More staff shortages in the cargo handling sector 
From 2023, the German Federal Aviation Authority will enforce new regulations that will make access regulations unnecessarily difficult for many air cargo companies. Air cargo handlers with the status of regulated agents will be affected: Contrary to previous and proven... more
Asos contracts Ceva
Ceva Logistics has signed a multi-year contract extension to continue providing fulfilment services to Asos at the online retailer’s 80,000 sqm warehouse in Grossbeeren, Germany. The facility centre can store about 25 million items and ships orders to Asos customers in 62... more
A new service to call in Egypt?
New options for goods traffic between Egypt and Russia are currently under negotiation. Andrey Severilov, chairman of the board of directors of the Fesco Transport Group, is in contact with Yasser Moustafa, the head of the commercial bureau of the Egyptian embassy in Russia, to... more
Felix Toepsch elected managing director of ACCF
The Air Cargo Community Frankfurt (ACCF) has appointed Felix Toepsch as its new managing director. He will succeed Joachim von Winning, who has held the role since 2015, on 1 January 2023. Toepsch will be seconded to the executive board as a Fraport employee. The economics... more
BASF first client of ‘Chemical Trusted Carrier’
Trusted Carrier (TC), newly formed in mid-2021 by BGL, Germany’s national association for road freight transportation, logistics and waste management, has achieved its first goals. TC, a cloud-based system to optimise data flows between transport companaies and shippers, has... more
Another player goes to Swiss Post
Swiss Post has acquired 100% of the shares of the forwarding company H. Bucher Internationale Transporte, based in Alpnach, canton of Obwalden. It is a regionally based transport company employing a staff of 47. The forwarder has a vehicle fleet of 34 trucks and specialises in... more
Giornico centre says ‘Buongiorno!’ to trucks
A new ‘Heavy Goods Vehicle Control Centre’ officially went into operation in Ticino, after the ceremonial opening event was held on Friday, 2 December 2022. Built on the site of a disused steelworks, it complements a centre in Ripshausen in the canton of Uri, and is one of 13... more
Brand-new direct rail link between Rijeka and Enns
Maersk Line and CD Cargo Austria have launched the first regular railfreight connection from the Croatian port of Rijeka to Enns in Austria. The first train bound for the Container Terminal Enns (CTE) recently departed from the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT). The... more
GAC is in love with Sweden
The Middle East-based GAC Group has acquired Finland-based ESL Shipping's Swedish subsidiary Norra Skeppningsgruppen (NSG). This is already the second Swedish ship agency purchased by GAC in 2022. The transfer of NSG to GAC Sweden was completed at the beginning of December.... more
4th edition of Air Express Market Outlook is out
Cargo Facts Consulting (CFC), a global consultancy to the air logistics industry and a sister venture of industry publication Cargo Facts, has released its latest report. The 4th edition of Air Express Market Outlook provides a historical overview and five-year growth... more