GW continues upward trend 
Gebrüder Weiss (GW), based in Austria, closed 2022 with a turnover of EUR 3.01 billion, 18% up from 2021, and thus continued the positive trend of recent years, the logistics company said. The land transport division posted EUR 1,479 million in sales (+16%). The home... more
Dachser expands in Australia and New Zealand
By taking over air and sea freight forwarder ACA International, Dachser is adding six locations Down Under to its own air & sea logistics (ASL) network. With this acquisition, Dachser extends its coverage in this segment to Australia and New Zealand, countries that are... more
C02 emission calculator for all transport modes
Nippon Express Holding has launched an “NX-Green” calculator. The tool calculates and visualises CO2 emissions from origin to destination for international air, ocean (including river barge), truck, and rail transport when users simply enter the origin and destination of a... more
Robots handle 55,000 units
DB Schenker has commissioned one of the largest automated e-commerce facilities for its retail customers in Spain, Portugal and France. Operations began at the 50,000 sqm warehouse in Guadalajara with 150 newly created workstations, more than 200 robots and an optimised... more
Dachser opens offices in South East Asia
The new locations in Chiang Mai, Thailand and Da Nang, Vietnam are already in service and strengthen Dachser's position in the region to serve growing customer demands, especially from the electronics, and fashion and sports industries. Chiang Mai is Dachser's fourth... more
New deal to stir up international parcel market
Deutsche Post DHL Group (DHL) and Poste Italiane have signed a strategic partnership in the Italian and international parcel markets. The agreement is based on four key points: DHL eCommerce Solutions will manage road deliveries of Poste Italians parcels to European... more
Research to understand and secure supply chains
Production and logistics networks in Austria, Europe and worldwide are facing multiple challenges. The crises of recent years have exposed vulnerabilities in supply chains and transport routes, leading to a multitude of questions on how to design more sustainable and more... more
Swiss Post in good shape
Swiss Post generated a group profit of CHF 295 million and an ebit of CHF 358 million in 2022, which was CHF 157 million down from 2021. The biggest contribution to the result was made by logistics services and by Postfinance. It's a reasonable achievement, in view of the... more
Logistics warehouse with CO2 negative operation
Rhenus Warehousing Solutions is preparing to operate its new 86,000 sqm site at the Rhine-Lippe port in Wesel, Germany without producing any additional CO2. To achieve this goal, Rhenus has joined forces with the public sector entities Emschergenossenschaft and Lippeverband... more
Stef plans to sell its maritime business
The French-based specialist for temperature sensitive transports and logistics services for food products showed solid financial performance in 2022. The growth of revenue and operating income will allow the company to invest EUR 315 million in preparing its food transport and... more