What's new in the Bertschi Group?

The EPCA Annual Meeting in Berlin was a great opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and meet customers, partners and peers from across the industry.

Our fifth annual Sustainability Report is now available.

Bertschi Global’s Area Managers recently came together at our headquarters in Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, for the annual Area Manager Meeting.

Temperature control can play an important role in the safe and efficient handling of liquid chemicals. Depending on the product, low temperatures or temperature fluctuations can lead to increased viscosity, crystallization, sedimentation, or difficulties during loading and unloading.

Since the first delivery in February 2016, Bertschi has transported whole rice to Kellogg’s Manchester facility in Dry Bulk liner containers. Over the years, the operation continued through Brexit, changing customs requirements and major global supply chain disruptions, supported by close cooperation between the Bertschi and Kellogg’s teams.

A Belgian diplomatic and economic delegation led by H.E. Patrick Van Gheel, Ambassador of Belgium to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, visited Bertschi in Dürrenäsch for an exchange on the close economic ties between Belgium and Switzerland and Belgium’s important role within Bertschi’s European logistics network.

Bertschi had the pleasure of welcoming the leadership of its Japanese joint venture partner, the Uyeno Group, to Switzerland. Mr. Takashi Uyeno, Chairman & CEO of Uyeno Group, visited our headquarters together with his wife, Ms. Junko Uyeno, and Mr. Yasuki Sato, Managing Executive Officer, Overseas Business at Uyeno Group.

Low water levels on the Rhine continue to affect freight transport between the Benelux region, Switzerland, and southern Germany.

On August 22, 2026, PANSTAR ACRO, an ice-class container vessel certified for operation in polar waters, departed Busan on PanStar Line's first South Korean container trial voyage through the Northern Sea Route, opening a new era in maritime logistics. Bertschi ISO tank containers are part of the sailing and are bound for Gdansk, Poland.

As of 1 August 2026, Alain Remund has assumed the role of Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Bertschi Group. In this function, he also joins the Group Management Board and represents the Group’s IT organization.