has been growing over the past decade. Michele Pickover, director of the EMS Foundation, underlined the... more
MSC extends switch to Liverpool
The Swiss carrier MSC is to include a call at the port of Liverpool (UK) in its rotation between Canada, Turkey and various southern European ports. The news comes after the 2M shipping alliance confirmed at the end of 2018 that Liverpool will be a permanent call on its TA4... more
Ghent links up southern Europe with Scandinavia
On Monday, 11 March 2019 a new train service will be launched between the port of Ghent (Belgium) and the terminal of Luxembourg’s railway company CFL in Bettenbourg, as an alternative to container transport by road on this route. To begin with, the shuttle will run five... more