Burgers via QSL keep coming 
In Germany, the food service company "burgerme," which combines burgers and side dishes with home delivery, has extended its contract with QSL, a full-service logistics provider based in Friedrichsdorf. Burgerme operates around 100 restaurants in over 50 German cities.... mehr
System Alliance Europe on a new footing
After a change of legal status, the European groupage cargo cooperation System Alliance Europe (SAE), Düsseldorf (Germany), is opening up to new members. A few weeks ago, SAE transformed from a civil-law partnership into a registered cooperative. Now that all the current 45... mehr
A dozen for Roehlig in India
Roehlig has added two more offices in India, in Hyderabad and Vizag, to its network to meet increasing demand from the pharmaceutical, healthcare, IT, consumer goods and chemical industries. Madhumita Tripathi, managing director, Roehlig India, explains: "A team of... mehr
Two Northerners for the network
General cargo cooperation 24 Plus is growing. Its network has now been extended to include logistics service providers Colli Care and NHG Trans, which will operate in Finland and Norway. Until now, 24 Plus has reached both Finland and Norway via gateway services. Since 18... mehr
Takeovers in cold storage continue
Atlanta-based Americold has reported its figures for Q1/2021. Since the beginning of the year, the company has signed or completed three acquisitions, Liberty Freezers in Canada, Bowman Stores in the UK and KMT Brrr! in New Jersey. The latest takeover is expected to close in the... mehr
Project logistics market on the upswing
In its "BHV Project Logistics Monitor 2021", Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung (BHV) reports that the majority of Bremen's project logistics companies and their customers are optimistic. For 2021, around 45% of the companies surveyed predict increasing... mehr
Groundbreaking for site in Scarborough
In Great Britain, the Scarborough Group International (SGI) has started works for the construction of an office building at Thorpe Park Leeds. The 41,000 sqm building, which is pre-let to the credit management company Lowell, has a gross development value of GBP 52 million (EUR... mehr
A large-scale global marriage
Scan Global Logistics (SGL) and Trans Group are closing ranks and combining their operations under one brand, Scan Global Logistics. The decision concerning the merger of the American Trans Group and the SGL Group, which were sold jointly to the US private equity firm AEA... mehr
Singaporean acquisition Down Under
ESR has completed the acquisition of 10% of the total issued units in ESR Australia Logistics Partnership (EALP) by RBC Investor Services Trust Singapore for AUD 60.5 million (SGD 62.4 million / USD 46.6 million). This acquisition in Australia marks ESR’s first overseas... mehr
Roofing ceremony in Roermond
It's an investment from Singapore in Europe. Frasers Park in the Roerstreek-Noord industrial park in Roermond, the Netherlands, held its roofing ceremony recently. Frasers Property Industrial, which acquired the 50,000 sqm site of in November 2020, is a business unit of... mehr