Antitrust authorities approve acquisition 
Green light for the transaction agreed at the beginning of May: the antitrust authorities have approved the acquisition of 66 % of the business shares of Quehenberger Logistics (Augustin Quehenberger Group) by the Geis Group. "Geis is very well positioned in the areas... more
AIT opens new global HQ in Chicago suburbs
A prominent high-rise building welcomes corporate teams on multiple floors: Corporate teammates for supply chain solutions provider AIT Worldwide Logistics recently moved into a new global headquarters at 2 Pierce Place, Itasca, Illinois (USA). AIT’s chairman and CEO,... more
Robotic food delivery service starts at Wichita State
Wichita State Dining plans the rollout of robotic food delivery on campus, thanks to a partnership with Starship Technologies. Users can download the Starship Deliveries app and get food delivered quickly to any campus location. After choosing the desired item, they drop a pin... more
Three new tenants for Berlin business park
Panattoni, a project developer for industrial and logistics real estate in Europe, is leasing four more units of the Panattoni Campus Berlin City Centre to three new tenants: SKS Sondermaschinen- und Fördertechnikvertrieb, Probiogen and CNC Teile24. Completion is... more
Installation for Vectura completed
Dematic has completed an automated buffering and sequencing system for Vectura, one of Norway’s major distributors and logistics service providers for alcoholic beverages. As an upgrade of Vectura’s existing automated pallet warehouse, the intelligent automation technology... more
“Niches, not volumes” 
Schneider expanding its range of services – with a global perspective. Schneider Transport, which is headquartered in Switzerland and runs activities all across Europe, is further expanding worldwide. Daniel Girod, COO Sea & Air, and Martin Isler, COO Road Europe, describe the... more
UK logistician completes a decade of growth
It’s been ten years now since the transport entrepreneur Andrew Baxter acquired the Europa Worldwide Group, which today is one of the UK’s largest independent logistics providers. In August 2013 the company had 400 employees in nine UK branches and one site overseas, in Hong... more
Sustainable warehouse in Wesel
Rhenus Warehousing Solutions recently celebrated the opening of a new business site at the Rhine/Lippe port of Wesel, Germany. Covering 86,000 sqm, the logistics building fulfils all the conditions for gaining Breeam Excellent certification. It is setting new standards in... more
Lithuanians looking for drivers in Central Asia
To tackle the current shortage of professional drivers in the European Road transportation market, Girteka is collaborating with countries close to Europe, like Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan. Mindaugas Paulauskas, CEO of Girteka Transport: "A shortage of drivers has become a... more
Green corridor a live wire
Dow Chemical International (Dow India) and PSA BDP have inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for sustainable transport solutions in India. Under the agreement, PSA BDP will deploy electric trucks for import and export container trucking via PSA International’s (PSA)... more