Outdoor enthusiasts scale the peaks with Panattoni 
Right on schedule, on 31 March 2020, Panattoni handed over the extension of the logistics centre at the location Standort Rottenburg-Ergenzingen, south of Stuttgart (Germany), to the online retailer and outdoor specialist Bergfreunde. Because of the corona crisis, the transfer... mehr
Schäflein initiates courier service
Because most shops in their city are closed, three companies in Schweinfurt (Bavaria, Germany) have launched a courier service. Logistics services provider Schäflein delivers goods weighing up to 500 kg on the same day. On the website www.schaeflein-city.de retailers place... mehr
UPS delivers Quiagen coronavirus testing kits worldwide
UPS is working with Qiagen, a global provider of molecular diagnostics and sample preparation technologies, to deliver nucleic acid extraction kits critical to Covid-19 testing, as well as the company's novel Qiastat-Dx Coronavirus testing cartridges to destinations around the... mehr
Rhenus acquires freight forwarding business in Düsseldorf
Effective 1 June 2020, Rhenus Freight will take over the freight forwarding operations of L.W. Cretschmar at this company's headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany. The takeover involves customer and business relations for this segment and the staff employed in the freight... mehr
Realterm closes EUR 100 million European logistics fund
Realterm has announced the successful closing of Realterm Europe Logistics Fund (Relf) at its hard cap of EUR 100 million to invest in the high flow-through (HFT) logistics real estate sector in Europe. Relf is the ninth fund raised across the Realterm platform and the firm’s... mehr
Kimera Labs opts for Csafe Global parcel solutions
Csafe Global, a provider in temperature-controlled container solutions, will begin delivering its passive parcel shipping containers to Kimera Labs this month, allowing the company to ship their products anywhere in the world to further ongoing medical research. Kimera Labs... mehr
Kuehne + Nagel plans no dividends for the moment
Kuehne + Nagel's ordinary annual general meeting for this year will take place as scheduled in Schindellegi (Canton Schwyz, Switzerland) on Tuesday, 2 May 2020. Pursuant to the guidelines issued by the Swiss federal council on the measures to combat the coronavirus... mehr
Cargoclix installs Slot within 24 hours
The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic is throwing supply chains into confusion. Truck drivers in the food industry often report long waiting times at ramps for the loading and unloading of their cargo. The Freiburg (Germany)-based on-line market platform Cargoclix has now set... mehr
Anspruchsvoller Boom 
Der E-Commerce wächst rasant und dürfte bald 500 Mrd. EUR schwer sein. Logistiker wie U-Freight passen ihr Geschäft den Entwicklungen an, müssen aber auch in ihre Infrastruktur investieren. Diese gewinnt auch bei Finanzinvestoren an Bedeutung. mehr
Ceva renews contract with Mondadori Group
Ceva Logistics has further extended its market-leading position as a book logistics provider in Italy through the renewal of its contract with Mondadori Group, an Italian publishing house for books and magazines. The new contract extends a partnership that began in May 2017 for... mehr