Conveyor system for automotive supplier 
Dematic will automate a new logistics centre for ZKW Lichtsysteme, an automotive supplier. At its headquarters in Wieselburg (Austria), ZKW is building a new property for production supplies, as the existing storage facilities are no longer sufficient. In order to make the... more
Celtic Freight forced to close down
For 23 years, the South African transport company Celtic Freight offered primarily road haulage services between South Africa and Zambia. Now this once-thriving business has come to the end. The company had to cease trading, because it could no longer guarantee the safety of its... more
EUR 20 million for Shippeo
The start-up Shippeo has successfully closed a EUR 20 million series B financing round. NGP Capital and ETF Partners, with participation from Bpifrance Digital Venture and Partech, are the biggest investors. Shippeo provides forecasts and real-time visibility for goods... more
Wooing emerging economies 
The emirate of Dubai has introduced what it has termed a ‘World Logistics Passport’, to create incentives for the industry to make better use of the emirate’s logistics infrastructure and to direct goods flows through Dubai. The focus is on countries and enterprises from Asia,... more
Ciblex joins Eurodis
Eurodis has integrated Ciblex as a member for France to strengthen its international transport network for parcels and pallets in 36 European countries. In Belgium, the national Ciblex organisation already became a Eurodis member in 2015. In France, Ciblex holds the third... more
Wabtec moves to Bochum
Panattoni and Wabtec recently held the groundbreaking ceremony for a new production plant and office facility in Bochum-Laer (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). Wabtec is a global player in providing equipment, systems, digital solutions and value added services for freight... more
Vopak announces share buyback programme
The Dutch tank storage company Vopak has announced its financial results for full year 2019. Full year ebitda of EUR 830 million (2018: EUR 734 million) increased by EUR 96 million, reflecting a good aggregate business (including new assets) performance of EUR 37 million,... more
Ceva Logistics embarks on electric vehicle trial in London
Ceva Logistics in the UK is using its urban distribution hub at Dartford, Kent to undertake an electric vehicle trial for trucks delivering into central London. It also has become the first partner in Tevva’s electrify initiative, which aims to help companies to research... more
New logistics facility at German-French border
Panattoni is building a new hub comprising 25,000 sqm of logistics and industrial areas in Kleinblittersdorf (Saarland, Germany). On a former factory site, the company is planning two construction phases. In 2019, the automotive supplier HBPO already secured the first phase... more
Fresh structures for Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe
Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe (MLE), member of the global Mitsubishi Logisnext Group, is accelerating the optimisation of its material handling and logistics solution offers through further group integration in Europe. As of April 1, business and strategy execution will be... more