A&R Logistics acquires First Choice Logistics 
Wind Point Partners and portfolio company A&R Logistics, a North American supply chain services company for the chemical industry, have announced that A&R has acquired First Choice Logistics, a provider of bulk liquid transportation and logistics services to the chemical... mehr
Goodman and CPP Investments increase equity commitment
Goodman Group and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) have committed an additional USD 2.5 billion of equity to the Goodman North American Partnership (GNAP), increasing their total equity commitment to USD 5.5 billion. Consistent with the partnership’s... mehr
Quickmail continues to grow
Quickmail, Switzerland's only private mail service provider, has grown again: In 2019 Quickmail delivered 106.8 million addressed letters in Switzerland, 8 million more than in the previous year, which corresponds to an increase of 8.1%. Quickmail's share in the addressed mail... mehr
Conveyor system for automotive supplier
Dematic will automate a new logistics centre for ZKW Lichtsysteme, an automotive supplier. At its headquarters in Wieselburg (Austria), ZKW is building a new property for production supplies, as the existing storage facilities are no longer sufficient. In order to make the... mehr
Celtic Freight forced to close down
For 23 years, the South African transport company Celtic Freight offered primarily road haulage services between South Africa and Zambia. Now this once-thriving business has come to the end. The company had to cease trading, because it could no longer guarantee the safety of its... mehr
EUR 20 million for Shippeo
The start-up Shippeo has successfully closed a EUR 20 million series B financing round. NGP Capital and ETF Partners, with participation from Bpifrance Digital Venture and Partech, are the biggest investors. Shippeo provides forecasts and real-time visibility for goods... mehr
Dubai umgarnt Schwellenländer 
Das Emirat will mit dem sogenannten World Logistics Passport Anreize schaffen, um die logistische Infrastruktur besser auszulasten und Güterströme über Dubai fliessen zu lassen. Im Fokus dieser Anstrengungen stehen insbesondere Länder und Unternehmen aus Asien, Südamerika und... mehr
Ciblex joins Eurodis
Eurodis has integrated Ciblex as a member for France to strengthen its international transport network for parcels and pallets in 36 European countries. In Belgium, the national Ciblex organisation already became a Eurodis member in 2015. In France, Ciblex holds the third... mehr
Wabtec moves to Bochum
Panattoni and Wabtec recently held the groundbreaking ceremony for a new production plant and office facility in Bochum-Laer (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). Wabtec is a global player in providing equipment, systems, digital solutions and value added services for freight... mehr
Vopak announces share buyback programme
The Dutch tank storage company Vopak has announced its financial results for full year 2019. Full year ebitda of EUR 830 million (2018: EUR 734 million) increased by EUR 96 million, reflecting a good aggregate business (including new assets) performance of EUR 37 million,... mehr