Traffic jams on Swiss roads cost billions 
Switzerland’s roads accumulate almost 200,000 hours of delays every day because cars and trucks get stuck in traffic jams or make slow progress. The lost time costs money. According to the latest calculations by the Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), delay costs... more
A reaction to near-shoring 
Group7 strengthening truck transports to improve connections for shippers. It’s the talk of the town that many shippers from industry and commerce have relocated production sites for transport reasons. Group7, from Munich (Germany), has developed a strategy for this, as Günther... more
A quality stamp for challenging animal transports
Already holding the Iata Ceiv Pharma certificate, Challenge Airlines has now also been Iata Ceiv Live Animals certified. The certificate was formally presented to Hay Sasson, COO of Challenge Group, by Iata's SVP product and services Frederic Léger at the Iata World Cargo... more
Clarksons sees "solid maritime conditions"
Maritime analyst Clarksons Research is comparably optimistic in its recent edition of its Shipping Review & Outlook report. The Clark Sea Index, the company's index for ship revenue, witnessed a small setback in September, but remains averaging USD 38,880 per day so far... more
Pallet-Track network is growing in UK
Logistics services provider Aramex UK has joined the Pallet-Track network as part of an aggressive growth strategy in UK. Headquartered in Dubai – UAE, the multinational business currently operates in more than 60 countries worldwide. Its portfolio comprises international... more
AFS picks Kevin Day
AFS Logistics has appointed Kevin Day as president of the less-than-truckload (LTL) segment. Day has over 25 years of logistics industry experience, including more than eleven years in executive leadership roles. As president of LTL for AFS, Day will serve in both a client-... more
Iberia and Italy have a new land and sea service
XPO Logistics has launched a new land and sea transport service between the Iberian Peninsula and Italy, managing daily freight flows outbound and inbound between the ports of Barcelona and Valencia (Spain) and Savona (Italy). XPO moves goods by trailer from their place of... more
Transnatur selects new partner in Germany
On 1 October 2022, the Spanish Transnatur Group launched a new collaboration with the agent ITC Logistic to cover the Ruhr area in Germany. Founded in 1975, ITC Logistic runs several offices in the country, Willich (Düsseldorf) being its headquarters. The Ruhr is a strategic... more
Alpha Trains to acquire 15 more Vectrons
Leasing company Alpha Trains has ordered 15 additional Vectron locomotives as part of a framework agreement signed with manufacturer Siemens in November 2021. With this latest order, Alpha Trains will have more than 65 Vectron locomotives at its disposal and increase the... more
Acia Aero and IPRC to convert three ATR 72-600
Acia Aero Leasing (“Acia”), a provider of regional aircraft leasing and lease management services, and IPR Conversions (Switzerland) Limited (“IPRC”), a supplemental type certificate (“STC”) holder for the conversion of ATR 42 and ATR 72 aircraft into freighters, have agreed to... more