Alha and Emirates warming up again 
On 15 July 2020, Emirates restarted regular flights to/from Rome FCO, and its cargo operations are now back on track as usual, with a primary focus on controlled-temperature services for pharma products. Alha, as the airline's local cargo handling partner, is providing... more
Captrain restructures management
Jan Läzer joins the management of the companies Dortmunder Eisenbahn and DE Infrastruktur, which are both members of the Captrain Deutschland Group and Dortmunder Hafen AG. The economist most recently worked for thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions. He succeeds Marcel de la Haye,... more
Sievert Logistik joins Logcoop
Sievert Logistik is now part of Logcoop's B2B/B2C forklift truck network. By joining this cooperation, the logistics services provider is responding to changes in the end consumers' purchasing behaviour. Currently, customers are ordering ever-bulkier goods to be delivered... more
New services bear first fruits
In H1/2020, Russian FTL company Globaltruck operated an average number of 1,319 trucks, 41 or 3% less than in H1/2019. Average monthly distance per truck grew by 3.1% y-o-y to 16,300 km in H1/2020. The total distance covered by trucks increased by 0.1% and reached 129... more
Equipment at the SCT
The South Italian terminal operator Salerno Container Terminal (SCT), member of the Eurokai Group and active in the port since 1977, is enhancing its equipment. The terminal has five mobile cranes, three of them post-Panamax. SCT currently operates 11 Liebherr machines,... more
Pall-Ex appoints operations director
Pall-Ex has promoted talent from within and appointed a new operations director to steer through the changing logistics landscape during the on-going coronavirus pandemic. Paul Pegg has taken up the role at Pall-Ex’s central hub, having originally joined the logistics giant in... more
Global maritime capacities coming back
The idle fleet worldwide is shrinking while the carriers add further capacities to the global maritime market. The trades between Asia and North America West Coast are particularly strong, capacities being up 15% compared to the same weeks last year, as the Copenhagen... more
Digital access to rail system now online
The Austrian ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has been working for some time on the digitisation of its services and end-to-end logistics processes. Effective 1 September 2020, customers can enter this digital world with the aid of SmartLINK. The tool provides access to available... more
Swiss Post takes over notime
Swiss Port has acquired all shares in Zurich-based notime, having been the company's majority shareholder since 15 March 2018. With this move, Swiss Post strengthens its position in the growing same-day delivery market. Ordered goods are delivered on the same day by bicycle... more
Pharma logistics providers praise cooperation
Skycell, a Swiss-based provider of temperature-controlled container solutions, has supported three vaccine shipments sent from a manufacturer in Italy to the Brazilian government amid the pandemic. The first charter, jointly operated by Lufthansa, DHL and Skycell, flew from... more