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14.08.2023

Changes at the helm of Dachser food logistics

Alfred Miller, who has been managing director of Dachser food logistics for more than a decade, is retiring at the end of the year. Alexander Tonn, COO Road Logistics, will take over as managing director of the business unit from...

08.08.2023

Swiss SMEs go international

50th anniversary for Swiss Export. Since its founding in 1973 and its renaming in 2003 the association Swiss Export, which represents Swiss SMEs with international activities, has differentiated its services.

02.08.2023

A passage to Passar

Duano and K & S Informatik now collaborate in Switzerland. The Swiss customs authorities are getting serious about the changeover to the new Passar system this year, which is compulsory for importers and exporters. Christian...

27.07.2023

“We’re not a sofa forwarder”

Orientation and business fields of Basel-based niche player Müller-Gysin. One frequently hears that in forwarding, as in football, there’s no match for a financially strong competitor. The fact that experience and specialisation...

24.07.2023

“We remain agile and active”

In conversation with Nova Traffic CEO Daniel Stein. Nova Traffic has been active in the transport and logistics market since 1982. Commitment and good luck, which is occasionally also deserved, has kept the firm from Kloten, near...

20.07.2023

Tanks flow thanks to new platform

Managing the supply and services of containers for liquid goods. The number of regular containers available is now sufficient to meet demand again, but the market for transport tanks for liquid goods is far from saturated. The...

17.07.2023

Not in cloud cuckoo land

Mohanned Badri, Saudia Cargo’s vice-president for operational performance. The latest figures portend a great future for Saudia Cargo. At Air Cargo Europe, Mohanned Badri, who’s been at home in the airfreight industry for 21...

12.07.2023

Everything from a single source

DP World – transforming itself from a terminal and port operator to a supply chain architect. The trend towards being able to offer as many services as possible can be seen in almost every large transport and logistics company...

07.07.2023

Iata data show weak market conditions

The international air transport association (Iata) released its data survey on global air cargo markets for May 2023, showing weak market conditions. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (ctk), fell 5.2% compared...

07.07.2023

Friderici buys maintenance specialist

Friderici Spécial, a Swiss family-run company operating in the transport sector since the end of the 19th century, has made a technical acquisition. Gattoni Maintenance, active in Valais since 1964 and domiciled in Monthey...

07.07.2023

Shipping line launches express rail shuttle

At the beginning of July, CMA CGM introduced the Duisburg express rail shuttle as an expansion of its intermodal services. The new train connects Duisburg in Germany’s Ruhr region with Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Taking one...

07.07.2023

CMA CGM starts "NC Levant"

France-based CMA CGM is launching its new offering "NC Levant". Starting next Monday, 10 July 2023, in Salerno (Italy), the service is intended to improve reliability and performance on the following rotation:...

07.07.2023

Swiss Worldcargo unveils new product structure

Swiss Worldcargo’s new commodity-focused, modular airfreight service structure is now live. For the past few days, the company’s new product structure has been in full swing, giving its customers more flexibility when it comes to...

07.07.2023

Digital expert to join Geodis management board

Global logistics and transport provider Geodis has appointed François Bottin as executive vice president, digital and technology. He will also join the group’s management board, which is chaired by Marie-Christine Lombard, CEO of...

07.07.2023

Planning a CT terminal and empty container depot

A multinational rail logistics hub is to be set up on the site of the former marshalling yard in Hamm, Westphalia, Germany. The German Federal Railway Authority has confirmed that the Multi Hub Westfalen, a CT terminal, is a...

07.07.2023

ADPL venturing further into healthcare logistics

The Swiss pharmaceutical company Acino has signed an agreement with the affiliate of AD Ports Group in UAE for global freight forwarding services in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) regio. The agreement will see ADPL use...

07.07.2023

Konecranes contracted to equip container terminal

Konecranes has won a public tender from Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) to supply container handling equipment for a new container terminal in the port. Located a few kilometres away from the existing container terminal, in Ydre...

07.07.2023

IAM mourns chairman Sean McCool (1931 – 2023)

International Airine Marketing (IAM), Ireland’s largest air-cargo GSSA, has announced that its chairman and one of the great pioneers of Irish aviation and logistics passed away in June this year. Aged 92, Sean McCool had an...

07.07.2023

Dimotrans has a new shareholder

The entry of Crédit Mutuel Equity as a new minority shareholder marks an important step in the strategy of the French logistician, which specialises in multimodal goods transport (road, air, sea), parcel/pallet delivery in...

07.07.2023

First fully certified FRCs in service

Jettainer is sourcing the first fully certified fire-resistant (FRCs) AMX air cargo containers from US ULD manufacturer Satco. They are certified in accordance with the latest technical standard orders C90e specifications defined...