Speeding up deliveries by up to five days 
Dimerco Express in USA has set up in-house devanning services at its San Francisco operation. Compared with other container freight stations (handling less container loads) the on-site capability means that Dimerco can shorten the pick-up time by targeting the earliest available... plus
A. Hartrodt opens office in Austria
The international freight forwarder A. Hartrodt, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany has founded its own company in Austria. Country manager Christine Mair will develop export business from Vienna Airport and thus help to expand the company’s European network. Mair has been... plus
UK: delivery firm buys fourth depot
YDL, which is part of the APC delivery network, has acquired a new 2,787.1 sqm site in West Yorkshire, UK. The acquisition follows a continued growth which has leaded to a 27% year-on-year increase in parcel volumes. The new site allows business to expand on its overnight... plus
A cool 270%
Kerry Logistics has implemented sorting robots for a global fast fashion brand to enhance sorting productivity and delivery efficiency in e-commerce fulfilment. The company began to roll out the Kool Bee robots in various phases in logistics facilities in Hong Kong, Tianjin and... plus
Noerpel to acquire Erka
The Noerpel Group, headquartered in Ulm, Germany, is taking over Erka Internationale Spedition in Stuttgart, Germany, with retroactive effect from 1 January 2023. With the acquisition, Noerpel Group is significantly expanding its market position in Germany and strengthening its... plus
Geodis expanding drayage services in USA
In USA, Geodis has acquired the operator Southern Companies to enhance its end-to-end supply chain capabilities in the country. Southern Companies is a family-owned business founded in Miami (Florida) in 1965 and has moved more than 1 million containers. Southern Companies... plus
Venipak acquires Dutch e-commerce wholesaler
Lithuanian-owned international parcel delivery company Venipak has acquired Strengholt Entertainment, an e-commerce wholesaler based in the Netherlands. Venipak expects to use this transaction as a basis to expand its e-fulfilment, or full e-commerce order fulfilment... plus
Danx to expand network in hard-to-reach areas
Time-critical logistics operator Danx has joined forces with Tromso Budbil Sentral (TBS), a major supplier of courier services in northern Norway. The partnership will see Danx offer strategic investment and resource support while benefitting from TBS’ well-established local... plus
Malaysia: a new place to store cocoa beans
Chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut and Maersk have entered into a long-term partnership to build and operate a new cocoa bean warehousing and dispatching facility in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. The construction work started after a ground breaking ceremony, which was held last... plus
High-security storage for red wine
Apple Storage offers its customers a range of diversified storage spaces. Now, the group is launching its new branch "Apple Wine Cellar" in Hong Kong, China, in June. The branch has a variety of red wine storage cabinets, including the first sliding red wine storage... plus