A vision takes shape 
The Voigt group specialises in supply chain solutions for pharma logistics. In August 2017 the Swiss company started building a new logistics centre in Niederbipp (Canton Berne). Construction is well advanced and the project is now on the home straight. The entire complex... more
Competition authority clears Papuan partnership
Papua New Guinea's Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) has ended an investigation into a MoU that was entered into by Air Niugini Cargo Ltd (ANCL) and Hevilift after considering that the MoU does not have any anti-competitive clauses and that competition... more
Bremenports invests in long-term project in Iceland
The development of the port at Finnafjord in northeast Iceland is now taking shape, following the establishment of the Finnafjord Port Development Company (FFPD). EFLA, an Icelandic consultant company, Bremenports (Germany) and Icelandic municipal governments are managing... more
Sam Ruda takes over
The port authority of New York and New Jersey has appointed Sam Ruda, the port department’s interim director for the past five months, as its new director. Ruda, who came to the port authority in 2015 after a 29-year career in transportation, including twelve years as part... more
Multimodal Xiamen - Duisburg connection
Ceva has launched a new Xiamen blocktrain service from China to Europe. Running on Wednesdays, the multimodal (sea/rail) transport link further taps the potential of trade among the countries under the belt and road initiative. Located in the southeast of mainland China,... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
In some West African countries, babies are named after the day on which they were born. Take the late UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan for example. His first name means "born on a Friday". more
Rhenus launches CO2 reduction programme for airfreight
Rhenus Logistics Air & Ocean has launched the world’s first global air freight carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction programme. With Rhegreen, a free-of-charge service, customers can choose a ‘greener’ aircraft for their cargo shipments. The company has created a system that... more
Champ Cargosystems communicates in Mandarin Chinese
Zeta Loo, Champ Cargosystems' head of commercial operations (Apac), addressed a packed audience at the 4th China Air Logistics Conference & Exhibition in Guangzhou (China) on 28 March 2019. She discussed the company's approach to innovation in IT for the future development... more
Collaboration for transit traffic via Swiss Alps
The German railfreight operator DB Cargo and its Swiss counterpart, SBB Cargo, are to collaborate more closely. The partners’ alpine transit agreement has been prolonged for three more years, ahead of its expiry date. The two companies have been working together in the field... more
UK: More than 200 new trucks ordered
Somerset (UK)-based Nagel Langdons has placed a major order for 205 trucks from Scania Great Britain. A total of 67 trucks will be delivered in 2019, with the remainder following next year. Fifty-six of the 2019 vehicles will be tractor units, comprising a mix of G 450 6x2/2s... more