Baxter, DHL and Gerlach bridge Brexit 
The Nottingham-based British forwarder Baxter Freight and the Deutsche Post subsidiary DHL Freight have agreed on a partnership for freight transports in Great Britain as well as between the United Kingdom and continental Europe. While Baxter opens its network to DHL... plus
K+N and XPO close warehouse deals in UK
XPO Logistics is now the owner of the major part of Kuehne+Nagel's (K+N) UK contract logistics portfolio. Kuehne+Nagel has thus completed the restructuring of this business unit. This transaction, which is a major reset after K+N's acquisition of RH Freight in UK in 2011,... plus
Astre wins on wines
Europe is one of the world’s most important markets for wines and spirits. The European logistics network Astre has expanded strongly into this business over the past few years. The e-commerce market was already growing steadily in 2019, and this upward trend increased... plus
Brexit à l’écossaise 
Dans une lettre ouverte à Boris Johnson, l’association des exportateurs écossais de produits alimentaires s’est montrée très critique. Elle souligne le manque de préparation au Brexit et exige une période transitoire de six mois ainsi que des compensations. plus
19 M. de bouteilles
La logistique relative aux boissons est pleine de pièges. En Thaïlande, Ceva Logistics vient de remporter un appel d’offres lancé en janvier 2020 par Pernod Ricard. Au cœur de l’offre figure entre autres l’amélioration de l’entreposage à Bangna-Bangkok. plus
National vaccine distribution plan for Italy
The main Italian air cargo and pharmaceuticals logistics associations have set up a task force to conduct the dialogue with the government, commissioners and other authorities concerning the challenges of delivering Covid-19 vaccines and drawing up a distribution programme. The... plus
DP World integrating Indo-European offering
P&O Ferrymasters and its parent company, DP World, have joined forces in their first common-carrier agreement, which provides customers with comprehensive solutions to move goods between India and Europe.P&O Ferrymasters and DP World can reduce the number of handling... plus
Working for Thyssenkrupp Schulte
In Germany, Imperial has been asked to handle outbound logistics for Thyssenkrupp Schulte at the latter’s new site in the town of Rotenburg an der Wümme, between Hamburg and Bremen. The shipper is a materials distributor that is independent of producers and a service provider... plus
A unicorn was born - to expand
Two months before the end of the year, Austria-headquartered Cargo-partner exceeded the mark of EUR 1 billion in annual billing for the first time in its existence. The company is thus well on the way to achieving its target of EUR 2 billion in sales by 2025. Although... plus
Two more joint ventures in Africa
In Africa, new joint ventures in Egypt and Ethiopia have been concluded involving a major European player. In Egypt, IBA Freight Services, headquartered in Cairo close to the city’s international airport, has sold a majority stake to Ceva Logistics, its partner company for the... plus