Logistics for an African pipeline 

The decision-makers of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) project have chosen their main logistics contractor services (MLC). The contract goes to Bolloré Logistics after an extensive and detailed tendering process. The Eacop project will construct a 1,443 km buried... mehr
Ten years in Vietnam 

It’s a double ten. Gebüder Weiss has opened branches in ten different countries in East Asia to date, and it is also celebrating its tenth anniversary in Vietnam this year. The logistics provider runs two offices in the country, one in the economic hub Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)... mehr
Europa launches sales branch in Liverpool 

UK based Europa Worldwide Group's road division has opened a new office at the Royal Albert Docks in Liverpool, its first sales branch in the city. The potential is there. At the end of 2021, the road freight market will have seen an overall increase of 27.5% compared to... mehr
Record figures for Cargo-Partner 

Despite a difficult market environment, Cargo-Partner was able to record a significant improvement in revenue in 2021, exceeding the EUR 1.5 billion mark for the first time. The company also posted a growth of volumes in all its business segments. Compared to 2020, revenue rose... mehr
Domarin sells majority share 

Felbermayr has taken over the majority share of the Domarin Group of companies in southern Germany. The Domarin locations and facilities in the water and shipbuilding sector will remain unaffected, as will the name of the long-established company. Domarin was founded in 1986... mehr
Emerging in two more markets 

Six months after expanding its business into Chile, Emergent Cold Latin America, a refrigerated storage and logistics service provider based in São Paulo, Brazil, has acquired two more companies. The acquisition of Polo Logístico de Frio (PLF), which has a strong market... mehr
Connecting Thailand with China 

The Chinese branch of the former Nippon Express Group, now NX Group, recently launched a new multimodal transport service linking up China and neighbouring Asean countries. With lead times of five days, this new offer is a multimodal service for transporting cargo by rail... mehr
Luxury contract for Wincanton 

In UK, luxury lifestyle retailer The “White Company” has contracted Wincanton for a period of five years, which includes an outsourcing element. The cooperation is beginning immediately via multi-channel fulfilment services, including international e-commerce order... mehr
Expeditors tackling the cyber attack 

1979-founded Expeditors International based in Seattle has reported its results for Q1/2022. The group with 18,000 employees saw its revenues climb by 46% compared to Q1/2021, achieving USD 4.7 billion, while its operating income rose by 20% to USD 462 million. According to... mehr
GXO remains largely Anglo-Saxon 

GXO, a spin-off from XPO Logistics, has reported its Q1/2022 results. Revenues amounted to USD 2.1 billion, rising by 14% (from USD 1.8 billion) compared to the same period last year. Its operating income went up by 23.3% to a still-modest USD 37 million (USD 30 million in... mehr