Swiss air cargo experts inform online 
GS1 Switzerland organised its third “online talk” on the corona crisis this week, exploring the challenges that lie ahead for the (Swiss) air cargo industry. While Peter Somaglia (l.), president IG Air Cargo Switzerland, highlighted the vital importance of this industry for... more
Haropa pushes clients back into business
The French alliance of ports, Haropa Ports, has launched a programme to support its customers in rebooting their business activities through PUSH – a French acronym for “Unified Haropa Support Programme” (Programme Unique de Soutien by Haropa). “In the context of the... more
Chinese protective masks arrive in Europe
The first major delivery with millions of masks and other protective equipment has arrived at the German seaport of Rostock via the "Eurasia rail-sea link". The vessel carried four containers with as many as 7.4 million protective masks for Germany and six more... more
Two different paths for Virgins
Virgin Atlantic will operate over 90 cargo-only flights per week this month as it helps customers reopen vital trade lanes connecting the UK with global markets. The airline will also operate cargo-only flights through Dublin for the first time, enabling Ireland's medical... more
Expanded Silk Road rail service
Austrian logistics provider Cargo-Partner has launched new weekly LCL direct connections between Germany and China and between Austria and China, both with transit times of around 16 days. One weekly rail consolidation service will be operated from Duisburg, Germany, to... more
Going from China to Iceland - and Greenland
The export trade of vessels from China is also resurging. One of two new 2,150 teu vessels built in China for the Icelandic shipping line Eimskip is about to sail to the North Atlantic. The delivery of the vessel "Dettifoss" ("Waterfall") is a key element... more
Transport association seeks new chairman
Torsten Westphal has resigned as chairman of the not-profit transport association Allianz pro Schiene. Before that, he had already retired from his position as chairman of the trade union for train and transport (EVG) for personal reasons. "We regret Wesphal's... more
Swedlink now also belongs to Rhenus
Rhenus continues its acquisition strategy in Sweden. As the Swedish news portal Svensk Åkeritidning reports, the logistics services provider took over freight forwarder Swedlink, which runs offices in Stockholm and Malmö, already at the beginning of this year. Swedlink’s... more
1,000 t of ethanol transported to Poland
Early this week, ITL Eisenbahngesellschaft, part of the Captrain Deutschland Group, shipped 1,000 t of ethanol from the port of Rotterdam to Pleszew in Poland. The ethanol is used to produce disinfectants for the battle against the coronavirus in Poland. This transport contract... more
Jason Stretton returns to Crane Worldwide
Jason Stretton returns to Crane Worldwide Logistics to lead the future growth of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Stretton is well versed in the global operations at Crane Worldwide having been one of the key players in opening up Crane Worldwide in Emea when the... more