Three new vehicles in one go 
In Switzerland, Kottwil-based transport company has invested in three new Man-TGS vehicles. They all have a D15 engine with 360 HP. Their guaranteed weight is 21,000 kg and the wheelbase is 5,100 mm. The trucks are equipped with the manufacturer's transmission software and... more
Standard Club chooses Robert Drummond
In a move signalling its long-term commitment to the North Asia and Greater China markets, Standard’s current managing director for Ireland, Robert Drummond has been appointed as group commercial director and will be based in Hong Kong from where he will lead the club’s... more
Balimpex becomes Dutch
Rotterdam-headquartered Customs Support is taking over Balimpex in Basel. Founded in 1981, Balimpex is an experienced provider of customs clearance and complementary logistics services. With about 70 employees at ten locations, the company serves its customers at all... more
Adelaide Airport picks Brenton Cox
Airport Ltd (AAL) has appointed Brenton Cox as its new managing director. He will take up the position on 10 December 2021. Prior to joining AAL, Cox was a non-executive director of Sydney Airport and Hobart Airport and worked as an executive with Macquarie Airports and... more
GW launches "zero emissions" programme
From 1 November 2021, Gebrüder Weiss customers can fully offset the CO2 emissions caused by the transport of their cargoes. With the new "zero emissions" service, the group calculates and documents the CO2 footprint for every shipment carried by road, rail, sea and air... more
Intermodal terminal hits new record
Baltic Rail Gate (BRG) craned its hundred thousandth container already in mid-October - earlier than ever before. In the last two years, this threshold was reached only in November: in 2019, the subsidiary of Lübecker Hafengesellschaft (LHG) broke the mark for the first time; in... more
Dachser to use only green power from 2022
Dachser will purchase only renewable electricity worldwide from 1 January 2022. The logistics provider, which owns 387 locations in 42 countries, will therefore increase its green power quota from around 60% to 100%. The family-owned company had already switched to green... more
Skyteam welcomes ITA Airways
Kristin Colvile, CEO and managing director Skyteam (left), congratulated Alfredo Altavilla, executive chairman ITA Airways, for joining the global airline alliance, replacing Alitalia. With Italy’s new national carrier on board, Skyteam will continue to provide connections to... more
Partnership between Unilode and Hongyuan Group
Hongyuan Group, a corporation providing global trade, supply chain finance, logistics real estate and freight services, has entered into a five-year unit load device (ULD) supply and management partnership with Unilode Aviation Solutions. Hongyuan Group operates a fleet of... more
Shuttle connects Shanghai with Hamburg
The first container train from Shanghai (China) arrived at the DUSS terminal in Hamburg-Billwerder (Germany) recently. The maiden voyage took the train from Shanghai through Kazakhstan (Alashankou), Belarus and Poland (Małaszewicze) directly to Hamburg. The new shuttle is... more