Black figures for Unipart 
UK-based Unipart Group has reported its financial results for 2021. The group turnover surged by 4.2% to GBP 821.6 million (2020: GBP 786.7 million), delivering an ebitda of GBP 13.7 million (2020: GBP 19.7 million). Last year, Unipart Logistics was contracted by both Jaguar... more
Savino del Bene opens new HQ in Germany
In Germany, Italian logistics provider Savino del Bene is moving the headquarters of its national branch from Düsseldorf to Hamburg. The new office is centrally located in the city centre. Savino Del Bene's presence in Germany also includes sites in Stuttgart-Filderstadt,... more
A reaction to near-shoring 
Group7 strengthening truck transports to improve connections for shippers. It’s the talk of the town that many shippers from industry and commerce have relocated production sites for transport reasons. Group7, from Munich (Germany), has developed a strategy for this, as Günther... more
Breaking ground in Japan
Construction works for the ESR Noda II facility have now begun. The site is located in Chiba Prefecture’s Noda City in Japan and just 4 km away from the operational ESR Noda distribution centre I (Noda l). Scheduled to be completed in August 2023, the Noda II is a 4-storey... more
Transnatur selects new partner in Germany
On 1 October 2022, the Spanish Transnatur Group launched a new collaboration with the agent ITC Logistic to cover the Ruhr area in Germany. Founded in 1975, ITC Logistic runs several offices in the country, Willich (Düsseldorf) being its headquarters. The Ruhr is a strategic... more
Sabarot enlarges its central warehouse
Sabarot has modernised the facilities at its Chaspuzac site in France. The new automatic warehouse has a capacity of almost 6,400 pallets and is built with racks up to 21.5 m high. A stacker crane circulates in each of the two 92 m long aisles and autonomously stores, unloads... more
Röhlig expands US activities
Röhlig Logistics has extended its American network by opening an office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Besides the traditional air and sea transportation, this branch also focuses on the full truck load market. “With its central location in the South-Central region of the United States... more
Agility building in Egypt
During the Egyptian-Kuwaiti Economic Forum, the Suez Canal Economic Zone inked a contract with Agility to develop and operate a customs and logistics centre in the zone. In the presence of Walid Gamal El-Din, chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (Sczone), and Tarek... more
Central European business exceeds expectations
UK-based freight transport company Xpediator has reported its unaudited interim results for H1/2022. Revenues went up significantly by 33% to GBP 189.3 million (H1/2021: GBP 126.6 million). The company spoke of "continued positive trading in the Central Eastern European... more
Finnish wood beats plastic packaging
As part Finland’s eco-initiatives, the state organisation Business Finland is supporting companies in replacing plastic packaging with alternative wooden packaging, because there is still too much plastic waste. In Germany, for example, packaging accounts for 27% of the total... more