Supply chains: overlooked and underestimated 
On 28 November 2023, the Verein Netzwerk Logistik (VNL) met in Vienna for the first International Supply Chain Community Meeting 2023 (ISCCM 2023). The aim of the meeting was to support businesses and supply chain managers in tackling modern challenges and to exchange views... more
"Flight 100" from London to New York
Virgin Atlantic has performed the world's first 100% SAF flight. This feat is the culmination of a year’s collaboration to demonstrate that sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) can be used as a safe drop-in replacement for fossil derived jet fuel and a compatible alternative for... more
Put on your running shoes and put on your smile!
Tomorrow, 29 November 2023, the 57th edition of the Business Run will be held, organised by Flensborg & Associates. If you are in Antwerp, attending the Antwerp XL show or not, regardless of your running experience, please take the opportunity to join this network event.... more
Fully automatic maneuvering improves efficiency
The test run with a fully automated shunting locomotive has been completed at Jade Weser Port in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The project is supported by the German federal ministry for digital and transport as part of the Shunting Terminal 4.0 research project. The test run... more
Tech solutions for fish carriers
Palfinger Marine has equipped the live fish carriers "Inter Scotia" and "Inter Atlantic," currently operating in Scottish waters, with advanced lifting solutions, including a central remote control system, enhancing daily aquaculture operations' efficiency... more
BGL: drive transition at an impasse
Germany’s Federal Association for Road Freight Transport, Logistics and Disposal (BGL) has called for further efforts to improve the framework conditions for the climate transition in road freight transport. Less than one per 1,000 of all trucks in Germany are electric.... more
Swiss government elects members of Railcom
The Swiss Federal Council has elected the members of the Railcom Rail Transport Commission for the 2024 - 2027 term of office. Patrizia Danioth Halter was confirmed as president. Vice-President Markus Kern and Anna Ciaranfi Zanetta were also re-elected as members of the... more
Joint efforts in intercontinental e-commerce
Three partners from Asia (Alibaba's logistics division Cainiao), the Middle East (the air cargo carrier Saudia Cargo) and Europe (the cargo handling agent Worldwide Flight Services) will reinforce their collaboration, focusing on optimising logistics processes by streamlining... more
Swiss Freight transport performance weakens
Freight transport performance in Switzerland increased only by only 0.2% in 2022 compared to the previous year. This is less than the real gross domestic product (GDP), which increased by 2.6%. According to the latest federal statistics, freight transport in Switzerland has been... more
First IMO gender equality award conferred
Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou (Cyprus) has been selected as the recipient of the first-ever IMO Gender Equality Award. The IMO Council endorsed the decision of the assessment panel, which had recommended Theodosiou for the award due to the pivotal role she played in... more