Rohlig banks on Swissness 
Switzerland remains an attractive environment for business. The Bremen-based company Röhlig Logistics continues to expand its global network, this time in Europe. The group established a new branch office in Switzerland on 1 September 2022 in order to extend its coverage of the... more
At the gates of Paris
Logistics Capital Partners (LCP) has just completed the acquisition of a brownfield area in the French city of Gennevilliers. Its plan is to develop a warehouse at the gates of Paris. The redevelopment of the site will begin in September for delivery of the facility in the... more
Trans Pack moves into new headquarters
Trans Pack-Krumbach, a wholesaler for transport packaging and load securing, has built a new headquarters in a centralised location in Neuburg a. d. Kammel, Germany. Founded over 30 years ago as a classic mail order company, the company now supplies customers throughout Europe.... more
Buying 3 million litres of SAF
Bolloré Logistics and United Airlines have inked an agreement to jointly purchase three million litres of sustainable aviation fuel for 2022. This new supply will be used on all the routes operated by Bolloré Logistics, in all geographical areas. The price of the fuel was... more
Gefco at the Strait
The Gefco Group has opened a new logistics centre in Algeciras (Spain) to provide its customers with easier access to Europe and Morocco. The company is aiming to build a bridgehead in one of the key locations for the transit of goods between Europe and Africa close to the... more
Geodis and the locus standi
Locus Robotics will deploy 1,000 Locus Bots to Geodis warehouses around the world. The units will be autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for fulfilment purposes. The distribution will take place over the next 24 months. Geodis currently uses Locus AMRs at 14 sites globally,... more
Partnering in Pakistan
Daraz, an e-commerce platform, is planning to upgrade two distribution centres in its Pakistan network. Cainiao, the logistics branch of Alibaba Group, will oversee their automation. The distribution centres will be equipped, amongst others, with an innovative automatic assembly... more
Freight forwarding drives Kerry forward
Asia-based Kerry Logistics Network has reported the group's interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2022. While revenue increased by 39% year-on-year to HKD 48 billion (USD 6.12 billion), operating profit grew significantly by 74% to almost HKD 3.5 billion (USD 450... more
Another regional parcel centre for Swiss Post
Swiss Post recently opened its new regional parcel centre in Buchs after 15 months of planning and construction. From now on, 175 employees will be sorting and delivering parcels on site for the greater Aarau, Lenzburg, Seetal, Suhrental and Wynental areas, which will shorten... more
New tenants for Park Brno
The GLP Park Brno Holubice is welcoming three new clients: Zásilkovna, a logistics and technology company, Fischer Automotive Systems, a manufacturer of automotive components, and Rohlig Suus Logistics, an international logistics company operator. The tenants are expected to... more