Humanitarian cargo from Middle East and elsewhere
Air Charter Service has arranged over 40 charter flights since the devastating earthquakes in Turkey on 6 February 2023. The teams have been working non-stop, initially flying in search and rescue teams - German and British teams already on the day after the earthquakes... more
Dachser expands in Australia and New Zealand
By taking over air and sea freight forwarder ACA International, Dachser is adding six locations Down Under to its own air & sea logistics (ASL) network. With this acquisition, Dachser extends its coverage in this segment to Australia and New Zealand, countries that are... more
Wilson and Seaber ink partnership
Seaber.io, a Finnish maritime software company dedicated to reducing inefficiencies, costs and the environmental impact of bulk and break-bulk shipping, and Norway-based Wilson, European short sea company, have announced their cooperation. The partnership will advance the... more
SSY hires Roar Adland
Independent shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has appointed Roar Adland to the role of global head of research, effective from May 2023. Internationally recognised with over twenty years of professional experience, Adland has built an reputation as one of the most... more
Girteka banking on Chereau technology
Decarbonising road haulage is a complex issue. It is not enough to introduce alternative fuels; companies need to cooperate and share their knowledge and best practices. Although the obvious solution to reduce the road transport sector’s carbon footprint seems to lie in... more
C02 emission calculator for all transport modes
Nippon Express Holding has launched an “NX-Green” calculator. The tool calculates and visualises CO2 emissions from origin to destination for international air, ocean (including river barge), truck, and rail transport when users simply enter the origin and destination of a... more
L.I.T. renews contracts ahead of schedule
L.I.T. (Logistik, Information, Transport) has extended the contracts of its board members ahead of schedule for another five years. All four board members - Fokke Fels, Simeon Breuer, Julian Lachnitt and Ingo Schreiber - will continue to work for the group until 31 December... more
Robots handle 55,000 units
DB Schenker has commissioned one of the largest automated e-commerce facilities for its retail customers in Spain, Portugal and France. Operations began at the 50,000 sqm warehouse in Guadalajara with 150 newly created workstations, more than 200 robots and an optimised... more
Investing billions of francs in road network
Switzerland is planning to spend around CHF 2.8 billion on the construction, expansion, maintenance, and operation of its national road network this year. The federal department of the environment, transport, energy and communications (Detec) approved the "2023... more
Cessation of Covid-19 subsidies leads to loss
Swiss railfreight operator SBB Cargo closed the year 2022 with a loss of CHF 187.4 million, having generated a profit of CHF 1.1 million in 2021. The reason for this downturn is attributed to the cessation of the Covid-19 subsidies which the company had previously received from... more