Cargo trumps passenger links 
The long pandemic year has shown how vital airfreight is for aviation. Nevertheless, it often ekes out a wallflower existence with airlines or at airports. Not so in Brescia. The northern Italian location is now re-dedicating large parts of its passenger terminal. The new... more
“Improve our operational efficiency”
Stormy demand and the turbulences churning up the logistics markets have also had an impact on freight forwarders. Jenny Vargas-Lamprecht, CEO of Lamprecht Pharma Logistics, teamed up with managing director Gian Carlo Alessi to tell Christian Doepgen in an interview conducted in... more
Triple whammy in France
Half a year after the official decision the ball is now in the Swiss court. The firm Alsaceterminal, a subsidiary of Swissterminal, can commence activities in the inland ports of Ottmarsheim, Huningue and ÎIe Napoléon. Le Havre and Marseille are on board too. more
Bidder in the shadows
The question is, when will the big deal be signed? We’re talking about the sale of Gefco, a logistics corporation with specialised automotive expertise. The price tag has been said to amount to EUR 2.2 billion. more
East Africa as a model
The clocks don’t necessarily tick at the same pace all across Africa, as Folashade Akanni-Shelle, the managing director of Bolloré Transport & Logistics in Nigeria, also pointed out. She believes that some East African countries can be role models for her own country’s national... more
USA: big merger in road haulage sector 
Knight-Swift Transportation has acquired 100% of Dothan (Alabama)-based less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier AAA Cooper Transportation and an affiliated entity for the price of USD 1.35 billion. AAA Cooper will continue to operate independently, while benefitting from the many... more
South Africa: Imperial sells its shares
Dubai-based ports and shipping operator DP World is planning to take over the Imperial Group in South Africa. According to press releases, the parties entered into a transaction implementation agreement including a cash offer of ZAR 66 (USD 4.60) per share. Counting all... more
Czech carrier introduces intermodal line
PKP Cargo International is using a new direct railway line connecting the Turkish port of Halkali on the European side of Istanbul and the recently opened terminal in Kolin (Czechia). The companies of the PKP Cargo International Group are providing transport for Mars... more
Equipment for Mars mission on its way
As the official logistics partner of the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF), Gebrüder Weiss is transporting the mission equipment as well as 16 international science experiments to a test site in Israel. After the date had to be postponed last year due to the anti-pandemic measures,... more
Large truck order in Russia
Daimler Kamaz Rus, a joint Venture between Daimler Trucks and its Russian partner Kamaz, has received a large order from Partner Group. The Russian construction company already owns 71 Mercedes-Benz trucks and now adds 100 brand new Mercedes-Benz Arocs 4142B to update its fleet... more