Switzerland pushes ahead with modal shift 
Switzerland's efforts to shift transalpine freight traffic from road to rail have made further progress over the last two years: the share of rail has risen to 74%, the highest level in 25 years, while lorry journeys have fallen to around 900,000 per year. However, the shift... more
Warehouse extension in Poland
H&M Group and its services provider Arvato Supply Chain Solutions have broken ground for the expansion of the distribution centre in Stryków, Poland. The partners, who have been cooperating in Poland since 2018, have extended their contracts for several years. Warehouse size... more
Two fly high
Flypop has partnered with Hi Fly airline to meet international cargo demand and commence its zero LOPA cargo operations. Hi Fly is the world's largest wide-body aircraft wet lease specialist with AOC’s in Portugal and Malta, and licensed to operate globally. The airline runs a... more
Diversifying in rail infrastructure market
Sinara Transport Machines Holding (STM) has established a new railway infrastructure division, which will focus on the development and provision of various services for the infrastructure of Russian Railways (RZD) and other customers. Vitaly Votolevsky, STM deputy general... more
Growth in seafreight to last until 2027
In a recent study, Dublin-based analyst Research and Markets reported that the global market for seafreight forwarding, estimated at 64 million teu in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of 72 million teu by 2027. Packaging, one of the segments analysed in the... more
JAS Italy welcomes Daniele Massa
Daniele Massa has been named regional account manager at JAS Italy. He grew up in the Genoa area and graduated from Bocconi University with a degree in business administration and management and a master of science in management. Massa's first job in the industry was with a... more
700 new "green" heavy duty vehicles
Stef has contracted Saipol from the Avril group to increase its fleet of HGVs in France. The vehicle in question is the Oleo 100, a “B100” type renewable energy that is powered by diesel and cuts greenhouse gas emissions by a minimum of 60% and particulate emissions by up to... more
British electric cargo drones for South Africa
British technology start-up Samad Aerospace has signed an MoU agreement with Pretoria-based aviation services provider Aerosud Aviation for the development and manufacturing of its "starling cargo" aircraft. The fully electric VTOL with a payload of up to 60 kg... more
Serv: new members for board of directors
Urs Ziswiler, Caroline Gueissaz and Anne-Sophie Spérisen have announced their regular resignations as members of the board of directors of Swiss Export Risk Insurance (Serv) as of the end of 2021. To replace them, Swiss federal council has elected two new members to the board of... more
Sneltransport to run test hydrogen truck for DHL
DHL Express has become the first entity in the Deutsche Post DHL Group to test hydrogen-fueled trucks for long-haul runs. Together with its customer Apple, DHL is running a pilot project for the vehicle, as part of the Interreg NW Europe programme called H2-Share. The truck,... more