All-in-one website for Swiss truck drivers 
In addition to a driving licence, professional drivers require a certificate of competence and a driver card for the digital tachograph. If they are carrying dangerous goods (ADR) they also need to have an ADR certificate. Until recently, professional drivers in Switzerland... more
Swissport chooses Lödige in Frankfurt
Lödige Industries is to deliver a modern, fast and efficient cargo handling facility for Swissport’s new cargo terminal in Frankfurt Cargo City Süd. Construction of the 2,900 sqm facility is well under way and production of the cargo handling system has begun at the company’s... more
Gateway Basel Nord slows down
The multimodal terminal project Gateway Basel Nord in Basel (Switzerland) is facing another hurdle, which is likely to cause delays. With its decision of 21 January 2020, Switzerland’s federal supreme court approved an appeal made by Swissterminal, a local private terminal... more
First trains run along new motorway
CLIP and CFL multimodal have launched a new intermodal connection between Bettembourg-Dudelange in Luxembourg and Poznan-Swarzędz in Poland. After the recent maiden voyage, the new train runs four roundtrips per week and transports containers, craneable as well as... more
Changes in Finnlines’ management
Finnlines has named Mervi Pyökäri head of legal, insurance and claims department and member of the management board of the Finnlines group. Mrs Pyökari joined the company on 3 February 2020. She takes over the responsibility for all legal matters from Tapani Voionmaa,... more
Four airlines launch trans-Atlantic cargo JV
Air France-KLM Cargo, Delta Air Lines Cargo and Virgin Atlantic Cargo are launching their expanded trans-Atlantic joint venture. The new partnership, which now incorporates the British carrier, represents 23% of total trans-Atlantic cargo capacity (+600,000 t annually) and... more
Orbis Europe appoints new senior commercial director
Orbis, a manufacturer of reusable packaging solutions and an expert in supply chain optimisation, has hired Jürgen Krahé as senior commercial director for Orbis Europe. In his new role, Krahé is responsible for leading the commercial team of the company’s reusable packaging... more
Clean Intralogistics Net welcomes new member
Clean Intralogistics Net (CIN), which focuses primarily on promoting fuel cell technology in the intralogistics sector, has welcomed a prominent newcomer to its industry network: the Schaeffler group, an automotive and industry supplier, employs about 89,000 people worldwide and... more
Swiss serves Slovenia
Swiss Worldcargo has begun cargo operations to Ljubljana as of yesterday, 3 February 2020. The airfreight division of Swiss International Air Lines which operates daily A220 (photo) and E190 flights between Zurich and Slovenia's capital, will offer a weekly capacity of 3.5 to 10... more
Ship registry begins next phase of development
St Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (Skanreg), which became operational in 2005 and has registered about 2000 vessels to date, is launching a range of electronic certificates. The London (UK)-based ship register claimed that this step will not only speed up the... more