24.08.2020

Nexxiot delegates Marianna Levtov to ISO

Marianna Levtov, an expert for global digital standards at Nexxiot, has been elected to chair the ISO technical committee 104/SC 04/WG 2. With immediate effect, she assumes this position in the working group "AEI for...
24.08.2020

Swiss forwarder goes on holiday

Logistics company Planzer has got Switzerland's smallest motel up and running. On 10 sqm the motel provides everything that is essential to make a trucker feel at home. The living area is equipped with toilet, shower,...
24.08.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

The flag of Jamaica is the only flag in the world not to contain the colours blue, white or red. 
24.08.2020

Fund manager invests in logistics real estate

As planned, fund management company Helvetica Property Investors was able to transfer a special logistics property purchased in November 2019 to the Helvetica Swiss Opportunity Fund (HSO Fund). The property, which was newly...
21.08.2020

Austrian fibres en route to China by train

Due to the high demand from Chinese brands and retailers for sustainably produced fibres, Lenzing is now shipping the fibres from its two Austrian production sites directly to customers in China by train for the first time....
21.08.2020

Saudia Cargo returns to Shanghai in force

Saudia Cargo has expanded its cargo network with the addition of Shanghai's airport to its flight schedules which commenced on 15 August 2020. The carrier now operates two flights a week, originating from Riyadh and Jeddah using...
21.08.2020

ZIM passes threshold

The shipping group ZIM has published its consolidated results for H1/2020. Volumes carried by ZIM went down by 8.4% to 1.3 million teu compared to 1.4 million teu in H1/2019. Yet, the average freight rate per teu over the...
21.08.2020

Indian Railways introduces drone-based surveillance

Drone surveillance technology has emerged as an important and cost effective tool for security surveillance over large areas with limited manpower, the Indian government said. The Mumbai division of Central Railway in Indian...
21.08.2020

Stacey J. Brown joins DB Schenker Americas

DB Schenker has appointed Stacey J. Brown as chief human resources officer for the Americas. In her new role, she is responsible for developing and executing the strategic direction of human resources across the region. Brown...
21.08.2020

NFI acquires CAI Logistics

NFI, a supply chain solutions provider, has completed the acquisition of CAI Logistics, the non-asset logistics division of CAI International that generates more than USD 100 million in annual revenue. By acquiring CAI...
21.08.2020

US railway honours safety performance

BNSF recently honoured 106 customers with the railroad’s annual product stewardship award for the safe transportation of hazardous materials by rail during 2019. Companies receiving the award carried an established minimum of...
21.08.2020

Astre launches new wines and spirits service

Wine sales in Europe generate revenues of about EUR 70 billion. Accelerated by the online trade, the share of bottled wines is increasing compared to wine sold in barrels. The European logistics network Astre is now launching a...
21.08.2020

Swissterminal targets Comco

Swissterminal AG, a logistics service provider headquartered in Frenkendorf close to Basel, is bringing a formal complaint before the Swiss federal administrative court with regards to the planned trimodal terminal Gateway Basel...
21.08.2020

Ocean Technologies Group appoints CFO

Experienced technology executive Maarten Van Gool has joined Ocean Technologies Group as CFO. In his position as chief financial officer he will replace interim-CFO Matthew O'Sullivan, who led the integration of Ocean...
21.08.2020

Lufthansa Cargo's pharma facilities in Munich and Chicago

While most of the pharmaceutical shipments carried by Lufthansa Cargo are handled at its "Lufthansa Cargo Pharma Hub Frankfurt", which was last extended by around two-thirds to 8,000 sqm in 2018, a similar facility has...
21.08.2020

Freighter version of largest Cessna begins tests

Ten days ago, on 11 August 2020, Textron Aviation performed the successful flight of its second Cessna SkyCourier flight test article (P1). The milestone flight for the high-wing, large utility aircraft comes just two-and-a-half...
21.08.2020

Pacific seafood shipments shifted to rail

Far Eastern Railways has been using the Freight Express service to deliver Pacific seafood since May 2020. The frozen fish is delivered to China from Russia’s Vladivostok, Ussuriisk and Uglovaya. Container shipments of...
21.08.2020

DFI builds on plot of former power plant

DF Industrial Partners (DFI) has acquired a 110'000 sqm plot on the premises of RWE Power's former power plant in Mülheim-Kärlich (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany). Located close to the motorway, the property has excellent...
21.08.2020

Logistics association elects new board

VdWT (Verein der Wirtschaftsingenieure für Transportwesen, association of industrial engineers for transport) was originally founded as an alumni association of the transport degree course of the Bremerhaven University of Applied...
21.08.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

When Eastern Germany's head of state Erich Honecker said goodbye to Western Germany's chancellor Helmut Schmidt after a state visit in 1981, a photographer demanded "more action". Then Honecker handed Schmidt a sweet...
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