Adapt all trailers for rail transport
In Lisbon (Portugal) yesterday, 29 March, the EU’s transport ministers held a joint conference to officially kick off the European "Year of Rail". For 2021, the Netzwerk Europäischer Eisenbahnen (network of European railways, NEE) calls to immediately address... more
Fradinger joins Unilogistics
Andreas Fradinger will join Unilogistics’ Europe division in May 2021 and help drive its expansion strategy forward. The family-run freight forwarder headquartered in Birsfelden near Basel is Switzerland’s exclusive representative in the 35 year old HTFN Group.... more
First fully electric Scania in Switzerland
The first fully electric BEV Scania (Battery Electric Vehicle) has arrived in Switzerland. Migros Zurich has purchased two of these vehicles to replace older CNG trucks. They will now be equipped with a refrigerated box body with lifting platform manufactured by Grünenfelder... more
UK online retailers go Europe
A growing number of British online retailers are seeking to ease the extra customs and tax administration and costs involved in trading with the EU by shifting stock from UK warehouses to storage facilities on the Continent. “The addition of VAT, customs duties, and in some... more
Unilever banks on TST
British-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever has entrusted part of the logistics at the warehouse in Mannheim, its central location in Germany for the storage of household and personal care products, which include company brands such as Axe, Dove, Domestos and Coral, to TST.... more
Panattoni transforms industrial heritage
Honda of the UK Manufacturing (Honda) has signed a contract for sale of its Swindon site. Originally purchased in 1985, the site will be sold to Panattoni, one of Europe’s largest developers of industrial and logistics facilities. Following the end of production of the... more
KV to become ICE of freight trains
Hauliers and railways are pulling in the same direction: more than 230 hauliers are partnering with DG Cargo to shift more trucks onto the railways. The transport companies involved in Kombiverkehr and DB Cargo are focusing on the expansion of the joint network into a... more
First post-Brexit fixed-wing AOC
ASL Airlines United Kingdom has received its air operator certificate (AOC) and its operating licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority. This is the first fixed-wing AOC issued by the CAA post Brexit, and ASL Airlines UK, which will be closely aligned to ASL Airlines Ireland... more
Viaduct near Beska completed
RZD International has laid the last link of the railway track on the viaduct in the Beska area at 51 km of the Stara Pazova - Novi Sad section of the Belgrade - Budapest line. Now this viaduct is finally complete. It intersects the Maradik - Beshka road. Its span structures,... more
15.3 million consignments in corona year
German general cargo cooperation IDS Logistik has weathered the corona year well. Compared to the previous year, it increased its turnover by 4.3% to EUR 2.43 billion and transported 15.3 million consignments, 4.1% up from 2019. Consignment volumes in domestic business grew by... more