“The most personal forwarder” 
How does an SME hold its own in competition with big companies in the market? Medium-sized enterprises are said to be closer to their customers. Tisa Spedition‘s turnover increased in financial 2022, the number of its employees rose to 120 and its customer portfolio expanded,... more
Freja expands business in China 
Freja is opening a new office in Shenzhen (China). The company already has three locations in the country, namely Shanghai, Qingdao, and Guangzhou. With the fourth branch, Freja aims to expand its air freight, sea freight, project forwarding and e-commerce portfolio. It also... more
PSA forms strategic partnership with ITL
Through its subsidiary PSA Cargo Solutions Vietnam Investments, PSA International has acquired a strategic minority stake in Sotrans Group (STG) from Indo-Trans Logistics (ITL). The Vietnam-based logistics provider STG was established in 1975 and has local expertise in... more
Speeding up deliveries by up to five days
Dimerco Express in USA has set up in-house devanning services at its San Francisco operation. Compared with other container freight stations (handling less container loads) the on-site capability means that Dimerco can shorten the pick-up time by targeting the earliest available... more
A. Hartrodt opens office in Austria
The international freight forwarder A. Hartrodt, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany has founded its own company in Austria. Country manager Christine Mair will develop export business from Vienna Airport and thus help to expand the company’s European network. Mair has been... more
UK: delivery firm buys fourth depot
YDL, which is part of the APC delivery network, has acquired a new 2,787.1 sqm site in West Yorkshire, UK. The acquisition follows a continued growth which has leaded to a 27% year-on-year increase in parcel volumes. The new site allows business to expand on its overnight... more
A cool 270%
Kerry Logistics has implemented sorting robots for a global fast fashion brand to enhance sorting productivity and delivery efficiency in e-commerce fulfilment. The company began to roll out the Kool Bee robots in various phases in logistics facilities in Hong Kong, Tianjin and... more
Noerpel to acquire Erka
The Noerpel Group, headquartered in Ulm, Germany, is taking over Erka Internationale Spedition in Stuttgart, Germany, with retroactive effect from 1 January 2023. With the acquisition, Noerpel Group is significantly expanding its market position in Germany and strengthening its... more
Geodis expanding drayage services in USA
In USA, Geodis has acquired the operator Southern Companies to enhance its end-to-end supply chain capabilities in the country. Southern Companies is a family-owned business founded in Miami (Florida) in 1965 and has moved more than 1 million containers. Southern Companies... more
Venipak acquires Dutch e-commerce wholesaler
Lithuanian-owned international parcel delivery company Venipak has acquired Strengholt Entertainment, an e-commerce wholesaler based in the Netherlands. Venipak expects to use this transaction as a basis to expand its e-fulfilment, or full e-commerce order fulfilment... more