Careful optimism and a radical step 
Deutsche Post DHL Group has announced that its 2020 earnings guidance excludes, as of now, any possible impact induced by the coronavirus. Deutsche Post DHL Group posted profitable growth during the past financial year. Group revenue was up 2.9% year-on-year to EUR 63.3 billion,... more
Albatross Express calls at Graz
TFG Transfracht has added the container terminal Graz (Austria) to its network. Effective immediately, the specialist for hinterland traffic offers new transport options from Graz to the northern ports and Koper in Slovenia. The Graz Süd terminal is situated on the... more
New cranes increase efficiency and safety
Kuenz recently installed two intermodal cranes for Metrans, one in Prague, Czechia and one in Budapest, Hungary. The cranes can handle containers, swap bodies and trailers with a lifting capacity of 37 t. The intermodal operator Metrans connects the European seaports of... more
Swiss reduces and adds Far East capacity
Swiss flights between Zurich and Shanghai/Beijing will be suspended until 24 April. From today, 4 March, to 30 May the frequency of flights to Hong Kong will be reduced to 5/7 days. On 1 March, however, Swiss World Cargo began its five times weekly A340 service to Osaka,... more
Gebrüder Weiss expands network in Russia
Effective immediately, Gebrüder Weiss offers its customers overland transport services to all regions in Russia. The logistics services provider guarantees wide-ranging deliveries across the world's largest country through its new exclusive partner JDE (Zheldor Ekspeditsiya).... more
Lutz Honerla to head Flughafen Düsseldorf Cargo
Lutz Honerla will assume the position of managing director of Flughafen Düsseldorf Cargo on 1 May 2020. Until the end of July, he will manage the business together with Gerton Hulsman, who will retire at the end of August. Honerla has been working at Düsseldorf Airport for 30... more
Data seaports driving smart ports
The new European Data Ports project, aimed at creating a data platform for cognitive ports of the future, welcomes a new member in Traxens, a data and service provider for the supply chain industry privately held and headquartered in Marseille, France. With a total budget of... more
No World Cargo Symposium next week
Iata has postponed its World Cargo Symposium, scheduled for 12-15 March in Istanbul, Turkey, issuing the following statement: "Over the past few days, we have been receiving enquiries about the status of the upcoming 14th World Cargo Symposium [...]. Although there have... more
Swissport equips cargo warehouses with bluetooth sensors
Swissport will work with Unilode and Descartes to track and monitor unit load devices (ULD) using bluetooth technology at its cargo warehouses. The cargo handling division will equip its 115 cargo warehouses with tracking sensors during the course of 2020. This technology... more
Nina Öwerdieck: new CFO at Brussels Airlines
As of 1 July 2020, Nina Öwerdieck will join the management board of Brussels Airlines as CFO, taking over from Dieter Vranckx, who has been the airline’s CEO and CCO since 1 January. Öwerdieck, currently head of finance at Lufthansa German Airlines, will lead the different... more