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Chinese new year 2019
Please make note that our Hong Kong office will be closed from the 5th February to the 11th February included. In Asia the Chinese new year is as important as Christmas in Occident. There are many traditions who are celebrate during this festivity, like the “hong bao”. The hong bao are red envelopes [...]
Opening days for ATM over Christmas and New Year
Please note that our offices will be open during the holidays, in reduced staff, on the following dates: 24.12.2018 morning 27.12.2018 all day 28.12.2018 all day 31.12.2018 morning We will open again as normal from the 3rd January 2018.
Revision of the crane at Swissterminal Frenkendorf of 30.11. – 8.12.2018
The Swissterminal informed us that due to an urgent overhaul of the crane of 30.11. as of 08.12.2018, only one crane instead of two will be available for handling in Frenkendorf (road and rail). Please note that during the inspection period, track capacity is greatly reduced, that is, we need to reduce single wagon traffic [...]
Swiss logistics market
The bi-annual forecast of GS1 Switzerland and University of Saint-Gall suggests that the Swiss logistics industry is looking forward to a few rather pleasing months. Economic development in Switzerland, as in the most European countries, is positive. The secretary of state (SECO) expects an annual growth of the GDP of 1.9% in Switzerland for [...]
1PL, 2PL, 3PL, 4PL – Logistics and transport services
Logistics is something that requires a great deal of organization. Some companies prefer to subcontract all, or a part of their supply chain in order to reduce costs. Many degrees of outsourcing logistics activities exist: 1PL – First Party Logistics 1 PL Logistics providers offer transport services. This allows you to outsource your transports. [...]
Growth of maritime traffic
According to the 2018 CNUDED (Conference on Trade and Development) report, growth in shipping traffic is not expected until 2023. Trade increased strongly in 2017 to 4%, based on the recovery of the global economy. Statistically speaking, this is the highest in the last five years. Global transshipment volumes reached $ 10.7 billion and [...]
Swiss civil aviation
In 2017, Swiss civil aviation registered around 1.4 million take-offs and landings, which included 56 million local and transfer passengers. With approximately 99% of the total, the line and charter traffic was distinctly dominant at passenger level. General aviation consists of 67% of the movements. Key figures on civil aviation in 2017 The [...]
Traffic on Rhine river
From next week, it will no longer be possible to use the Rhine for container traffic. There is no other choice than to use rail or truck. We suggest that you reserve your containers a few weeks in advance, especially for export, because we can book inbound containers much earlier, compared to outbound ones.
Travelling by cargo
For many years, it is possible to travel with the largest container ships of the world. This transportation is not well known to the general public, but does delight sea lovers who can enjoy a long and slow journey, discovering the largest ports in the world and satisfy their thirst for freedom when the ship [...]