VDB demands more speed for railway upgrades 
Germany’s rail industry generated EUR 13.9 billion in turnover in 2022, 8% more than in 2021. In the domestic market in particular, sales grew by a significant 22%. The level of employment and the vehicle business also increased, as shown in the 2022 balance sheet published by... more
Container throughput remains weak
According to the latest flash estimate, the container throughput index of RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) remained almost unchanged in March compared to the previous month at a seasonally adjusted 118.1... more
Prospects still positive... 
...despite a challenging start to the year in Athens. Athens’ air cargo community is reaching for the stars to make our blue planet greener. Lina Palli, the airport’s cargo development manager, talks about the new challenges that are being tackled with the community standing... more
30 electric vehicles to expand delivery fleet
Wincanton in UK has made a multimillion-Euro investment in electric vehicle technology to provide home delivery services for Ikea in Greater London and the Southeast of England from spring 2023. Wincanton has purchased 30 electric home delivery vehicles (ten 16 t trucks and... more
Increasing storage capacities in Penthalaz
The Swiss transport company Planzer opened its Rail Centre in Penthalaz, Vaud, on the industrial site of Venoge Park, five years ago. Since then, the CT hub has seen its freight throughput rise by 25%. Today, an average of 25 SBB wagons are unloaded, reloaded, and loaded per... more
Permission for civil aviation on military airbase
In addition to Swiss air force operations and search, rescue, and police missions, the Dübendorf airfield near Zurich (Icao: LSMD) is also to serve the local innovation park in future. However, this target will be reached only after a transition phase of several years.... more
General cargo cooperation gains two new members
In Germany, Emons Spedition in Duisburg and Xpress Logistik in the Bielefeld area have joined VTL, an association of small and medium-sized forwarding companies. Emons provides freight transport services by ship, rail, and truck. The freight forwarder has been handling... more
Expanding business in Bucharest
Hapag-Lloyd has opened a new office in Romania. Located in Bucharest, the country’s capital and economic hub, the new office has 21 employees. Strategically situated, Romania offers direct access to countries in Central, Eastern and North Western European via the... more
Thomann Nutzfahrzeuge: Andrea Niggli now CEO
Effective 1 May 2023, Andrea Niggli will take over the position of CEO at Thomann Nutzfahrzeuge from Luzi Thomann, who will concentrate on his responsibilities as chairman of the board of directors in future. Owner Thommen looks back on 25 years of intensive commitment in... more
Container slot booking now binding
Eurogate Container Terminal Bremerhaven (CTB) has introduced mandatory pre-booking and slot booking for truck handling at the CTB and MSC Gate terminals, which become effective today, 2 May 2023. The new system is based on the IT platform "Truckgate" operated by... more