Swiss opens Edelweiss bellies for Mexican exporters 
ITJ was the first to announce it: Swiss World Cargo has now opened its Cancun station for exports, which means that all flights between Zurich and Cancun can now carry freight on both their inbound and outbound journeys. Swiss World Cargo connects both airports with a... more
Joint platform for transport logistics
The software developer Inform has added a comprehensive electronic platform for industrial transport logistics to its product portfolio. More than 6,600 transport companies and about 70 attached shippers have already registered, including locations of the major automobile... more
Digital Goodie acquires UK-based Maginus
Digital Goodie, the Finnish creator of a digital platform for headless connected commerce, has acquired Maginus, a UK-based company developing e-commerce software and technology solutions for mid-market retailers and distributors. The two companies share extensive synergies,... more
RCM and Instant launched by Hamburg Süd
Hamburg Süd, an affiliate of Maersk Line, has launched a tool for remote container management (RCM) technology for reefer container shipments. The carrier said that the RCM application monitors parameters such as temperature, relative humidity, and the concentrations of O2 and... more
Krummen Kerzers wins Swiss logistics award
The Swiss transport company Krummen Kerzers has won the Swiss logistics award for its pilot project “Goodbye Diesel – Hello LNG” with its partner Lidl Schweiz. The aim is to reduce CO2 emissions caused by transport. The prize honours new and especially future-oriented logistics... more
Seeking investors for Reico Spedition
Reico Spedition, which is headquartered in Zossen (Brandenburg, Germany), is preparing for a fresh start. The district court in Potsdam had ordered a temporary insolvency administration for the company’s assets. Torben Ottmar Herbold, a restructuring expert, was appointed as... more
Ceva enables mission to honour fallen US veterans
It has always been a dream of Morrill Worcester, founder of the USA-based non-profit organisation Wreaths Across America (WAA), to place a wreath in honour of every US veteran laid to rest around the world. To breathe life into his dream, Ceva Logistics, for the second year... more
Belarus to upgrade its key transport corridors
Belarus will receive a major boost with a EUR 259 million loan programme provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the expansion of its road network. The package includes the upgrade of 12 bridges as well as the modernisation of the M3... more
Lloyd's Register issues electronic certificates
The Lloyd’s Register (LR) classification company issues its electronic certificates for ships with the Panama flag. In the first phase of this release since 1 November, only those newly issued and reissued certificates will be available. These certificates may be requested... more
BG Freight Line links Dunkirk, Dublin and Cork
In the short sea shipping sector, BG Freight Line has decided to establish a service to and from the Republic of Ireland. Three vessels with a capacity of 1,000 teu each, furnished with reefer equipment, will call Dunkirk (France), and Dublin and Cork in Ireland on a weekly... more