New majority shareholder for West Atlantic 
West Atlantic has been discussing principal terms with Lusat and certain major players holding bonds in the company’s outstanding bond loan for a refinancing of the group. The offer made by Lusat has been accepted by the shareholders of the company and certain major... more
Cargoline reports strong growth in Germany
With 12.48 million outgoing consignments (up 2.3%) and a turnover of EUR 1.42 billion (up 2.9%), the German general cargo network Cargoline completed another successful financial year in 2018. Domestic traffic (with an increase of 2.5%) was a particularly strong driver of... more
Switzerland: railfreight traffic growing
BLS Cargo posted a CHF 2.3 million profit in 2018, CHF 4.2 million less than in 2017. The private Swiss railfreight company generated higher revenues in 2018 because it transported more goods as the main carrier. The 2018 turnover came in 7.2% higher than in the preceding year.... more
A vision takes shape
The Voigt group specialises in supply chain solutions for pharma logistics. In August 2017 the Swiss company started building a new logistics centre in Niederbipp (Canton Berne). Construction is well advanced and the project is now on the home straight. The entire complex... more
Multimodal Xiamen - Duisburg connection
Ceva has launched a new Xiamen blocktrain service from China to Europe. Running on Wednesdays, the multimodal (sea/rail) transport link further taps the potential of trade among the countries under the belt and road initiative. Located in the southeast of mainland China,... more
Rhenus launches CO2 reduction programme for airfreight
Rhenus Logistics Air & Ocean has launched the world’s first global air freight carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction programme. With Rhegreen, a free-of-charge service, customers can choose a ‘greener’ aircraft for their cargo shipments. The company has created a system that... more
Champ Cargosystems communicates in Mandarin Chinese
Zeta Loo, Champ Cargosystems' head of commercial operations (Apac), addressed a packed audience at the 4th China Air Logistics Conference & Exhibition in Guangzhou (China) on 28 March 2019. She discussed the company's approach to innovation in IT for the future development... more
Collaboration for transit traffic via Swiss Alps
The German railfreight operator DB Cargo and its Swiss counterpart, SBB Cargo, are to collaborate more closely. The partners’ alpine transit agreement has been prolonged for three more years, ahead of its expiry date. The two companies have been working together in the field... more
UK: More than 200 new trucks ordered
Somerset (UK)-based Nagel Langdons has placed a major order for 205 trucks from Scania Great Britain. A total of 67 trucks will be delivered in 2019, with the remainder following next year. Fifty-six of the 2019 vehicles will be tractor units, comprising a mix of G 450 6x2/2s... more
Award for sustainable logistics
A concept to strengthen combined transport gained the highest number of jury votes this year. LkW Walter came out on top. The freight forwarder won the 8th prize for sustainability in logistics in 2019, which is jointly awarded by the Austrian and German federal associations of... more