Switzerland takes measures to promote modal shift 
The Swiss federal council wants to extend the planned time limit for operating allowances for providers of unaccompanied combined transport services and lower the fees for using the rail tracks. Furthermore, as from 1 January 2021, EURO IV and V trucks will no longer benefit... more
Transporeon reinforces management team
Transporeon has strengthened its management team by appointing Stephan Sieber as its new CEO. The Swiss national assumed the position of operational managing director of the cloud-based logistics service provider a few days ago. The two founders Marc-Oliver Simon and Martin Mack... more
A train that goes down in history
The first freight train in history recently crossed the Marmaray tunnel in Turkey under the Bosporus. The train departed from the Chinese city of Xi'an and is on the way to Prague in Czechia. China Railway Express handled the journey on the Asian part of the route and the... more
Roland Etter elected managing director of Saspa
Saspa (Swiss Aviation Services Providers Association), which was founded a year ago, has appointed Roland Etter as its managing director. The association comprises eight airport service companies with 10,000 employees at the three Swiss national airports and champions its... more
Bergé Gefco aims at 20% reduction of CO2 emissions
The logistics services provider Bergé Gefco was honoured by the Spanish industry association AECOC for its efforts to cut back CO2 emissions. In particular, the company wants to focus on reducing its carbon footprint by 20% over the next five years. Bergé Gefco is... more
Thai Airways celebrates and expands
Thai Airways is celebrating the 35th anniversary of its arrival in Switzerland. On 4 November 1984 the Southeast Asian airline landed at Zurich airport for the first time, a milestone that was remembered at the airport a few days ago. Together with its customers, Thai Airways... more
New train running between Austria and Hungary
With the TransFER Wels-Vienna-Budapest, the Austria-based ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is launching a new rail connection, thereby creating further network effects for intermodal solutions on key corridors and between three of the most important intermodal nodes in Europe.... more
Innovative engines for cross-border railfreight
Metrans, a subsidiary of the Hamburger Hafen and Logistik, Hamburg’s port operator (HHLA), has received the first Vectron MS locomotive at the company’s container terminal in Prague (Czechia). The vehicle is part of a group of ten multi-system locomotives ordered from Siemens.... more
Mark Frese to become new CFO of Hapag-Lloyd
During its meeting, Hapag-Lloyd’s supervisory board appointed Mark Frese to the executive board, effective 25 November. On 1 March 2020, he will become the new CFO, replacing Nicolás Burr. Mark Frese was most recently employed as CFO of Ceconomy, the former Metro. Before that,... more
Volvo Group to restructure its marketing efforts
The Volvo Group has decided to expand the footprint of its two brands Renault Trucks and Volvo Trucks in Europe. For this purpose, the company will create separate market units (importers) for both brands across Europe as from 1 January 2020. Until now, the brands were... more