Swiss hyperloop team wins innovation prize 
At the 2023 "Not-A-Boring Competition" in Bastrop, Texas, at the beginning of April, the "Swissloop Tunnelling" team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich was awarded the top prize for innovative design. Sponsored by Gebrüder... more
Free logistics space near Wilhelmshaven
The Jade Weser Port Freight Village (GVZ) in direct vicinity to the Eurogate Container Terminal in Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany, offers 1,500,000 sqm of high-quality business locations for logistics properties. The plots allow companies to realise and operate 24/7... more
Boosting storage capacities in UK
A.P. Moller - Maersk is further expanding its network of warehouses in UK. In addition to warehouses in Doncaster, Tamworth and Kettering, Maersk has signed a lease for a 63,000 sqm facility at Segro Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway. The newly built property will be... more
Handling 1 million coffee orders per year
DHL Supply Chain is extending its strategic partnership with Nestlé Nespresso to provide logistics and fulfilment services in Australia. Projected to handle over 1 million orders in the first year, the Australian operation will be based in omnichannel facilities in Brisbane and... more
Managing 500,000 shipments by 2024
Contract logistics specialist ID Logistics is extending its Ideo control tower in Europe with the creation of a subsidiary in Poland. The new location will add about thirty more supply chain managers to Ideo’s network, which is based in Saint-Priest, France. From 2024, Ideo... more
LEI and EFL Global merge
The supply chain and logistics provider EFL Global, which is headquartered in Sri Lanka, has acquired the Canadian family-owned logistics company Locher Evers International (LEI). The acquisition is effective immediately, and the company will operate as a subsidiary of EFL... more
Astre growing in Portugal
Transport and logistics service provider Astre has added Transportes do Valado to its network, thus expanding its portfolio on the Iberian Peninsula. Valado is a Portuguese company that operates in 193 countries worldwide. It has a fleet of 114 road transport vehicles and has... more
Sea freight and overland transport boost business
The German general cargo cooperation Cargo Line closed FY/2022 with around 13.11 million outbound shipments and a 3.3% increase in turnover to EUR 1.57 billion. The European land transport segment in particular grew by 1.3% to 3.16 million shipments. The company’s operations... more
Growing step by step
Carousel, headquartered in UK, recently acquired Dublin-based Alltrans, which has boosted its Ireland network. The companies have successfully integrated their IT and operational systems and are now investing in additional sites at Dublin airport in Ireland. Meanwhile,... more
New plant in India opened
With its new plant in Bangalore, the Hubner Group is strengthening its presence in India and significantly increasing its production capacities for mobility markets in the Asia-Pacific region. Hubner India produces inter alia over 500 gangway systems for Indian Railways and... more