Three for zero emission heavy transport 
One shipper, one vehicle manufacturer and one logistics and transport company have opted for a common approach in green logistics: Ikea Industry, Volvo Trucks, and Raben Group have inked a collaboration agreement on zero emission heavy transport in Poland. To this end, Ikea... plus
Partnership for SME's webshops and fulfilment
DHL Supply Chain has now got the bigger piece of the cake. The affiliate of Deutsche Post DHL Group has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Dutch e-commerce specialist Monta. The business model is a partnership to serve small and mid-sized webshops in e-fulfilment... plus
New Antwerp offices for Bolloré
Bolloré Logistics in Belgium recently inaugurated its new headquarters in the city centre of Antwerp. The company's agencies at Brussels and Liège airport will be run from this new location. It will offer professional transport and logistics services focusing on maritime... plus
Geodis sees clouds on the horizon
Geodis, the forwarding branch of the French state-owned railway SNCF, is witnessing a decline in Asia-Europe trade. While H1/2022 ended well with an operating profit surging by 53% and revenues going up by 34% compared to the same period last year, Q2/2022 results already... plus
A new hub in Johannesburg
DHL Global Forwarding has inaugurated its new transhipment hub and South African head office in Johannesburg. Located in the Sky Park Industrial Estate close to “OR Tambo International Airport”, the facility has temperature-controlled chambers and a Good Distribution Practice... plus
Yusen expanding in Europe
Yusen Logistics in Germany has opened a new warehouse in Altbach east of Stuttgart, featuring around 10,000 sqm of storage and office space. 28 employees have already started working in the new contract logistics hub. Altbach is the company’s eleventh branch in Germany and... plus
It is Y-sustainable
The German freight forwarder Trans-o-flex has opened a new logistics centre in Wildenfels near Zwickau in Saxony. The company, which specialises in express transport and logistics solutions for the healthcare, cosmetics and consumer electronics sectors, has developed a... plus
Italian tech platform changes hands
The Poste Italiane has finalised its acquisition of LIS Holding (LIS) from International Game Technology (IGT). The investment amounted to EUR 700 million paid for the acquisition of 100% of the shares, including conventional net unrestricted cash of EUR 70 million. As a... plus
Another last mile location close to LAX
Omni Logistics has opened a new warehouse and cross-dock facility near Los Angeles in California, as the next chapter of the company's expansion with new facilities in Nashville, Portland San Francisco, Philadelphia and a Dallas-based logistics campus. The site is located... plus
Cool chain takeover in Barcelona
Iberian-based Logista is taking over 100% of Carbó Collbatallé’s transport and logistics activities for refrigerated and frozen food. The Carbó Collbatallé Group will however continue to operate its property business. Founded in 1976 by the Carbó family, the Barcelona-based... plus