An active year for Bertschi 
Despite a 15% reduction in sales, the Swiss transport group Bertschi reported several successful projects in 2023. It opened its new chemical logistics centre, with a storage capacity of 25,000 t storage, in Zhangjiagang, China, in mid-2023. Elsewhere in Asia, the group is... more
Piloting wholesales to a new level
Amsterdam-based Wholesale By Vels (WBV) has launched Cargopilot, a trade-only wholesale airfreight booking platform. It differs from existing online booking portals in two respects: firstly, it targets non-Iata freight agents, using WBV’s own Iata licence and Cass... more
Roman Fürtig follows Stefan Kunze
Roman Fürtig is to head the port of Hamburg's HHM representative office Germany East. The graduate historian and political scientist replaces Stefan Kunze, who will be retiring at the end of April. Fürtig will manage the port’s marketing activities in Eastern Germany from Berlin... more
A Euro Dual to expand construction site logistics
The Swiss leasing company European Loc Pool (ELP) has signed a contract with the track construction logistics specialist BM Bahndienste for a Euro Dual locomotive. It is the 100th six-axle hybrid locomotive that the company will supply under a long-term full-service leasing... more
Daher picks two new managers
Cédric Eloy (left) was appointed head of the industrial services division and member of the Daher executive committee, effective 1 January 2024. Aymeric Daher (right) will lead the logistics division and will join the executive committee on 1 February 2024. Eloy began his... more
Facilitating China-Europe e-commerce
JD Worldwide has opened its first self-operated procurement warehouse in Paris, France, specialising in fashion goods, as the latest step in its strategy to simplify e-commerce trade between Europe and China. The Chinese company operates the shopping platform JD.com and has... more
“Increasing importance“ 
Construction logistics honing its profile in Switzerland. Construction projects are usually lengthy undertakings with complex logistics processes these days. In Zurich the consultant Dr Peter Acél elaborated to Christian Doepgen on how the potential of the processes can be... more
Turkka Kuusisto takes the helm
Finnair has a new CEO. Turkka Kuusisto joins the airline from Posti Group Corporation, where he has served as CEO since 2020. Prior to that, Kuusisto held senior leadership positions in Posti Group Corporation and in Lindorff Group. “I am happy to welcome Kuusisto to take... more
No magic, just automation
Logistics provider Arvato is implementing a new robot item pick solution in Germany. The system, dubbed “Just Pick” was developed by the Polish robot specialist Nomagic. Arvato is testing the project at its 30,000 sqm distribution centre in Dortmund, where it provides services... more
1,000 e-trucks for cement giants
The Swiss building materials producer Holcim plans to use most of the ordered 1,000 Mercedes-Benz eActros 600s for transporting materials such as cement in silo trailers. The volume represents the largest single order for the eActros 600 to date, Daimler said. With a battery... more