Cargoclix installs Slot within 24 hours 
The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic is throwing supply chains into confusion. Truck drivers in the food industry often report long waiting times at ramps for the loading and unloading of their cargo. The Freiburg (Germany)-based on-line market platform Cargoclix has now set... more
Portfolio changes hands 
E-commerce is growing rapidly and could be worth EUR 500 billion soon. Logistics firms such as U-Freight are adapting their business to the development, and also have to invest in infrastructure. This is becoming increasingly important for financial investors. more
Ceva renews contract with Mondadori Group
Ceva Logistics has further extended its market-leading position as a book logistics provider in Italy through the renewal of its contract with Mondadori Group, an Italian publishing house for books and magazines. The new contract extends a partnership that began in May 2017 for... more
Elsen runs transports for clinics
Elsen Logistik, the logistics arm of the Elsen group, is operating shuttle transports for the Catholic clinic Koblenz-Montabaur in Germany, bringing supplies to and from the three locations of the clinic group. A closer cooperation involving additional activities is planned for... more
Tigers releases updates for Smarthub:Connect
The logistics and transportation company Tigers has released new updates for its Smarthub:Connect freight and e-commerce portal, which are designed to help customers during current disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and to support them in the aftermath of the crisis.... more
Goodman withdrawing
Several Central European logistics properties got a new owner recently, when GLP bought a EUR 1 billion portfolio from Goodman, thus expanding its field of activities into ten countries. more
ASM welcomes delay of new customs declaration service in UK
Agency Sector Management (ASM) has welcomed HM revenue and customs (HMRC)’s decision to extend the cut-off date for its online customs handling of import and export freight (Chief) system beyond September 2020, a deadline dubbed unrealistic by the UK’s freight forwarding... more
Kuehne + Nagel launches eShip Asia
Kuehne + Nagel has launched eShip Asia – an online logistics platform enabling Intra-Asia shippers to optimise every shipment based on the route, transit time and cost instantly. On eShip Asia, shippers are connected to 20 countries, and can instantly compare sailing schedules... more
Swissterminal offers storage space
Because of the corona crisis and the resultant production shutdown, many imported goods can no longer be delivered to their destination so that containers pile up in the sea ports. On the other hand, Chinese exporters have an urgent need for empty equipment from Europe.... more
Road logistics ensures Dachser's growth
Even as the global economy became increasingly weaker, Dachser was able to continue growing in 2019. The logistics provider raised its consolidated net revenue by a solid 1.6% to EUR 5.66 billion. Driving this growth was again the road logistics segment, net revenue rose by 2.9%... more