Felbermayr expands portfolio 
With its crane rental and heavy-duty transport services, Felbermayr has long been a reliable partner in the heavy-lifting sector. Last October, the company launched its "engineered solutions" division, led by Kees Kompier. With this new product, the Dutch national... mehr
Bolloré contracted in Sudan
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has contracted with Bolloré Logistics to cooperate on medical storage in the state of Sudan. Bolloré Transport & Logistics, which has been operating in this African country since 1977, has been awarded the... mehr
Additional facilities for Seafrigo Group
The Seafrigo group, a major player in controlled-temperature logistics for food products, is setting up a facility in the Seafrigo Logistics Park in the port of Le Havre. The centre, near Le Havre’s Red Bridge, will include two warehouses whose construction began in September. ... mehr
Salodoo goes global
The logistics start-up Saloodo, a digital platform, has now extended its services to the global road haulage market. The digital road haulage platform was founded in Germany in 2017 and has been growing continually ever since. Initially, Saloodo was available in a number of... mehr
Linking Asian and European e-commerce
The Austrian logistician Gebrüder Weiss and the Chinese forwarder Global Freight System have set up a Shanghai-based joint venture called Gebrüder Weiss Express China, in which GW holds 65%. It specialises in transporting parcels between China and Europe.GW board member Lothar... mehr
Neovia acquisition in Austria
The US company Neovia Logistics, a Caterpillar affiliate for logistics services, is planning to acquire Temmel Logistik Center (TLC), an Austrian provider of automotive manufacturing inbound logistics services. The transaction is expected to be closed early in 2021, once the... mehr
A new centre for Hoyer
A new 38,000 sqm logistics centre in the Dormagen Chempark (Germany) is one of the biggest and most complex greenfield projects that Hoyer has ever been involved in. It took around two years to build and started operations in stages in mid-2020.Now around 20 employees working in... mehr
XPO's big reshuffle
The board of directors of XPO Logistics unanimously approved its plans for a radical restructuring. The strategy includes a spin-off of 100% of its logistics segment as a separate publicly traded company. The group intends to structure the spin-off as a transaction that is... mehr
Europeans buy out South African courier
DSV Panalpina is acquiring Globeflight Worldwide Express, a South African based courier company. The takeover includes all Globeflight’s operations in South Africa and Swaziland. The small express parcel courier sector is the core aspect of the transaction. Keith Pienaar,... mehr
100 candles for Simon Hegele
2020 will certainly be remembered as a special year in the history of the Simon Hegele company, which is headquartered in Karlsruhe in Germany and which celebrated its 100th anniversary this year. "After all, we managed to implement our initially planned goals with... mehr