Digitisation by Samskip Logistics 
Rotterdam (the Netherlands)-based Samskip Logistics, which was founded in Iceland in 1990, has introduced its global forwarding customer portal that will have special significance for reefer and other specialised cargo shippers contributing around three quarters of its volumes,... plus
Les Pays-Bas s’en sortent bien 
Le transport de marchandises, touché indirectement par la pandémie, doit néanmoins faire face à une baisse de la demande et donc à des volumes moins élevés. Ce n’est pas le cas aux Pays-Bas, pays traditionnel du secteur transport & logistique, qui ont même transporté davantage... plus
Freja partners with SDK
It is one of the major conglomerates since Queen Margret founded the Kalmar union. Pending approval by the relevant competition authorities, the Danish group SDK will become a 75% shareholder in a newly merged company with Danish Freja. The remaining 25% ownership will be held... plus
To Russia with love
Austrian logistics group Gebrüder Weiss (GW) launches a new weekly scheduled service between Vienna and Moscow, effective immediately. It is the company's second regular direct connection to the Russian capital in order to expand its groupage freight services to Russia. The... plus
Europa Showfreight's new contract
The event logistics division "Europa Showfreight" of British freight forwarder Europa Worldwide has contracted a substantial piece of new business, despite the ongoing challenges the exhibition industry is facing. Europa Showfreight has been appointed by Prysm Group, a... plus
UPS performs as expected
For Q3/2020, Atlanta (GA)-based UPS reported revenues of USD 21.2 billion, a 15.9% increase compared to Q3/2019. For the first nine months of 2020, consolidated average daily volume increased by 13.5% in comparison to the same period in 2019. Net income amounted to USD 2.0... plus
Shopify Canada in the black with record Q3
The wave of e-commerce has also advanced the business of Shopify, a proprietary e-commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems. In Q3/2020, the Ottawa-based company, which keeps its books in USD currency, posted revenues of USD 767.4 million, a... plus
Amazon in Switzerland
In the second half of 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, plans to open a new infrastructure region based in Zurich (Switzerland) with three availability zones across the country, in addition to the already existing European regions in France, Germany,... plus
C. H. Robinson tackling the times
C. H. Robinson has published its figures for Q3/2020 and the months from January till September 2020 - and they are on the positive side. In Q3/2020, the 3PL's revenues increased by 9.6% to USD 4.2 billion compared to the same period in 2019, due to higher prices in some fields... plus
Sri Lankan logistics and Singapore technology
The Sri Lankan logistics group John Keells Logistics (JKLL) will leverage Infor Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Infor Birst to digitise its logistics value chain. JKLL is a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings, Sri Lanka's largest listed conglomerate group, and a... plus