ITG expands Austrian fashion network 
ITG has acquired the provider 2RUN Logistics to expand its fashion logistics network in Austria. This comes with a new 40,000 sqm hub in Reichersberg, Upper Austria for the storage of up to 400,000 fashion articles. Originally founded as the replacement for Escada’s insolvent... plus
UK hub for polymer distribution
Lyondell Basell, a producer of basic and derivative chemicals, is building a new distribution hub in the UK. The company will use the facility for Polyolefins grades. Polyolefins are a commonly used type of polymer. They are mostly required in different kinds of industrial... plus
To Mars and beyond for GW
Gebrüder Weiss is working with the Austrian Space Forum (ÖWF) for the second time. The current project is a transport of equipment for the Mars Analogue Mission from Innsbruck to Armenia. According to Gernot Grömer, ÖWF’s director, this involves technologies "on the... plus
Bifa members take on sustainability
The British International Freight Association (Bifa) has held the first meeting of its new sustainable logistics policy group. Managed by Mike Jones, it aims to identify and report environmental issues and their impact on the freight services industry. Sustainability expert... plus
Eastern European e-commerce excellence
The new e-commerce storage facility of Quehenberger Logistics and Sport Vision, a sporting goods retailer in Eastern Europe, is ready to take warehousing to a new level. The 15,000 sqm building is located in Sered, Slovakia, and is highly automated with sorters and autostore to... plus
Au-delà de l’Adriatique Sud 
Coopération avec l’Albanie dans le domaine des douanes. La capitale Tirana et Durres, le principal port de ce pays de l’ouest des Balkans, étaient des étapes d’Andrea Mazzella, directeur du bureau des relations internationales de l’agence italienne des douanes et des monopoles,... plus
Lagermax gets two wheels rolling
To expand its two-wheeler logistics network in Europe, Lagermax Logistics Austria is taking over LVT Moto, a logistics company based near Barcelona. LVT Moto has over 30 years of experience in the transport and storage of two-wheelers. The company is connected to Barcelona’s... plus
ESR's 37th Japanese hub
Construction has begun on ESR’s 37th Japanese logistics facility, which is also its seventh in the Kansai area. Completion for the JPY 11 billion hub is planned for September 2024. ESR Itami DC will have an area of nearly 30,000 sqm, centrally located near the Osaka... plus
Frasers Property to build Düsseldorf site
“The Tube” is Frasers Property Industrial’s newest German project and scheduled to be completed by Q1/2025. The logistics park near Düsseldorf-Reisholz will aim for maximal sustainability and be built by Goldbeck International. 70,000 t of demolished material and 12,500 t of raw... plus
Les intérêts des Italiens
Une fédération industrielle réunit des logisticiens à Belgrade. 200 participants d’Italie, de Croatie, de Serbie et de Slovénie se sont retrouvés le 26 octobre lors d’une conférence intitulée: «Transport et logistique, au cœur de l’économie». Confindustria Serbia, l’association... plus