Breaking ground for C3 
BLG Logistics is building a new warehouse in Bremen (Germany). The abbreviation C3 stands for the initial letters of the words customer, climate and comfort. The sustainable real estate is also intended to be used as a blueprint for other sites belonging to the Bremen-based... mehr
Widening scope close to Los Angeles airports
It is Californication of its own kind. Freight forwarding group Seko Logistics has begun operations in its latest facility close to the port of Long Beach and Los Angeles international airport, increasing its total footprint in southern California to over 300,000 sqm. The... mehr
Calling Christmas off?
In what his association is calling a "seasonal whirlwind of worry and rumour that this year’s Christmas festivities in around ten weeks may just not happen as a result of the current supply chain challenges," Robert Keen, director general of the British International... mehr
Royal attention in Genk
Belgium's King Philippe recently visited H. Essers, a logistics services provider mainly for the pharmaceutical and chemical industry, at its new headquarters in Genk, to learn about measures to combat skills shortage. Since global supply chains are currently battling with... mehr
E-truck covers 500 km on one battery
In Lucerne (Switzerland) the four partners – Friderici Spécial, Avesco Rent, Galliker Transport, the Designwerk Group / Futuricum – recently presented two fully electrified tractor-trailers. The four parties were unified by their plans to build a zero-emissions truck. Now two... mehr
"Supply chain turmoil will last till 2023"
According to Bloomberg, Dubai-based terminal, logistics and port operator DP World expects supply chain bottlenecks to last for another two years at the minimum. Its chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem said: "The global supply chain was in crisis at the beginning... mehr
New head for new strategy at Alpensped
Georg Maurer joined medium-sized freight forwarder Alpensped as strategic business developer early October this year. It is a newly created position that includes human resources, sales, IT and operational services and involves the analysis of all corporate processes.... mehr
Erst testen, dann beschaffen 
Die Zukunft wird emissionsfrei sein. Auf dieser Erkenntnis basiert die Testreihe innovativer Fahrzeuge des Schweizer Unternehmens Camion Transport. 2023 wird entschieden. mehr
Schritt über den Rhein
Französische Akteure entdecken in Deutschland zunehmend ihre wirtschaftlichen Möglichkeiten. Binnen vier Jahren hat die französische Heppner-Gruppe ihren dritten Coup mit dem Kauf von ABC-Logistik an Rhein und Ruhr gelandet. mehr
ITS on the digitisation wave
During the ITS World Congress that is being held in Hamburg this week, the entire city around the trade fair and the port operations has become a real-life laboratory for intelligent transport systems. Until Friday, 15 October 2021, around 10,000 participants will learn... mehr