Cargologic is Switzerland’s leading provider of airfreight GROUND handling services, and has been serving airlines and forwarders at various Swiss airports for over 70 years. 

Cargologic has set itself the goal of growing faster, more profitably and more sustainably than other market participants.     

Cargologic is known for its innovative logistics solutions. Since 2002 we have been part of the international Rhenus Group, which has a workforce of more than 37,500 employees at over 970 locations all over the globe.        

To ensure our successful long-term development - in the interests of our customers, employees and investors - we put a particular emphasis on three key elements: leadership, competence and innovation.

We achieve this through our corporate values of quality, efficiency and innovation, and by ensuring every day that we meet every demand with professionalism and flexibility.

Our customers

Their wishes and needs are the focus of all our actions and activities. We do our utmost to identify the customers demand and meet them in every respect.      

Our employees

Thanks to our highly motivated personnel we can optimally serve our customers. Extensive basic and advanced trainings are the foundation of our quality handling services.     

Our quality

The quality of our products and services is the base of our customers’ satisfaction. Our comprehensive quality assurance systems ensure that we maintain our top quality standards. But it is our employees’ commitment to them that enables us to achieve our quality objectives.

Our society and environment

We are part of the society and as such we are committed to contributing to the general good, protecting the environment and preserving natural resources.

Our code of conduct

Observing all legal, ethical and moral parameters demands substantial personal integrity. This is something that we demand and expect of every Cargologic employee.

Corporate Compliance

The Rhenus Group’s business operations are subject to many different laws across a range of countries and regions. More...

Cargologic can trace its origins back to 1951, when it began its logistics activities at Zurich Airport as Swissair’s Cargo Division. The company was established in 1996 as an independent entity within the SAirGroup. Cargologic has been part of the international Rhenus Group since 2002.

Key recent milestones:

2021	Cargologic has been certified as meeting the requirements of ISO 14001
2018	New AWB Tracking App for Cargologic customer

2017	Cargologic takes over the post handling for the majority of airlines at Zurich Airport

2015	Cargologic Bern authorized by the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation to conduct cargo x-ray screening
2015	CarCEIV certification earned from IATA
2015	Cargologic Basel moves into a new 3,000-square-metre cargo terminal
2014/2015	GDP certifications earned for Cargologic Zurich, Basel and Bern from the cantonal authorities
2013/2014	Vehicle fleet switched from fossil fuel to electric power, saving 400 tonnes of carbon emissions a year
2011	Cargologic Zurich moves into the new 2,300-square-metre F6 cargo hall for its forwarder handling activities
2009 - 2014	Numerous new customers and regular awards for outstanding service quality
2008	New security services offered at Zurich Airport following the acquisition of four x-ray machines
2007	Cargologic enters the bonded-store business with the acquisition of Zürcher Freilager AG, based at Zurich Airport
2006	CARIDO cargo IT-system replaced with advanced CARGOSPOT software
2006	Lugano operation begins
2005	Basel operation begins
2005	Cargologic enters the forwarder handling field with the acquisition of Cargo Ground Service (CGS) forwarder handling operations
2002	Cargologic becomes part of the Rhenus Group
1999	New 43,000-square-metre cargo handling centre equipped with two automatic storage systems opened at Zurich Airport
1997	Bern operation begins
1996	Cargologic AG founded as an independent cargo handling company within the Swissair Group