New Spanish-Swiss alliance in operation 
It is a new development in trade relations between Spain and Switzerland: the Transnatur Group, whose activities on the Swiss market spans more than 50 years, is entering into a new cooperation with family-owned and independent company M+R Spedag, with joint services set to... more
Strasbourg's ports to ramp up intermodal offer
The ports of Strasbourg are increasingly focusing on eco-friendly intermodal transport. The plan is to expand the rail infrastructure and create incentives to encourage more transport operators to switch from road to rail. The present study project, which was recently... more
Four new airline customers for Taiwan's Egac
Effective today, 1 December 2021, Evergreen Air Cargo Services Corp. (Egac) will begin providing cargo handling for United Cargo at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE). Egac is a ground handling company offering a wide range of air cargo services with experience... more
Gestamp values logistics provider's LNG trucks
Gefco has been contracted to handle "just in time" transports for Gestamp in Portugal, using trucks with liquid natural gas (LNG) engines. The estimated emissions' savings will be around 57 t of CO2 per year compared to diesel-powered trucks. Since March 2021, the... more
Oleksii Kosenko joins Four Kites
Oleksii Kosenko joins Four Kites, a real-time supply chain visibility platform, as director carrier network operations, EMEA. Prior to joining Four Kites, Kosenko led the carrier sales teams at Uber Freight and Sennder Technologies and held a senior sales role at C.H. Robinson.... more
Big investment in all-electric urban trucks
DB Schenker has placed an pre-order for nearly 1,500 full-electric Volta Zero vehicles. It is the most significant order for large zero-emission trucks in Europe to date, the logistics company said. DB Schenker plans to use the first prototype of Volta Zero Trucks in real... more
China's performance balancing world trade
The container throughput index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose from 122.3 points (seasonally adjusted) to 123.3 points in October, according to the current flash estimate. The Chinese... more
Silk Way West Airlines bonds released
Silk Way West Airlines, the largest airline in the Caspian region, has announced its first-ever bond issuance. Given that the company's main operations and revenues are in foreign currency, as well as the potential impact of the coronavirus pandemic on future indicators, it was... more
DHL picks Saul Resnick
Current chief executive officer DHL Supply Chain UK & Ireland, José F. Nava is moving to a new global role as head of next generation services programme, DHL Supply Chain. He will be replaced by Saul Resnick, currently chief executive officer DHL Supply Chain Australia &... more