A year with focus on consolidation 
Freja Transport & Logistics Holding increased its turnover by 7.1% from 2018 to 2019. In 2019, total turnover amounted to DKK 3.34 billion (EUR 447.8 million). The result before tax was DKK 53.7 million (EUR 7.2 million) in 2019 compared to DKK 38.1 million (EUR 5.1 million)... plus
Online pharmacy invests in new logistics hub
Shop Apotheke Europe, an online pharmacy in continental Europe, is responding to the rise in order volume, which has been growing steadily for years, by moving into a new office and logistics centre in Sevenum near Venlo (Netherlands). This will speed up all processes involving... plus
Gebrüder Weiss introduces ETA
Now that Gebrüder Weiss has introduced ETA (estimated time of delivery), its customers will receive even more precise information concerning delivery times. Depending on the traffic situation, the logistics services provider will continuously update its calculation of the... plus
Imperial battery logistics wins another contract
Imperial’s Chemical logistics division has been awarded the contract to store and handle lithium-ion traction batteries for the German operations of a global automotive manufacturer. Under the contract, Imperial will store the batteries at two locations with a combined... plus
Cooperation for container tracking
Bolloré Transport & Logistics, Next4 and the IMT Mines Albi engineering school have signed a MoU with a view to developing new traceability functions for goods flows based on the study of data gathered by IoT sensors. Next4 has developed a solution enabling its freight... plus
Honold builds another logistics centre
The Honold Group is building another logistics centre on an 80,000 sqm site in Neu Ulm (Bavaria, Germany). The new building comprises a 20,000 sqm warehouse and 500 sqm of office space. With this move, Honold and the Husqvarna Group, to which Gardena also belongs, continue their... plus
100,000,000 mouth masks so far
DSV Belgium has profound experience in the transport of pharmaceutical products for different customers. A lot of expertise and know-how has been built up in the pharma hub based at Brussels Airport over the years. Now DSV has handled one hundred million mouth masks, an... plus
New warehouse for wine and spirits
Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new 27,000 sqm warehouse in Oppeano in the province of Verona, Italy, ideally located to serve the northern Italian ports of Trieste and Venice. The hub in Verona offers time and cost efficient rail connections to the European market. The fully... plus
Hermes raises turnover to EUR 3.5 billion
In the financial year 2019/20, which ended on 29 February, the Hermes Group once again recorded profitable growth. The trade and logistics service provider, which specialises in the B2C and C2C segments, increased its consolidated turnover (adjusted for exchange rate... plus
Prologis looks back on a good Q1/2020
Real estate developer Prologis has assessed its operating performance in Europe for Q1/2020. While the company posted higher rental revenue than expected in the first quarter, it forecasts falling growth rates in this segment for the full year. On 31 March 2020, Prologis'... plus