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Alex Mayer founded Swissterminal AG 50 years ago. The empty container depot has grown into the Swiss market leader for container handling and trading with around 160 employees. Swissterminal's success story was celebrated on 8 September 2022 at [...]

As part of its recertification in accordance with the ISO 9001 quality standard, Swissterminal’s sites in Switzerland also certified itself for the first time in accordance with the ISO 14001 norm in July 2022. With this certification, [...]

The Swissterminal Group is expanding its intermodal portfolio with a rail connection to Wolfurt (Austria), effective immediately. Running via the hub Frenkendorf in Switzerland, this service’s three weekly roundtrips offer customers in the [...]

Swissterminal AG is expanding its Schweizerzug rail product portfolio with a new connection between Antwerp and Ottmarsheim starting 1 January 2022. This transport service will begin with three direct roundtrips per week, each with the fastest [...]

Swissterminal AG has set itself the goal of achieving net-zero emissions from its entire operations. An important step towards this goal has already been achieved: the company now operates its terminal sites in Switzerland with 100% renewable [...]

Swissterminal AG, the leading operator of private container terminals and depots in Switzerland, is now offering customers a new container disinfection service. The introduction of this solution is in direct response to the increased need for [...]

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 [...]