The other kind of "ship of the desert" 
The New Silk Road not only paves international corridors, it also hands out awards. In Kazakhstan, the Austrian Foreign Trade Centre Almaty has presented Gebrüder Weiss (GW) with the Silk Road Biz Award 2021 for completing a major project in which GW transported 35 dredgers from... mehr
Swiss Post's new ID(eas) 
As of 1 October 2021, Swiss Post has acquired Swiss Sign Group and around two-thirds of the shares in health care logistics provider Steriplus. Steriplus specialises in health care consumables and the preparation of medical instruments for operations. Steriplus was founded... mehr
Eklatanter Fahrer-Mangel
Dem Lkw-Fahrermangel setzen die Briten u.a. verkürzte Testverfahren entgegen. Dennoch führen Engpässe nicht nur zu leeren Regalen und Tankstellen, sondern auch zu Konsolidierungen der Logistikbranche.Die Störung globaler Lieferketten sowie der europaweite Mangel an Lkw-Fahrern... mehr
Seafrigo revamps global organisation
Seafrigo, a Le Havre (France)-based specialist in temperature-controlled food logistics, is rolling out the Cargo Wise platform across its 19 key locations worldwide. While operations in Egypt, Australia and various points in Asia have been completed, the USA network will follow... mehr
Scan Global chooses next victim
The UK market is on the agenda: Copenhagen-headquartered logistics forwarder Scan Global Logistics (SGL) purchased Horizon International Cargo (Horizon), a traditional air and ocean forwarder based in UK, effective 1 October. On its way through the Commonwealth, SGL... mehr
Double decker inside the container
Dutch provider Mooij Forwarding & Logistics has commissioned eighteen containers with a double-deck loading system to run on European corridors. The company operates daily connections between various destinations in eastern and western Europe, where it has been using... mehr
Direct LCL link from China via USA to Mexico
Dachser Mexico has launched a cross-border trucking and customs clearance service to connect its customers to Dachser USA’s LCL service between China and ports on the US West Coast. To address congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the LCL service from China... mehr
Continuing to carry pharmaceuticals
Pharma logistics is a thriving business: Lithuanian provider Girteka Logistics has passed its fifth annual good distribution practise (GDP) audit, scoring 96.45% following an independent assessment. The certificate will allow Girteka Logistics to continue carrying cargo for... mehr
Un gelato che piace
W3logistics has gained another customer from the frozen food/food logistics sector: Gelato Classico produces perfectly crafted ice cream according to the Italian tradition in Germany and also supplies the organic specialist and food retail trade. The Dortmund-based software... mehr
Movianto: appetite comes with eating
Movianto, a service provider specialising in logistics for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries and part of the Walden Group founded in France in 1951, wants to continue earning good money from the associated logistics services even after the global anti-pandemic... mehr