Bigger facilities in Baltimore and Charlotte 
Seko Logistics has opened two new regional distribution hubs in Baltimore and Charlotte on the US East Coast. The new Baltimore operation offers over 48,000 sqm of warehouse space to support clients in the medical, e-commerce and defence sectors. Services include inspection... more
Pilot project completed for BASF Coatings
BASF Coatings is digitising its internal processing plant transportation at the Münster production site in Germany. The chemical company chose Swiss digitisation expert Nexxiot for this pilot project. The goal was to make BASF’s logistics processes more transparent and efficient... more
Geodis grows footprint in South Korea
A new multi-user facility built by Geodis has now been opened in Icheon, South Korea. The warehouse will provide additional capacity and value-added contract logistics resources. Located 25 km from central Seoul and a 90-minute drive from both Incheon International Airport... more
BCG and Miebach join forces
Strategy consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and supply chain specialist Miebach Consulting have partnered to help companies around the world optimise their supply chains. "Global supply chains are becoming ever more complex in the face of increased trade... more
New space for more facilities
In Bitterfeld-Wolfen, 30 km north of Leipzig, Germany, Hamburg-based real estate specialist Garbe Industrial Real Estate has acquired a 200,000 sqm plot of land ready for construction. A logistics property with a hall area of up to 110,000 sqm is to be built on this site. It... more
Agility: blue skies above Maputo
After opening warehouses in Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire and Nigeria, Agility has now launched its new African logistics park in Maputo. The 290,000 sqm park is located on the new Maputo ring road in the Marracuene-Chiongo district, providing road connections to the major highways... more
Fresh segments to offset decline in cargo
At 5.6 billion EUR (-0.9%), the Dachser Group's turnover remained stable in 2020, yet saw a downturn in the volume of goods transported. The number of shipments at group level fell by 2.5% to 78.6 million, while tonnage fell by 2.9% to 39.8 million t. The family-owned company... more
El Grupo Contenosa goes north
Copenhagen-based Scan Global Logistics Group (SGL Group) continues its international expansion strategy. In Spain, the group acquired Grupo Contenosa, a Spanish family-owned logistics service provider founded 43 years ago, from its owner Augustin Rubio. A shipping agency for... more
Mousset picks a fitting fizz
Another takeover in the food, beverages and living animals segment: The French Mousset group is acquiring transport company Transavoielait. In France, Transavoielait specialises in collecting milk in the Savoie, Haute-Savoie and Ain regions. The company located in à Musièges... more
Funds the keys between the seas 
The ‘Three Seas Initiative’, set up in 2016, has established itself as an umbrella under which 24 major logistics infrastructure projects in Central and Eastern European countries have been placed. Bulgaria, which holds the initiative’s presidency in 2021, is focusing its... more