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We are happy to inform you that we have resumed operation at all terminals and using all cranes and forklifts. However, there might be some small delays on some occasions and we would like to ask for your kind of understanding in this [...]

Dear valued customer, As we informed you before,  we had to temporarily close our container terminals in Frenkendorf and Niederglatt due to harsh winter weather and rising snowfall. Our engineering and terminal team will monitor the [...]

Due to the harsh winter weather and rising snowfall experienced across many parts of Switzerland, our container terminals in Frenkendorf and Niederglatt have been temporarily closed for safety reasons. Our teams are working at full speed to clear [...]

Swissterminal has announced it will take over operations of the three French inland ports Ottmarsheim, Huningue-Village-Neuf and Ile Napoléon in the course of 2021. The company has won an international tender to operate the three Alsatian ports. [...]

In connection with the controversial mega-terminal Gateway Basel Nord (GBN), the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) continues to receive criticism. First, COMCO approved a plan deemed “capable of eliminating effective competition.” Second, the [...]

Swissterminal will be adopting a new customs procedure as required by the Federal Customs Administration (EZV) for its sites in Frenkendorf, Basel and Birsfelden with effect from 1 July 2020. Intended to simplify customs clearance procedures, [...]

Swissterminal’s rail network has gained a new weekly connection to Austria: The Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has added Frenkendorf as an additional stop on its service between the Dutch port of Rotterdam and Wolfurt, Austria’s most western rail freight [...]

Beginning April 1st, 2020, Schweizerzug and RTSB will directly connect Switzerland and China by rail once a week. This offer for container trains on the iron silk road includes Frenkendorf near Basel and Niederglatt near Zurich and serves both [...]

Due to the current situation regarding coronavirus / COVID 19, Swissterminal will adjust the opening times of its terminals in Frenkendorf and Basel. We currently operate from 7:00 am - 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm. We will monitor [...]

In line with the current media coverage surrounding the global spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) Swissterminal AG informs that we are carefully monitoring the situation, and our focus remains on the health and welfare of our personnel, our [...]