Fretlink partnership with Project44 
The French start-up Fretlink, a provider of services for the road haulage sector, has joined forces with Project44, a network that delivers supply chain visibility for shippers and logistics services providers.From now on, the partnership will enable Fretlink to expand its... plus
Walker Logistics increases workforce by 20%
Online fulfilment specialist Walker Logistics from UK has increased the size of its workforce by more than 20% following an upsurge in the omni-channel order volumes that it is processing at its Berkshire multi-user storage facility. Charlie Walker, Walker Logistics’... plus
New Swiss parcel hub in operation
Swiss Post has opened a new parcel hub in Vétroz (canton Valais). The company invested around CHF 60 million in the construction and infrastructure of this third of a total of four new regional parcel centres. The Vétroz location brings together the activities of the existing... plus
SMB International builds warehouse for medical products
SMB International is building a new compact warehouse in Bad Oldesloe (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) for the clinic group Asklepius in order to ensure reliable supplies of medical products and equipment. SMB intends to set up a fully automated central warehouse on 65,000 sqm by... plus
A. Duie Pyle expands its facilities
A. Duie Pyle, a provider of asset and non-asset-based transportation and supply chain solutions in Pennsylvania (USA), has opened its highly anticipated integrated logistics centre near Hagerstown MD. The company also plans to expand its warehouse capacity with the addition of a... plus
Pfenning's GDP certification reconfirmed
Pfenning Logistics Group has gained recertification of the GDP (good distribution practice) certificate it obtained for its Heddesheim location in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany in 2017. The audit evaluates distribution processes with regard to human medicines and comprises the... plus
B+S: more capacities in Borgholzhausen
For B+S, a German logistics services provider, Panattoni is building an extension in the company’s location in Borgholzhausen (North Rhine Westphalia). Panattoni planned and developed the provider’s new headquarters in the industrial estate Borgholzhausen-Versmold already back... plus
Savills IM buys facilities in Poland and the Netherlands
Savills Investment Management has acquired a logistics property in Łódź, Poland, and two adjacent distribution centres in Den Bosch, the Netherlands, for a total of EUR 52 million. The Polish property was purchased on behalf of the Savills IM European Logistics Fund 2... plus
KN invests in vaccine distribution network
With the opening of airside pharma & healthcare hubs in Brussels, Belgium, and Johannesburg, South Africa, Kuehne + Nagel adds two strategic elements to its global GxP-certified network of temperature-controlled facilities for the distribution of vaccines and other pharma... plus
Descartes working on a restructuring plan
Descartes has announced its financial results for its fiscal 2021 second quarter, reporting revenues of USD 84 million, up 4% from USD 80.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 and up from USD 83.7 million in the previous quarter. The company also recorded a net... plus