Wagonload traffic still a problem 
Swiss railfreight operator SBB Cargo again posted a loss of CHF 325 million last year due to corona-related weak demand for transport services. However, this loss was lower than in 2020 thanks to cost-cutting measures, higher revenues and greater support from the federal... more
Boughey chooses Angela Carus
Boughey has named Angela Carus as its new managing director. She follows Keith Forster, who has retired after 20 years with the company. Carus joins Boughey from Culina, where she was operations director. Her first job in the industry, not long after leaving school, was... more
Lufthansa Cargo's "Hello Europe"
Yesterday afternoon, on 15 March 2022, Lufthansa Cargo sent off its first A321 freighter, operated under a wet lease agreement by Lufthansa Cityline, into the skies above Frankfurt, which, fittingly for the destination of its first commercial flight (Dublin), were very rainy. In... more
Train ships record amount of steel
For the first time ever, DB Cargo’s steel sales unit in Italy moved more than 1 million t of steel for its Italian customers in 2021. Volumes in 2020 amounted to just 645,000 t, down some 20% on the preceding years. However, the latest statistics show that steel transports have... more
Another investment in healthcare logistics
Swiss Post acquired healthcare logistics provider MW Partners Holding on 14 March 2022. The purchase price was not disclosed. Headquartered in Froideville in the canton of Vaud, MW Partners Holding specialises in the logistics supply chain for medical consumables and the... more
Panattoni’s new team in Italy
Industrial real estate developer Panattoni has set up an office in Milan (Italy). The new branch is to be headed by Jean-Luc Saporito as managing director. Saporito joined Panattoni from P3 Logistic. Before that, he worked in various Fortune 500 companies such as Amazon, Procter... more
Seaber joins forces with Stora Enso
The Finnish maritime technology company Seaber is partnering with Stora Enso to digitalise Stora Enso’s bulk and breakbulk shipment planning and communications. The web-based application is designed for both charterers and shipowners. Seaber claims that this is the first... more
Chris Dee joins Green Swan Partners
Green Swan Partners (GSP), a Pittsburgh, PA-based venture builder, welcomes Chris Dee as partner and COO. Most recently, Dee was partner and COO of Auction Mobility, a software company that successfully moved to the Auction Technology Group, a TA Associates portfolio company.... more
First pile driven for Dnata Cargo City Amsterdam
At Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, at the touch of a button, a pile driver marked the start of construction of cargo building 17 on the Schiphol-Southeast cargo area. This formed the official starting signal for the construction of a new cargo building directly on the apron, which... more
Truck conversion to green drives well on track
In the commercial vehicle segment, the retrofit business is booming due to growing demand for truck conversions to zero-emission drives. Quantron generated sales of EUR 10 million in 2021, an increase of 500% compared to 2020. Among other things, the company delivered 30... more