More international destinations via Pamyra 
The logistics platform Pamyra.de has decided to expand its European network for long-haul transports as from 1 November 2020. As from that date, it will also deliver general cargo shipments to Belgium the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Austria, Poland and Czechia. Effective... mehr
New and old in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough (UK)-based freight logistics specialist AV Dawson has drafted a GBP 10 million three-year masterplan to reshape the company's recently rebranded Port of Middlesbrough facility. The plan includes the construction of a renewable energy plant, a new head office... mehr
K+N: less traffic, more profit
The Schindellegi (Switzerland)-headquartered Kuehne + Nagel Group stuck to profit instead of volumes in Q3/2020. While net turnover and ebit decreased over the first nine months of 2020 with CHF 14.8 billion (-5.7%) and CHF 790 million (-5.9%), ebitda with CHF 1.4 billion was... mehr
Relocation of banana ripener in UK
The British branch of the French Compagnie Fruitière, a supplier and ripener of fruit founded 1938 in Marseille, has taken up operations in a 23,000 sqm ripening facility at DP World London Gateway. The new ripening centre for bananas will replace Compagnie Fruitière’s existing... mehr
Warehouse development close to Birmingham
The authorities have given the green light for a new logistics development in Walsall to be carried out by the St Francis Group. The permission was granted for a major new warehouse of 38,000 sqm at a site in Darlaston, adjacent to the M6 near Wednesbury in the West Midlands.... mehr
Waberer's shares sold
Hungarian trucking company Waberer’s International reported that Mid Europa Partners (“Mid Europa”) – the majority shareholder – agreed to sell 24% of the issued share capital in Waberer’s to Trevelin Holding, a member of the Indotek group. Based in Hungary, the Indotek group... mehr
Parcel-driven growth at Post NL
On the basis of its business development, the Netherlands-based Post NL foresees an improved full year performance in 2020. Since Q3/2020 was strong (concrete figures will be published by 2 November), just as the first midyear, Post NL now expects its full-year 2020 normalised... mehr
Investment in e-commerce logistics
Poland’s largest e-commerce delivery solutions provider, R2G Polska, which operates under the Apaczka brand, is the target of investment plans of Mavason, a subsidiary of the Abris CEE Mid-Market III LP fund. The fund 21 Concordia and its founders will purchase the majority... mehr
Good figures in Croatia
In Croatia, Gebrüder Weiss (GW) has crowned a so far strong business year with the opening of a new logistics terminal. The company was able to increase its shipment volumes in land-based traffic in the first half of 2020 by an impressive 15% compared to the previous year.... mehr
Innova Capital sells Pekaes
It is one of the players whose trucks you often see on European roads - and certainly a key player for transport in and around Poland. Now, Pekaes, an LTL and FTL network, has been acquired by the French group Geodis in an agreement with Innova Capital. Founded in 1958,... mehr