American JAS invests in Hong Kong 
JAS Worldwide, a global freight forwarding company headquartered in Atlanta, GA, and founded 1978 in Milan, Italy, has acquired Tigers Limited, a freight forwarding and supply chain management company based in Hong Kong. It is a strategic step for JAS, which covers more than... more
Made.com makes more in London
Made.com, a digital lifestyle brand in home furniture, plans to expand its facility at London Gateway’s Logistics Park. The company will more than double its available space by opening an additional 160,000 sqm warehouse. The new facility will be opened in two phases, with... more
Takeover in Switzerland
Germany-based Noerpel Group is acquiring the Swiss company Logistik 2000. With the new location in Diepoldsau directly on the Austrian border, the buyer is thus gaining its second branch in Switzerland. Founded in 1999, Logistik 2000 has a freight forwarding facility of just... more
UPS relocates
UPS opened new parcel and distribution centre in Bülach near Zurich at the end of March this year. It replaces the company's previous centre in Rümlang, which had been operating for 25 years. The new hub is located not far from the city centre and Zurich Airport. The... more
Optimisation à la française 
The French market isn’t virgin terrain for 4flow, an international software firm and consultancy that also offers 4PL services. In an interview conducted digitally Julian Schulcz and Antoine Clogne told Christian Doepgen about the firm’s strategy and tactics. more
Less cargo theft in Mexico
Intelligence company Sensitech recently published its annual cargo theft report for Mexico in 2020. In total, cargo theft in 2020 decreased by 9% in comparison to 2019, but its risk level remains severe. On a regional basis, the state of Mexico accounted for 34% of cargo theft... more
Gefco 's air & sea wins in 2020
It is the pandemic paradox again. In 2020, Gefco experienced a 19.7% fall in revenues due to disruptions in customers’ businesses around the world, but maintained a 3.7% ebit margin, (4.3% in 2019). In total, Gefco's revenues in 2020 amounted to EUR 3.8 billion, a 19.7% decrease... more
TFI International digests UPS Freight
Montreal-headquartered TFI International has finally closed its previously announced acquisition of UPS Freight, the less-than-truckload (LTL) and dedicated truckload (TL) divisions of US-player United Parcel Service. All regulatory authorities have given their green light.... more
Gruber grows near Milan
After opening a 50,000 sqm logistics hub in the Pavia area earlier this year, Gruber Logistics is further expanding its network with a new warehouse in Lainate, near Milan. It will be the main transhipment point for traffic to France and also serve the Lombardy hinterland.... more
Bolloré anchors in Strasbourg
Bolloré Logistics and Strasbourg Airport have joined forces to set up a logistics centre dedicated to the pharmaceutical industry on Skyparc, Strasbourg Airport's business park. The 10,000 sqm temperature-controlled warehouse, operated by Bolloré Logistics under its own... more