From ITG to LGI
As of 1 October 2020, the Dutch country organisation of ITG continues its business under the brand of LGI Netherlands. With three sites in Amsterdam, Schiphol and Rotterdam, services are now to be offered under the LGI brand, focusing on the electronics and healthcare sectors.... more
Schweizerzug introduces booking platform
The Swissterminal Group’s railfreight operator Schweizerzug will launch a fully integrated digital booking platform today, 1 October 2020. The online system will offer complete visibility and control over bookings, increasing transparency, eliminating waiting times and reducing... more
CFL Cargo extends its management
Ten years after its foundation, CFL Cargo France is an established rail company in northern and eastern France that specialises in transport services on the French rail network, particularly in the Grand-Est and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions. To meet the new challenges, CFL... more
Pushing pharma air freight globally
Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) has completed complex transportation of 12 SkyCell containers from Hong Kong to Amsterdam, Netherlands. The project was planned in advance as the containers needed to be shipped to Asia in pre-conditioned mode. In Hong Kong, they were loaded... more
Ready for generation change
Jürg Gygax, who has been EVP service and member of the executive board of the Swiss rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler Group since 2013, has decided to retire as of 31 March 2021 and to hand over his operational responsibility after more than three decades in top positions in the... more
Expanding another air charter network
Only two months after the latest expansion of routes and extra capacity, DSV now adds an additional two B747 freighters to its Europe-Asia cargo air bridge. From this month, one of the freighters will be operating on the existing route between Shanghai and Luxembourg –... more
Fruitier follows Le Guilloux
After the withdrawal of Thierry Le Guilloux, Thibault Fruitier, CEO of the French intermodal services providers Novatrans and Greenmodal, has been elected by the steering committee of the Groupement National des Transports Combinés (national association of intermodal transport,... more
Lithuanian and Polish carrier to found a JV
The Lithuanian railways LTG Carbo and Polish carrier PKP Cargo have signed an agreement on the establishment of a JV to provide intermodal freight services. The new company is scheduled to launch its operations in Q1/2021. The JV will primarily engage in intermodal... more
Swiss rail sector retains diversity
The Swiss federal council has decided to maintain the existing organisation of the railway infrastructure, which will thus be operated by several companies as hitherto. The concessions for the two largest infrastructure operators SBB and BLS will be renewed. Wherever it... more
Hapag-Lloyd's hybrid prototype is on
The conversion of the 15,000 teu Hapag-Lloyd ship “Sajir” is currently underway in the Huarun Dadong dockyard in Shanghai. The major part, a LNG tank weighing 1,300 t, was recently hoisted into the ship and will be welded to the hold in the weeks ahead. At the same time, the... more