Between Bremen, Emden and Osnabrück 
C-Port on the Coastal Canal, which links the Dortmund-Ems Canal with the Hunte and Weser Rivers, welcomes a new freight forwarder seeking to expand its presence in Lower Saxony and northern Germany. After a year of negotiations, Emons Spedition has acquired a 4 ha site at... more
Providing IT support from Porto
Dachser has opened its newest IT hub in Porto, adding to its corporate IT network in Europe, Hong Kong and the USA. The local team is starting out small but is set to grow, with a move into a bigger facility planned for Q2/2025. By the end of 2026, IT support in Portugal is... more
New handling vehicles at Heathrow
The British logistics provider Davies Turner has made a significant investment in its air cargo business at its hub in Heathrow and replaced its existing material handling equipment with seven electric forklift trucks, three reach trucks and one battery charging truck, all using... more
Cargoboard launches in Iberia
Logistics companies on the Iberian Peninsula now have access to Cargoboard’s transport services, offering digitalised solutions between Spain and Portugal. Since the beginning of October, Cargoboard and its local partners – CBL Logistica and Salvat Logistica – have handled... more
Hellmann homes in on robotics
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has implemented Geekplus robotics automated storage at its hub in Dubai. In collaboration with AI-RobotX MEA, the company is seeking to enhance operations at its e-commerce centre in Dubai Commercity. This recent robotic addition to its storage... more
Overnight parcel delivery from Flintshire
APC’S Delivery Solutions (Delsol) opened a 1,951 sqm hub in Flintshire, UK, last week, bringing its portfolio to four sites in the country. The site’s location in Deeside industrial park gives it access to northwest England and north Wales, where demand for parcel services is... more
Fashion logistics in Louvres
Zadig et Voltaire is working with Log’s as its logistics partner based at the fashion brand’s hub in Louvres. Situated close to Paris, the collaboration sees Log’s managing all goods flows for the French brand starting in March 2025. Zadig et Voltaire will supply its shops... more
MOL to back Metaprop
MOL Group’s Osakan subsidiary is planning to invest in Metaprop, a New York-based real estate technology investor. Daibiru Corporation, which was fully acquired by MOL in 2022, is collaborating with the desk of the group’s corporate venture capital fund. Its newest project... more
Sustainably bridged 
Financing a section of a trunk road. Turkey – and its largest city Istanbul in particular – is a vital hub for freight traffic between Europe and the Middle East. The ‘Northern Marmara Highway’ will soon provide better roads in the west of the metropolis. more
KN moves into marine drayage
Kuehne + Nagel (KN) is acquiring 51% of the shares of marine drayage provider IMC Logistics. Based in Collierville, Tennessee, IMC has boosted its US network to 49 locations close to major seaports and rail transport hubs. Founded more than four decades ago, IMC specialises... more