Acquisition strengthens groupage expertise 
In Germany, the Pfenning Group has taken over the freight forwarder Spedition Gräfen. With an 80% share, the contract logistics service provider has secured market access in a Europe-wide groupage network. The acquisition is also expected to create synergies for future and... more
More storage space for temperature-sensitive cargo
IAG Cargo in UK has opened a new cargo handling location, New Premia, at London Heathrow. At the new semi-automated facility, over 10,000 sqm will allow to handle more than double the amount of premium shipments. The hub has eleven new landside doors, which will shorten waiting... more
Several 100 pack stations to be opened
Germany’s largest housing provider Vonovia and Deutsche Post DHL are cooperating to set up DHL pack stations nationwide. Vonovia's postal customers and tenants will therefore soon be able to receive and send parcels and packages conveniently and around the clock. The first new... more
Europa Air & Sea expanding into continental Europe
The UK-based transport and logistics company is opening its first Dutch base, located in Rotterdam. This move follows the operator’s plans for a new team in Delhi, India. The continued investment demonstrates how Europa is setting the pace in the market, the company said.... more
Space for fashion storage almost doubled
After only one year of cooperation, Arvato and Guess have enlarged the warehouse at Clip Group's logistics park in Jasin near Poznan, Poland, from 20,000 sqm to 32,000 sqm. The expansion project was fully complete within three months and increased storage capacity... more
New facility for perishables in Seaport
Worldwide Perishables (WWP), based in New England (USA), has opened a new facility in the Seaport District of Boston, MA. In addition to the existing 3,716.12 sqm facility in the Chelsea Airline District, this new Seaport location will serve as a critical hub for WWP 's... more
Balancing traffic flows in Belgium and Spain
Transuniverse, a Belgian freight forwarder specialising in groupage services, has been working on a daily basis with Salvat Logistica since May 2023. The Spanish company operates important traffic flows to and from Belgium and has an extensive nationwide distribution network,... more
Braving the mistral on the waters 
Schmidbauer helps get an offshore wind farm off the coast of Marseille started. After more than three years of planning by Schmidbauer the offshore wind farm ‘Provence Grand Large’ off the coast of Fos-sur-Mer in the greater Marseille area is now being implemented. Its special... more
Geodis takes over Swiss provider ITS
Geodis has acquired ITS - International Transport & Shipping in Switzerland. ITS is an independent Swiss freight forwarder, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Reinach, in the canton of Baselland. The company’s main offering is high-tech “special services”, organising... more
DSV donates transport equipment to Ukraine
Over a year after the Russian invasion, the war in Ukraine has created a need for a range of supplies and equipment to aid the country and its armed forces. To help meet this need and show its support for Ukraine, the global transport and logistics company DSV has donated DKK... more