An autostore facility for 23,000 containers 
Contract logistics provider Craiss in Germany has completed the modernisation of a warehouse and production site for a well-known technology group and set up an automated small parts facility (AS/RS) at its customer’s plant in Tübingen. Small components required for the... more
Room for more growth
Twice as much space: Spedination has moved its headquarters in Austria from Schwoich in Tyrol to neighbouring Langkampfen. The hybrid freight forwarder, which provides logistics services in close cooperation with independent haulage companies, now has 650 sqm of office... more
CEP industry reaches pre-Corona level
The courier, express and parcel industry (CEP) continued to expand in 2022. Despite global economic and political imponderables and uncertainties, parcel services delivered 4.15 billion shipments in Germany in 2022, as the latest CEP study by the German federal association of... more
GLS enhances courier service in Canada
The Netherlands-based parcel carrier has acquired Altimax Courier in Canada. The move strengthens GLS Canada’s position as an integrated parcel and freight player, the company said. With the takeover, GLS will also complement its existing infrastructure in Canada, expanding... more
More space for luxury fashion in the Netherlands
GXO Logistics is expanding its collaboration with Farfetch, the luxury fashion platform. The aim is to support Reebok's omnichannel logistics in Europe from two networked warehouses in South Holland, the company said. GXO recently opened a new site in the Netherlands with... more
Hellmann opens first Swiss direct load branch
Since the beginning of June, the logistics services provider has been dispatching partial and full truck loads from Kloten between all European countries and Switzerland. Hellmann is thus taking another important step in expanding its market presence in Switzerland beyond its... more
Nowaste Logistics: yet more space in Sweden
Property company Catena is starting to build three logistics facilities totalling around 75,000 sqm in Helsingborg, Sweden and has budgeted an investment of SEK 950 million (EUR 81.3 million) for the project. The entire space will be leased by Novaste Logistics. The two... more
Cacashop expands warehouses in Australia
The cross-border e-commerce platform has acquired five Australian warehousing companies for a staggering sum of AUD 37.12 million (EUR 23.3 million), significantly augmenting its logistics, product supply service and storage capability in Australia. It also speeding up its... more
Two logistics groups join forces in East Africa
MOL Group and GCS Velogic have formed a strategic alliance and signed a MOU to extend their logistics services in East Africa. MOL has already been providing inland transport services in cooperation with GCS Velogic, but with the conclusion of the MOU, it aims to contribute to... more
Expanded activities in Samea region
SCG International is expanding its global business with a strategic entry into South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa (Samea) region. The company is planning to establish a Dubai hub in UAE, which is to serve as a central hub for sourcing and transporting goods across the... more