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Goodman zieht sich zurück

Zahlreiche zentraleuropäische Logistikimmobilien haben einen neuen Besitzer. GLP kauft Goodman ein Portfolio von 1 Mrd. EUR ab und weitet ihr Tätigkeitsgebiet auf zehn Länder aus.

09.04.2020

Geneva airport receives face masks and medical equipment

Bolloré Logistics teams in China and Switzerland worked in synergy to help establishing an air bridge between both countries to limit the spread of Covid-19. On 6 April, a B747-4 operated by Cargolux, arrived from Shanghai...

09.04.2020

Rostock becomes hub for Silk Road traffic

The first 49 containers with industrial and medical products from Xi’an in Shaanxi province in central China have arrived in the overseas port of Rostock in Germany via the rail and sea route of the New Silk Road. DB Cargo...

09.04.2020

SIA's first medical relief flights into Denmark

Last week, on 2 April 2020, the first of seven scheduled A350 flights of Singapore Airlines arrived at Copenhagen airport with medical relief to Scandinavia. Flight SQ 352 usually serves this route and operates with three...

09.04.2020

The Alliance announces more cancellations

Following the pandemic, the members of The Alliance have revised schedules for May and June. The details of the blank sailings are announced in response to lower market demand, as the shipping companies add in a press release....

09.04.2020

Rail carrier takeover strengthens market position

The Swiss railfreight company BLS Cargo posted good results in 2019. This good position is an important asset that will help the company to weather the current corona crisis, the carrier commented. In 2019, BLS Cargo's turnover...

09.04.2020

New CEO for Ifco

Ifco Group's advisory committee has announced that Wolfgang Orgeldinger will retire as CEO on 30 June 2020 and that Michael Pooley will succeed him as new CEO, effective 1 July 2020. This change is part of a long-planned...

09.04.2020

ASM welcomes delay of new customs declaration service in UK

Agency Sector Management (ASM) has welcomed HM revenue and customs (HMRC)’s decision to extend the cut-off date for its online customs handling of import and export freight (Chief) system beyond September 2020, a deadline dubbed...

09.04.2020

ECS Group: "The air cargo handlers, our heroes"

Paris (France)-based ECS Group, a global GSSA leader, pays tribute to the work of the teams at Global Services Handling (GSH), a French air cargo handling company based at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG). Despite the...

09.04.2020

Building an ocean-to-ocean corridor

The reduction of Chinese subsidies for rail transport between China and Europe is likely to have a drastic impact on flows and give rise to a reallocation across the routes of the New Silk Road, the latest UIC study concludes....

09.04.2020

Kuehne + Nagel launches eShip Asia

Kuehne + Nagel has launched eShip Asia – an online logistics platform enabling Intra-Asia shippers to optimise every shipment based on the route, transit time and cost instantly. On eShip Asia, shippers are connected to 20...

09.04.2020

Grindrod supports governments in southern Africa

Grindrod's management is committed to support the governments of the countries in which the company operates, to deliver on their actions, and is working closely with key stakeholders to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 and...

09.04.2020

Booming bulk sector at Haropa's ports

During the first quarter of 2020, Haropa's port coalition (Le-Havre-Rouen-Paris) moved volumes of 20.38 million t until the end of March, down 12.8% compared to 2019. While the ports remain 100% operational, these results show...

09.04.2020

Treasure comes home

US customs and border protection's (CBP) Baltimore field office recently repatriated seven ancient coins, dating from the Roman Empire, from several periods (81 BC through 217 AD). CBP initially encountered them in April 2009...

09.04.2020

Joining forces in Sweden

The Ports of Stockholm and Euroglobe intend to develop their collaboration at Sweden’s newest freight port. The logistics company Euroglobe will shortly establish terminal operations, including bonded warehouse facilities at...

09.04.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Elvis Presley's manager sold "I Hate Elvis" badges as a way to make money out of people who weren't buying his merchandise.

09.04.2020

David Konradi appointed head of Swissport Losch

Swissport has appointed David Konradi head of Swissport Losch, a joint-venture operation providing ground services at Munich airport. He will succeed Corinna Bachmann, who has decided to leave the company. Konradi will assume his...

09.04.2020

Swiss wood transporter expands vehicle fleet

Swiss wood transporter Schilliger in Küssnacht am Rigi recently took delivery of a new semitrailer manufactured by Renault. The T520 T4x2 High truck with sleeper cab complements the company's vehicle fleet that comprises about...

09.04.2020

Swissterminal offers storage space

Because of the corona crisis and the resultant production shutdown, many imported goods can no longer be delivered to their destination so that containers pile up in the sea ports. On the other hand, Chinese exporters have an...

Container-Comeback

Der eurasische Schienengüterverkehr zwischen China und Europa verzeichnet im März Zuwächse. Allerdings zeigte sich auch seit Jahresbeginn kein Einbruch der Buchungen – und die Paarigkeit der Verkehre hat zugenommen.