War-torn Ukraine to receive confiscated cars 
Latvia has launched a special transport project - the government in Riga is having cars that have been confiscated transferred to Ukraine. The cars were seized because the drivers drove in a drunken state with over 1.5 per mille. About 200 cars were confiscated in the last... more
Swiss Post in good shape
Swiss Post generated a group profit of CHF 295 million and an ebit of CHF 358 million in 2022, which was CHF 157 million down from 2021. The biggest contribution to the result was made by logistics services and by Postfinance. It's a reasonable achievement, in view of the... more
Logistics warehouse with CO2 negative operation
Rhenus Warehousing Solutions is preparing to operate its new 86,000 sqm site at the Rhine-Lippe port in Wesel, Germany without producing any additional CO2. To achieve this goal, Rhenus has joined forces with the public sector entities Emschergenossenschaft and Lippeverband... more
Creating an alliance to combat climate change
Ceva Logistics, Engie and Ssanef have launched the European Clean Transport Network Alliance (ECTN Alliance) to decarbonise road freight transport. The alliance brings together experts in logistics, transport and energy, and aims to accelerate the decarbonisation of long-haul... more
Latam adds route to California and Texas
Latam Cargo is launching a new route between South America and USA. The initial frequency of two flights per week on this Quito (Ecuador) - Los Angeles - Houston - Manaus (Brazil) - São Paulo Viracopos route is expected to double, starting in H2/2023 with the arrival of the new... more
EU ETS for decarbonisation and against evasion
Today, 13 March 2023, the European Parliament is expected to vote on the political agreement for the revised EU emissions trading system (ETS). The European Sea Ports Organisation (Espo) and the Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (Feport) support the EU... more
Maiden flight for Täby Saab 2000F Cargo
The new Saab 2000F conducted its maiden flight on Monday, 6 March 2023. The aircraft was rolled out at TAM’s (Täby Air Maintenance) workshops at 10.30 h and extensive pre-flight checks were made. This first flight was a mere post maintenance flight, with a focus on systems... more
Stef plans to sell its maritime business
The French-based specialist for temperature sensitive transports and logistics services for food products showed solid financial performance in 2022. The growth of revenue and operating income will allow the company to invest EUR 315 million in preparing its food transport and... more
Badr Airlines contracts NAS
Network Airline Services (NAS) has recently been appointed as the cargo GSA for Badr Airlines, Sudan’s current largest airline, in UK and Ireland. The airline commenced scheduled flights between London Gatwick and Khartoum, operating a passenger B737-800 aircraft, from the end... more
Leaseplan Switzerland complements management team
Jan-Paul Poldervaart is the new commercial director of Leaseplan Switzerland. In this key role, his task will be to strengthen the strategy team around Niklas Zetterlund, managing director of Leaseplan Switzerland. As former cluster director international business at company... more