Scannell Properties: a logistics park in Diemelstadt 
Logistics project developer Scannell Properties is building a "Diemelstadt Logistics Park" on a plot newly acquired from the city of Diemelstadt. The logistics hub will span around 68,000 sqm. Construction is scheduled to begin in Q4/2023. The logistics park will... mehr
Braving the failure of UK's ATC system
Andrew Austin, group operations director at the British forwarding company Priority Freight, commented: "This week’s failure of the UK’s air traffic control systems affected the movement of goods and travellers on a global scale. As operators attempt to realign schedules... mehr
Oostende: a new warehouse in operation
Port Oostende’s subsidiary Rebo officially inaugurated its new warehouse on 30 August 2023. Acquired in October 2019, the offshore wind terminal has now been repositioned to a multipurpose heavy weight terminal. Rebo invested around EUR 3.5 million in a 6,900 sqm warehouse... mehr
Recht Logistik: cartons instead of plastic
Recht Logistik will be ordering 50,000 storage boxes for its contract logistics division in 2023. The boxes will replace the previous plastic boxes and will be used for picking goods from selected e-commerce customers. "In the future, the display boxes will be used as... mehr
CBP seizes forged devices worth USD 400,000
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized 1,200 pairs of wireless headphones and 220 wrist wearable devices for infringing Apple registered copyrights and trademarks. If genuine, the seized products would have had an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price... mehr
Gebrüder Weiss takes solar car to Australia
The international logistics company Gebrüder Weiss will transport an innovative solar car to Australia for the ‘aCentauri’ solar racing team of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. The World Solar Challenge will begin there at the end of October. 31 teams... mehr
Dubai packager Falcon Pack implements TMS
Supply chain software provider Ehrhardt Partner Group has cemented its partnership with Dubai-based Falcon Pack: the disposable food packaging specialist is to implement EPG’s transportation management system (TMS). Falcon Pack introduced EPG’s LFS warehouse management system in... mehr
L.I.T. acquires Gübau Group
The L.I.T. Group has taken over the Gübau Group, based in Wolfsburg and Velbert (Germany), with retroactive effect from 1 January 2023. Gübau Logistics, Gübau Service and the subsidiary Vetra Spedition belong to the Braker group of companies. The takeover strengthens L.I.T.’s... mehr
First engine shipment for Singapore Airlines
B&H Worldwide, an aerospace logistics company, has successfully completed its first engine transport and storage assignment on behalf of Singapore Airlines. B&H was recently commissioned by Singapore Airlines to transport a GE90 engine from Paris Charles de Gaulle... mehr
K+N: wind turbine equipment to Saudi Arabia
Kuehne + Nagel has secured a contract from global wind turbine supplier Envision Energy to transport 190 wind turbine generators and 67 tower sets to Saudi Arabia’s new special economic zone. Expected to be completed in 2025, the project involves the specialised transport of... mehr