The rise of the carriers: CMA CGM 
In Q3/2020, the CMA CGM Group's good results also included its Baar (Switzerland)-headquartered affiliate Ceva Logistics. Volumes rose by 1% compared to the same period last year. In total, the group's revenue was 6.3% above Q3/2019 and amounted to USD 8.1 billion. Ebita... more
Argovian company wins award in Dubai
At this year’s Seamless Middle East, which was held as a virtual event in Dubai a week ago, the application "SynQ Warehouse Management Software" of Swisslog, a logistics group that is based in the canton of Argovia, Switzerland, and part of the Kuka Group, won the... more
Special truck for innovative cargo
Delivering innovations with customised equipment – this how the most recent activity of Salzmann, a Swiss transport company, could be described. The newest vehicle to join the fleet is a three-axle container chassis of Krone’s box liner eL20 model used to convey 20' containers.... more
Huelva welcomes a new service
Maersk has opened a new weekly service to the port of Huelva in southern Spain. The Huelva call will be included in the loop of W5C, within the rotation Algeciras – Leixoes – Huelva – Algeciras rotation. The president of the Port Authority of Huelva, Pilar Miranda, regards... more
Positive forecast boosts intermodal traffic
Hegelmann is shifting more of its road transports in Europe to the railways. By working with partners specialising in intermodal transport, Hegelmann is able to use standard trailers. With this new approach, Hegelmann intends to reduce its ecological footprint and also take... more
More measures against greenhouse gas
On 17 November, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) approved a draft of amendments to annex VI of the Maripol agreement to further reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from maritime transport in the short term. These new measures, which were discussed at the 75th... more
40 airline partners to fight Covid-19
Unicef is looking to recruit some of the airline industry's biggest operators to help distribute a coronavirus vaccine to 92 of the world's poorest nations. Further to Bloomberg, the UN humanitarian relief agency held a call with about 40 carriers to make plans for the global... more
Pharma.Aero welcomes new members
Pharma.Aero, a Brussels-based non-profit organisation which aims to provide reliable end-to-air transportation for life science and medtech shippers by fostering collaboration between CEIV certified airport communities, is enlarging its membership by collaborating with three new... more
Growing LNG network for trucks in Belgium
LNG-provider Rolande in the Netherlands and the Belgian G&V Energy Group have opened a new LNG filling station in Habay in the Ardennes, Belgium. The new facility is a public 24/7 self-service station with two LNG pumps. With its capacity of 150 vehicles per day it... more
Selected as vaccine distributor in Turkey
Like in other regions of the world, Phase 3 clinical trials of a further Covid-19 vaccine have recently started in Turkey. Transorient, an international freight management company based in Istanbul, has been chosen as the logistics partner from clearance to country-wide... more