Maersk opens warehouse in Ivory Coast 
Maersk’s new multipurpose facility for storage, deconsolidation and distribution is strategically located outside the city of Abidjan, around the industrial zone, with easy access to the port with options to bypass the city’s traffic congestion. The fully Maersk-operated... mehr
A&R Logistics acquires L.T. Harnett
A&R Logistics, an American provider of supply chain services for the chemical industry, has taken over L.T. Harnett (LTH), which supplies bulk liquid transportation and logistics services to the chemical industry. Following A&R's acquisition of First Choice Logistics... mehr
Gruber gibt Gegensteuer 
Das Südtiroler Logistikunternehmen Gruber Logistics erlebte wie die ganze Branche im Frühling einen Umsatzeinbruch. Der Identifikationskampagne und weiteren Massnahmen im Markt tat die Krise aber keinen Abbruch. mehr
Logos acquires logistics estate in Melbourne
Real estate manager Logos has entered into an agreement to acquire a strategic logistics estate in Epping, one of Melbourne’s northern industrial suburbs, via an off-market deal. The estate, which is currently under development by Time & Place and due for completion in... mehr
JD Logistics launches warehouse in Langfang
JD Logistics has inaugurated a new warehouse in Langfang, Hebei province, near Beijing, equipped with the first automated storage and retrieval system for bulky items in Asia’s e-commerce industry. It is expected to greatly improve efficiency in handling items including air... mehr
Agility reports a 61.3% decrease in net profit in H1
Agility reported first-half net profit of KWD 16.2 million (EUR 44.5 million), a decrease of 61.3% over the same period in 2019. Ebitda declined by 20.1% to KWD 75.8 million (EUR 208.6 million), and revenue declined 1.3% to KWD 765.1 million (EUR 2.105 billion). Tarek... mehr
Imbach Logistik builds in Lucerne
Imbach Logistik, a subsidiary of Galliker, a Swiss transport company, is building a new logistics facility in Lucerne (Switzerland). Already present in the area, Imbach now intends to significantly grow its footprint in Lucerne and is investing CHF 60 million in the project.... mehr
Samsung Mexicana orders Flexi fleet
Narrow Aisle has a contract to supply a fleet of its latest electric-powered Flexi Lithion articulated forklift trucks to Samsung Mexicana for operation in the company’s Tijuana plant, where semi-conductor devices and electronic components for the automotive and consumer sectors... mehr
3PL e-commerce business flourishes
According to Armstrong & Associates’ (A&A) newest report, e-commerce continues to be the most rapidly growing third-party logistics (3PL) segment. Retailers rely on Amazon and third-party logistics providers to help manage omnichannel and e-commerce operations.... mehr
Pall-Ex acquires Fortec
The Pall-Ex Group has acquired the Fortec Distribution network (FD) through a new subsidiary, the For-Ex Distribution Network. FD will continue to trade as Fortec Distribution and will operate as a separate pallet network in the UK, even once it becomes part of the Pall-Ex Group... mehr