Takeover and investment in automation 
Germany-based parcel service provider GLS is expanding its service portfolio and purchasing the fulfilment service specialist Versandmanufaktur. With the acquisition, customers can now carry out all their logistics processes with GLS as an integrated service... more
Conquering new frontiers in logistics software
Nico K. Perreira da Silva joined Riege’s team in Switzerland as senior sales manager at the beginning of May 2023. Before moving to Riege Software, the IT specialist for system integration worked as chief operating officer for the Swiss company K&S Informatik and, among... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr, born in New Mexico (USA) in 1953, later took the stage name John Denver. The country and folk music singer, whose hits include ‘Take me home, country roads’ in 1971 and ‘Rocky Mountain High’ in 1972, lived most of his life in Aspen, Colorado, around... more
CBP promotes Jayson Ahern
Jayson Ahern took up his new position as US Customs and Border Protection's area port director at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in late April 2023. He leads the day-to-day CBP operations at DFW, as well as the ports of Austin, Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland, San Antonio,... more
A strong partner in East and Central Africa
Three months after setting up its own African office, Dutch breakbulk and heavylift specialist Roll Group is further expanding on the continent by appointing CMTL Logistics as commercial agent in Tanzania. Roll Group aims to improve its position in the East African heavy lifting... more
DHL to use UAE rail network
UAE’s Etihad Rail and DHL Global Forwarding have signed a strategic partnership agreement to establish a joint venture company, which will enable DHL to use Etihad Rail’s network to conduct its main operations within the Emirates. Under the terms of the agreement, DHL Global... more
ICS identifies new risks for energy transition
Political instability is an underestimated “Risk Multiplier” on the path to a successful green energy transition in maritime, as the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)'s Maritime Barometer Report 2022-2023 pinned down. The ICS Maritime Barometer Report is an... more
Transhipment well-oiled
At 1.36 million t, cargo throughput at the Swiss Rhine ports rose by 17% in Q1/2023 compared to Q1/2022 (1.2 million t). This was due to an 83% increase in imports of mineral oil products (696,324 t). In contrast, imports of agricultural products (-21%) and foodstuffs and... more
Talking robots to deliver parcels in Helsinki
During this spring and summer, a pilot project in Helsinki, Finland will test whether electric and autonomous vehicles can deliver small construction supplies needed at worksites to customers in the area – quickly and flexibly. Würth’s customer companies operating in... more
Pharma logistics with an e-truck
The pharmaceutical logistics specialist Unitax now deploys a 40 t e-truck in local transport, one of two custom-built electric tractor units (E-SZMs) that will be used in the ‘E-Haul’ research project to be conducted by the Technical University of Berlin from summer 2023... more