IDS celebrates 20 years of its central hub 
IDS Logistik is currently celebrating the 20th anniversary of its central hub in Neuenstein near Bad Hersfeld in Hesse. The IDS hub started in 2003, transhipping 280 t of cargo every night, today it averages 800 t, at peak times over 1,200 t. In Germany’s geographical... more
Logicor: first prime logistics site in Gothenburg
Logicor has acquired a prime logistics site measuring 11,400 sqm in Backa as part of its drive to expand in the Swedish market. The former industrial site is located 6 km from central Gothenburg, providing excellent connections to cities such as Stockholm, Oslo, and Copenhagen,... more
Up to 30,000 t of fruit by train to China
China-Laos Railway transported a total of 23,000 t of imported fruit, worth about CNY 560 million (USD 800,000) from December 2022 until June 2023. On the morning of 1 June 2023, a special train for cold-chain fruit loaded with 740 t of Thai durian and mangosteen arrived at... more
Live-wire optimisation 
Logistics lighthouse projects from three different sectors. This year saw the 38th Zurich Logistics Colloquium staged in the Federal Institute of Technology ETH. Once again, a wide variety of case studies from logistics practice were presented by experts, focusing on crucial... more
Switzerland: clever strategy for fleet conversion
SBB Cargo is planning to have a standardized locomotive portfolio in future, consisting of modern hybrid locomotives with pantograph and battery. The conversion from diesel to hybrid traction units is to take place over the next ten years. The basis for the fleet conversion has... more
Joint forces in Manzanillo
E Pluribus Unum in Mexico: The port and the terminal operators in Manzanillo have jointly founded the Association of Terminals and Operators of Manzanillo (Astom), an organisation that aims to promote and further strengthen the Port of Manzanillo. Among the objectives are... more
Roll Group to expand fleet with Korean vessels
The Korean company KMC Line and the heavy transportation company Roll Group have signed a memorandum of understanding involving a commercial cooperation with the management of two of KMC’s wide deck carriers by Roll Group, which will start from Q4/2025. From then on, Dutch... more
Getting a grip on automation
Autonomous vehicles and robots will play a significant role in shaping the future of the air freight industry, particularly in the light of a shortage of skilled workers. The “Evobot", which was developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML,... more
Atlas Air promotes Richard Broekman
Atlas Air has promoted Richard Broekman to executive vice president, chief commercial officer and head of sustainability. Since joining Atlas in 2004 as a flight and revenue analyst, he has gradually risen through the ranks, taking on roles with increasing responsibility.... more
First four unmanned trucks to run in Russia
As part of a road train with a semi-trailer, the self-driving trucks will run hub-to-hub between Moscow and St. Peterburg without stops in other cities. The length of the route will be 650 km. The trucks will operate 24/7 stopping only for loading and unloading, refuelling and... more