M&M launches Austrian affiliate 
The Militzer & Münch group has now put its Austrian office in Vienna into operation. The focus will be on providing logistics services and rail transports for markets in central and eastern Europe. Nikolay Gueorguiev has been appointed as branch manager to head the new... mehr
Laurels for Europa Worldwide
The UK-headquartered Europa Worldwide Group's speed of development has been recognised by the Sunday Times. In its PwC Top Track 250, which lists the fastest-growing companies in Great Britain, the newspaper features Europa for the third year in a row. This year, the company... mehr
Regulatory approval for Ipsen takeover
The responsible antitrust authorities in Germany and Austria have now given their approval to the takeover of Ipsen Logistics by Gebürder Weiss, which was inked at the end of July. The takeover will now legally be implemented as of 1 October. The Austrian logistics giant... mehr
Cargo crime not necessarily stopped by the pandemic
The Transported Asset Protection Association (Tapa) took stock of the thievish activities concerning cargo during H1/2020. While cargo thieves in Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA) were mostly curtailed by the Covid--19 lockdowns across the region, organised crime... mehr
From ITG to LGI
As of 1 October 2020, the Dutch country organisation of ITG continues its business under the brand of LGI Netherlands. With three sites in Amsterdam, Schiphol and Rotterdam, services are now to be offered under the LGI brand, focusing on the electronics and healthcare sectors.... mehr
Singapore engages in Australian logistics
GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, increased its stake in ESR Australia Logistics Partnership (EALP) to 80%. ESR Australia will continue to hold a 20% interest in the partnership. The selldown of EALP's remaining 35% is in line with the strategy outlined at the time EALP... mehr
Craiss wins automotive customer in Kornwestheim
Albert Craiss is joining the supply chain of a well-known German automobile manufacturer. The logistics expert from Mühlacker, Germany has been responsible for storing and order picking car body parts in Kornwestheim since August. After a four-week induction period and a... mehr
Warehouse for SME and consumers
Today, DSV is opening its first self-storage building in Copenhagen as part of the company’s growing engagement in the BtC self-storage market. Aimed at consumers and small businesses, Smarter Storage, the Danish company’s self-storage concept will be operated and marketed... mehr
Bolloré handles out of gauge equipment for substation
Bolloré Logistics was contracted to transport and deliver out of gauge cargo from Spain to Shango substation in Rwanda through the port of Mombasa (Kenya). The cargo consisted of eight shunt reactors each weighing 29 t, and two transformers weighing 51 t and 75 t. With an... mehr
Loxxess expands contract with Vodafone
Since 2011, Loxxess has been handling around two million orders per year for its customer Vodafone in 13 of Germany's 16 federal states. With the extension of the contract to cover the whole of the country, Loxxess can now offer Vodafone's cable division a comprehensive... mehr