Strauss wins German Logistics Award 2025 
Biebergemünd-based workwear brand Strauss has won the German Logistics Award 2025 for its project "Logistics Next Level", presented at the BVL Supply Chain CX in Berlin. The award recognises the company’s successful revitalisation of its logistics centre while... more
TCS and Turkish Airlines form strategic cargo partnership
Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services (TCS) has launched its first cargo flight for Turkish Cargo, the freight arm of Turkish Airlines, marking the start of a long-term partnership. The inaugural service took place on 1 October 2025 at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat International Airport... more
Underfunding threatens German waterways
Germany’s federal waterways face severe underfunding in the 2026 draft budget and medium-term financial plan as Initiative System Wasserstrasse (ISW) reported. According to an internal paper from the Federal Ministry of Transport obtained by the ISW, only EUR 7.3 billion are... more
Kuehne+Nagel launches cost programme
Kuehne+Nagel has announced a new cost reduction programme worth over CHF 200 million per year to counter market overcapacity and margin pressure. Despite a challenging environment, the group increased net turnover by 3% to CHF 18.5 billion between January and September 2025,... more
Weiss and Streck celebrate milestone
Gebrüder Weiss and Germany’s Streck transport are celebrating 50 years of collaboration in European cargo logistics. The milestone was marked at Gebrüder Weiss’s headquarters in Lauterach, Austria. "What we are celebrating today is the first 50-year partnership in Gebrüder... more
SBB Cargo International appoints new CCO
Olten-based railfreight operator SBB Cargo International has appointed Pascal Gentges as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective 1 January 2026. Currently Managing Director of RT&S Lokführer-Akademie GmbH and a member of SBB Cargo International’s management board,... more
Swiftair joins Barig air cargo community
The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (Barig) has welcomed Swiftair as its newest cargo member. The Madrid-based airline, operating for more than 30 years, serves routes across Europe, North and West Africa, and provides wet-lease, charter and maintenance services. Its... more
Grimaldi expands China cooperation network
The Grimaldi group and China merchants Shenzhen RoRo shipping have signed a cooperation framework agreement to expand capacity and strengthen service connections between China and Europe. The partnership aligns two players in multimodal logistics and Ro-Ro shipping, creating... more
Global logistics for COP30 assigned
The Rhenus group has been appointed by Correios as the global logistics service provider for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), to be held in Belém, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November 2025. Working alongside Correios, the event’s strategic logistics operator,... more
Digital aids aiming to ease driver gap
Germany’s heavy transport industry is facing mounting pressure from a worsening driver shortage. According to the German chamber of industry and commerce (Dihk), more than 70,000 professional truck drivers are currently missing, while around 30,000 retire each year and only... more