Manhattan Associates wins fourth award in a row 
Manhattan Associates, a provider of supply chain commerce solutions, has been named a leader in Gartner Inc. Magic Quadrant for transport management systems (TMS) for the fourth time in a row. “We are delighted that Gartner Research has again honoured us as a leader in... more
KWE Switzerland invests in sea freight
Logistics provider KWE Switzerland has taken two sea freight professionals on board. Cédric Müller and Michael Herzog are both from Basel. With their profound know-how and experience, their task will be to strengthen the management team and improve customer service by opening up... more
Two new clients in Shanghai
Arvato Supply Chain Solutions has won two new contracts in the e-commerce sector in China: One of the new customers is the American nutritional supplements brand GNC. The second new e-commerce client at Arvato Shanghai's logistics centre in Qingpu is an up-coming Chinese... more
Two more freighters for Air Canada
Air Canada's Q1/2022 cargo revenue grew 42% to CAD 398 million (EUR 290 million) from the first quarter of 2021. Jason Berry, VP Cargo: "I am thrilled that Air Canada Cargo continues to be one of the fastest growing cargo carriers year over year thanks to the strength of... more
Expansion of the Phyrn line ready to move ahead
The ÖBB railway group is preparing the expansion of the north-south connection in Austria and has included EUR 148 million in the 2022 - 2027 framework plan for this purpose. The necessary funds are therefore now available to push ahead with the upgrade of the line between Linz... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
At high tide, people are on average about one ten millionth lighter than at low tide. more
From the hinterland to the front row
Matthijs van Doorn has been appointed VP commercial of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, succeeding Emile Hoogsteden. In the preceding seven years, van Doorn was responsible for developing the hinterland network in his role as director of the logistics department. Since 2020,... more
Intermodal network continues to grow
Kombiverkehr has initiated a new direct train in partnership with forwarder Spedition Bode. The train connects Lübeck in Germany with Halmstad in southern Sweden. Starting point and destination is the Port of Halland logistics centre in Halmstad, while the Lehmann Terminal... more
Tasma skips Samskip for Broekman
On 1 April 2022, Martijn Tasma assumed his new position as director of international freight forwarding at Broekman Logistics, which is based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. After beginning his career at Maersk, Tasma worked for Geodis for 13 years. Here, he held various... more