Fully electric medicine transport 
Georges Riederer is driving decarbonisation forward. The Swiss transport company has taken delivery of three fully electric E-Tech Masters from Renault. The vehicles will be used primarily to transport medicines over the last mile to pharmacies and drugstores in Switzerland.... more
Rijeka gains significance as European gateway
A new direct cargo rail service has been launched with the creation of the first regular train connection between the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) in Rijeka, Croatia, and Paskov in Czechia. The Maersk rail service runs up to two times per week. It is operated by... more
Fire in the cargo hold
50 years ago, on 14 August 1972, Germany witnessed its deadliest plane crash to date. All 156 people on board were killed when an Il-62 of the GDR airline Interflug crashed near Königs Wusterhausen to the south of Berlin. The cause was a fire in the rear underfloor cargo... more
Construction activity impacts combined transport
Traffic on Hupac's network amounted to 575,000 road consignments in H1/2022, representing a small increase of 1% compared to 2021. After a lively development in Q1/2022, traffic slumped in April and June due to route closures and capacity restrictions caused by extensive... more
TT Club picks EeLain Ong
EeLain Ong has taken over as CFO of international freight transport and logistics insurer TT Club. Charles Fenton, CEO of TT Club: “TT is fortunate to have recruited an executive of vast and varied experience so suited to the Club’s structure and nature of its business.... more
Seriously low water levels on the Rhine
According to data from the German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration, the Rhine River has dropped below a critical depth of water. The depth of the main fairway, which is decisive for shipping, was only 1.59 m on Thursday last week (4 August 2022) - lower than in any... more
Keeping Beerwulf on track
The story continues. The online beer retailer Beerwulf, which is owned by Heineken and specialises in home bar taps, kegs, and beer cases, has partnered with the British Europa Warehouse, an affiliate of Europa Worldwide, since 2020. While overall beer sales in the UK market... more
Fresh impetus for air transport of heavy cargo
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), a British company that designs and manufactures airships, is launching a new partner programme to enable key partners and customers to influence, optimise and accelerate the design specification of Airlander 50. Unlike HAV’s first aircraft,... more
Make a mint from rubbish 
Great potential for rail transport. In November 2021 the Austrian government set the course for the accelerated use of the railways in the network for the transport of waste. A railway eager to get its hands dirty is banking on a flexible container system. more
Danger looming for air cargo?
New Foca air cargo regulations to enter into effect in 2023. Regulations promulgated by the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (Foca, Bundesamt für Zivilluftfahrt, Bazl) don’t quite seem to have made it into people’s minds yet. On 1 January 2023 a system change will take... more