Quickmail continues to grow 
Quickmail, Switzerland's only private mail service provider, has grown again: In 2019 Quickmail delivered 106.8 million addressed letters in Switzerland, 8 million more than in the previous year, which corresponds to an increase of 8.1%. Quickmail's share in the addressed mail... more
Paving the way for a new bridge
The German federal government will provide funding to rebuild the Köhlbrand crossing, one of the most important traffic axis over the southern part of the Elbe river in northern Germany, the federal ministry for transport (BMVI) said. Inaugurated in 1974, the bridge is 3,600... more
One more intermodal service in Austria
Roland Spedition has expanded its range of intermodal services within Austria. Effective immediately, the company offers an additional round trip between Enns and Graz with the option of further transport to and from the seaports Hamburg and Bremerhaven in Germany. The train... more
Another alternative to road haulage on the Brenner axis
Kombiverkehr is adding one more train per week to its services between the intermodal terminals in the Hannover-Linden port in Germany and Verona Quadrante Europa in Italy. With this additional departure, the trains now run five times a week in both directions. "With... more
(Animal) lovers rely on German-Japanese JV
ANA Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo have jointly transported about 2 t of relief supplies to Australia. Starting on 3 February in Frankfurt, the German carrier performed the first leg to Tokyo. From there, ANA Cargo took over the transport to Sydney. DB Schenker supported the... more
Family reunion at Ifchor
The Lausanne (Switzerland)-based shipbroker Ifchor has strengthened its leadership team by appointing Giovanni Ravano as joint chief executive alongside Emanuele Ravano. Giovanni Ravano is an experienced shipping professional, having served for the past 20 years in various... more
Conveyor system for automotive supplier
Dematic will automate a new logistics centre for ZKW Lichtsysteme, an automotive supplier. At its headquarters in Wieselburg (Austria), ZKW is building a new property for production supplies, as the existing storage facilities are no longer sufficient. In order to make the... more
UWC receives gold award for best IP department
The Russian United Wagon Company (UWC) received the gold award for the best intellectual property (IP) department: Russia & Central and Eastern Europe 2020 at the third international innovation & IP forum and awards in Paris this year. The major achievements and... more
Fifteen new vehicles for meat deliveries
Wetralog has added fifteen premium freezer boxes manufactured by Kögel Trailer to its fleet. The international food forwarder is in charge of all logistics services for the Westfleisch group and specialises in empties logistics, the transport of live animals and deliveries... more
The port of Rotterdam moved sideways in 2019
The port of Rotterdam handled the same amount of freight in 2019 as the year before. Freight throughput remained practically on the same level with 469.4 million t. Following a good start in the first six months of 2019, growth in container transhipment was almost negligible... more