Tobias Kassner to lead research dept. at Garbe 
Garbe Industrial Real Estate is reinforcing its research sector by appointing Tobias Kassner as new head of research. Kassner, a real estate economist and logistics expert, has more than twelve years of real estate experience and held a range of positions at Bulwiengesa in... more
Launch of China–Austria container service
RZD Logistics (RZDL) has launched a new transit container service from Shenyang (China) to Enns (Austria) via the Zabaykalsk border crossing. The project was implemented in close collaboration with Chinese logistics company Sinotrans. The first train, loaded with industrial... more
Alliances weathering the storm differently
Deep-sea carriers have currently blanked 435 sailings. The Copenhagen-headquartered maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence said in a recent bulletin that these cancelations stand for a decline in demand of 7 million t in 2020. The blanking measure, however, protects the... more
Even Ryanair joins the ranks to fight the pandemic
As March passenger traffic plunged by 48% year-on-year, even the Irish low cost carrier Ryanair diversified its business, operating 33,000 scheduled flights (64,000 budgeted) last month. They included a number of rescue and medical flights on behalf of various EU... more
'Geodis Countbot' for safe warehouse inventory
Geodis and Delta Drone have launched 'Geodis Countbot', a stabilized automated system, equipped with a drone, which is able to carry out inventory and inventory checks. An inventory can be done in real time, without human intervention other than a supervising operator, and... more
Passing on oil price reductions
The freight forwarding associations Fiata and Clecat have called on the liner industry to relieve the burden imposed by Covid-19. With regards to the sudden decline of the price of very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), just after the steady rise in costs last year caused by the... more
Dutch load unit provider supports PAX cargo use
In 2019, the Dutch company Trip & Co began developing the "Air Cargo Seat Bag" and "Cargo Seat Net" - solutions for cargo transportation in passenger aircraft cabin. They went on the market in the middle of the corona pandemic and offer a capacity of 89... more
Cretschmar Süd opens up in Wuppertal
Cretschmar Süd, a specialist for overland transport between locations in southern European and Germany, has opened a new branch in Wuppertal (Germany). The Dusseldorf-based company has built three branch offices in Germany and Spain since it was spun off from the Cretschmar... more
New head for Swissport Belgium
Thierry Miremont has assumed his role as the new CEO of Swissport Belgium. In that role he leads Swissport’s ground services and cargo handling activities at the airports of Brussels and Liège (both Belgium). He reports to Luzius Wirth, Swissport International's executive... more
IRU-UNECE call for coordinated measures
The International Road Union (IRU) and the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) continue their cooperative and proactive joint response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a joint letter addressed to customs administration bodies, the two organisations stressed the importance... more