Brand refreshed by Champ Cargosystems 
Champ Cargosystems has unveiled its new corporate brand. Like the air cargo industry, Champ has evolved over the last 17 years and established itself as a provider for all stakeholders, forwarders, GHAs, GSAs and carriers. Champ Cargosystems CEO Chris McDermott says that... more
Ground broken in Villmergen
Swiss Post has responded to growing online trade by investing around CHF 137 million in expanding its existing Villmergen site into its largest warehouse logistics centre. The project contains four extensions. Among other things, Swiss Post is setting up an automatic high-bay... more
More money for shipowners
Oceanis, a Hamburg-based finance platform for shipowners, has closed USD 200 million in financing transactions since it was launched in May 2019. The online platform connects shipowners seeking finance with banks and other financial institutions. It now does business with more... more
UPS welcomes Bala Subramanian
UPS has appointed Bala Subramanian to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief digital and technology officer. Effective 18 July 2022, he will report to CEO Carol B. Tomé and join the UPS executive leadership team with responsibility for technology and... more
DFDS performing in most regions
Despite the geopolitical circumstances, DFDS’ cargo volumes showed an 11% increase in May 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. Higher volumes were recorded in all business units and regions, except the Baltic Sea. In the English Channel, DFDS took advantage of P&O... more
Sensitive to tiny little car sensors
On 30 May 2022, CBP officers inspected a shipment of sensors arriving from Hong Kong. Based on intelligence gathering and experience, officers suspected that the sensors were counterfeit. Officers reached out to GM’s global brand protection investigator - global security, which... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Frankenstein is the scientist’s name, not the monster’s. Mary Shelley’s novel ‘Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus’ (1818) tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who creates an unnamed creature. more
A milestone for ‘Cargo Sous Terrain’ in Switzerland
A Swiss law on underground freight systems will come into force on 15 July 2022. The law creates the conditions for the approval of the privately-initiated Cargo Sous Terrain (CST) project. At the same time, the Swiss government amended two annexes to ordinances that are also... more
Third location for Fraikin Suisse
Fraikin Suisse, which specialises in vehicle rental, has just inaugurated its Geneva agency in Meyrin. Its network now consists of three agencies, one for German-speaking Switzerland in Hendschiken, canton of Aargau, and two in the French-speaking part in Echandens, canton of... more
Columbia Sportswear Company picks Francois Guillon
Columbia Sportswear Company, a specialist for active outdoor apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment, has appointed Francois Guillon as senior vice president, omni planning and fulfilment. Guillon brings leadership experience in planning and digital transformation of... more