Iata data show weak market conditions 
The international air transport association (Iata) released its data survey on global air cargo markets for May 2023, showing weak market conditions. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (ctk), fell 5.2% compared to May 2022 (-6.0% for international operations).... more
Friderici buys maintenance specialist
Friderici Spécial, a Swiss family-run company operating in the transport sector since the end of the 19th century, has made a technical acquisition. Gattoni Maintenance, active in Valais since 1964 and domiciled in Monthey since 1982, has joined the group with its workshop... more
Shipping line launches express rail shuttle
At the beginning of July, CMA CGM introduced the Duisburg express rail shuttle as an expansion of its intermodal services. The new train connects Duisburg in Germany’s Ruhr region with Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Taking one day to complete the journey, the shuttle runs... more
CMA CGM starts "NC Levant"
France-based CMA CGM is launching its new offering "NC Levant". Starting next Monday, 10 July 2023, in Salerno (Italy), the service is intended to improve reliability and performance on the following rotation: Felixstowe (Great Britain), Hamburg (Germany),... more
Swiss Worldcargo unveils new product structure
Swiss Worldcargo’s new commodity-focused, modular airfreight service structure is now live. For the past few days, the company’s new product structure has been in full swing, giving its customers more flexibility when it comes to selecting the shipping service that best matches... more
Digital expert to join Geodis management board
Global logistics and transport provider Geodis has appointed François Bottin as executive vice president, digital and technology. He will also join the group’s management board, which is chaired by Marie-Christine Lombard, CEO of Geodis. Bottin has 25 years' experience in... more
Planning a CT terminal and empty container depot
A multinational rail logistics hub is to be set up on the site of the former marshalling yard in Hamm, Westphalia, Germany. The German Federal Railway Authority has confirmed that the Multi Hub Westfalen, a CT terminal, is a project eligible for state funding. This means... more
ADPL venturing further into healthcare logistics
The Swiss pharmaceutical company Acino has signed an agreement with the affiliate of AD Ports Group in UAE for global freight forwarding services in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) regio. The agreement will see ADPL use its fully integrated and GDP-certified end-to-end... more
Konecranes contracted to equip container terminal
Konecranes has won a public tender from Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) to supply container handling equipment for a new container terminal in the port. Located a few kilometres away from the existing container terminal, in Ydre Nordhavn, the new terminal will welcome eight... more
IAM mourns chairman Sean McCool (1931 – 2023)
International Airine Marketing (IAM), Ireland’s largest air-cargo GSSA, has announced that its chairman and one of the great pioneers of Irish aviation and logistics passed away in June this year. Aged 92, Sean McCool had an extraordinary life and career in business that... more