Intermodal freight traffic gains momentum 
Transport performance in goods traffic in Switzerland fell by 2.2% in 2019 compared to the previous year. Road haulage reported a decline of 2.7% and railfreight dropped by 1.4%, the Federal Statistical Office (BFS) said. Transport performance on the Swiss road and railway... more
CMA CGM serious about air division
A long-held dream has come true. The French shipping group CMA CGM Group is establishing its own specialised airfreight division.The carrier's first move to buy a 30%-stake in the Group Dubreuil, owner of the long-haul airlines Air Caraïbes and French Bee, didn’t materialise.Now... more
Polish affiliate Raben's best
The Raben Group, with its main fields of activities in Germany, the Netherlands and Poland, reported revenues for 2020 of approximately EUR 1.26 billion. The main shipper segments served by the company were food (30.0%), consumer technologies (21.0%), automotive (17.0%),... more
Three promotions at multinational carrier
Global freight and supply chain provider EV Cargo Global Forwarding, which operates in over 100 countries, has announced three high-profile internal promotions to help deliver its global growth strategy: Nick Toye assumes the role of VP – global product and procurement ocean... more
Antwerp and Zeebrugge embrace
It is a unification from A to Z. The cities of Antwerp and Bruges have reached an agreement to merge their respective ports. The unification process is expected to take one year. The ports will operate under the double name of Port of Antwerp-Bruges in future. Antwerp has... more
LNG technology secures new order
Armstrong Logistics in UK has taken delivery of five new Volvo FH LNG (liquified natural gas) trucks as part of the business’s strategy to reduce its carbon emissions and improve the long-term sustainability of its operation. The 6x2 tractor units join five conventional... more
Apprenticeships are vital
At the end of this year's national apprenticeship week, the British International Freight Association (Bifa) calls upon freight forwarding and logistics companies to recruit apprentices, underlining their difficulties to find suitable options for professional training with the... more
Vaccines from Belgium
Since the end of November, flights to more than 40 destinations have been carried out to distribute Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine from Belgium. This includes shipments via DHL Express and on commercial flights from partners such as Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways,... more
Containers in Cork unaffected
The southern Irish Port of Cork has reported its results for 2020. Total traffic passing through the port was down by 2% to 9.2 million t, due to "the challenges posed by Covid-19 and the cancellation of cruise calls to Cork in particular", as the port said in a media... more
Loxxess Pharma expands management team
Loxxess Pharma’s managing director Helmut Müller-Neumayr (right) has been joined by three new managing directors: Dr. Beate Grudzus-Zager (2nd from left), Dr. Tilman Spaethe (2nd from right) and Johann Strobl (left), who have all worked for the company for many years.... more