Shifting steel transports to the railways in Switzerland 
SBB Cargo now transports steel and metal in combined transport for Debrunner Acifer in Switzerland. Around 1,000 truck kilometres have been saved by the modal shift since November, according to a post on LinkedIn by the Swiss freight railway. The steel and metal is... more
From Gefco to Geopost
Bastien Wilshaw became a member of the Geopost executive committee on 3 January, as executive vice-president in charge of strategy and out-of-home activities. He reports to Yves Delmas, chief executive officer. Wilshaw joined Geopost as strategy director in 2021. Since... more
New network partner for SAE in Greece
The general cargo network System Alliance Europe (SAE) has grown to three partners in Greece, thanks to the addition of Athens-based Logika. The logistician from Hellas handles and manages more than 70,000 road haulage shipments every year, with a fleet of 100 vehicles. In... more
Higher freight volumes in Brazil and Spain
In 2024 the airports in the Aena Group (46 airports and two heliports in Spain, London Luton airport and 17 airports in Brazil) handled more than 1,42 million t of freight, 18% more than in the year before. The airports in Aena’s network in Spain handled 1.28 million t of... more
Stricter safety measures for charcoal shipments
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has introduced stricter regulations to transport charcoal on merchant ships, effective voluntarily from January 2025 and mandatorily from January 2026. The German Shipowners’ Association (VDR) supports immediate adoption, citing... more
Green fuels improve Gruber’s carbon footprint
The logistician Gruber has already collaborated with the fuel manufacturer Delta Energy in the field of green fuel for a year now. The partnership of the two companies from South Tyrol (Italy) is now reflected in Gruber's climate record. In 2024 the logistician managed to reduce... more
PKP Cargo launches train linking Poland and Germany
The new train connects the Clip Terminal in Swarzędz (Poland) and the Duss Terminal in Duisburg (Germany) with six round trips weekly. The service is offered for a range of intermodal and non-intermodal units, including semi-trailers and containers. Each train in the service... more
Luxury furniture delivered with green units too
Hypnos Beds, from the UK, has deployed two new Volvo FM electric trucks in its fleet, through its transport and logistics partner DFDS. The new vehicles will replace two diesel vehicles. The additions are a 4x2 curtainside rigid unit and a 4x2 tractor. They’ll deliver the... more
MSC lands in Maastricht
Today, 16 January, Atlas Air will conduct the second flight in a service scheduled for every Thursday on behalf of MSC Air Cargo from Maastricht Aachen airport (MST) to Asia (including China). The aircraft deployed is a one-year-old Boeing B777F. Dean Boljuncic, head of... more
Dachser promotes a foodstuffs logistician
On 1 January Stefan Behrendt (on the right) took charge of Dachser Food Logistics. He succeeded the firm’s COO for road logistics Alexander Tonn (on the left), who had also held the post of managing director for food logistics since 1 January 2024. Stefan Behrendt has been... more