Swiss Post's double strike 
Swiss Post has taken over Spedition Gaiser, headquartered in Rielasingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, as of 1 January 2023. The acquisition includes Gaiser’s Swiss branch in Ramsen, Canton Schaffhausen. Founded in 1964, Gaiser focuses on cross-border transports between Germany... more
Network scheduling 
A system that can handle 170 million parcels. Swiss Post, facing increasing e-commerce fulfilment needs and volume spikes, is digitally optimising its operations. more
A transporter of solutions
30 years of Sonatrans. Mohssine Bensouda is convinced that Sonatrans, the company he founded in Casablanca, has a special role to play. In these uncertain times he’s concerned in the short term with consolidating what has been achieved – and making concrete plans for expansion... more
Forging heavylift transport solutions
Interested parties made bids for the new Goldhofer FT series at Bauma 2022. The manufacturers of transport solutions for heavy road haulage have to anticipate any demands the markets might come up with. Thus the Goldhofer group of companies, which originated from Bavaria and... more
Bringing it all together for a project
The market for crane selection and use remains complex – MyCrane will continue to simplify matters. All-rounders who know all about heavylift cranes have to know the industry, the customers and the technology well. Piet Kraaijeveld can offer this, having worked in Europe, Canada... more
A part of a stock market index
Logista, a major distribution company in southern Europe, has been selected by the Ibex Technical Advisory Committee (CAT) to join the Ibex 35, a domestic and international reference index of the Spanish stock market. The company will be included in the selection from 19... more
A bridgehead in Hamburg
Xstaff, a company formed in 2016 by the firms Coop Schweiz and the Belgian Colruyt Group, will open a new location in Hamburg on 1 January 2023. The international purchasing network of over 50 service providers in Europe and Asia represents the interests of its clients by... more
How the lights will shine
The shipper Ledvance, a supplier of lamps and luminaires, contracted the 3PL Hellmann to manage some of its European warehousing operations. In addition to managing a central Ledvance warehouse in Molsheim (France), Hellmann has also been in charge of the warehouses in Spain and... more
A 3PL strikes in France
D-Groupe Logistique, a French 3PL, has acquired Logsytech, an e-commerce and retail logistics specialist. The Logsytech Group operates five warehouses covering 30,000 sqm. Its services include e-commerce, marketing, telecoms and POS logistics, as well as distribution and... more
XPO remains European too
The US-headquartered group XPO Logistics has decided to delay the sale of its European activities. The divestiture of its European business, as announced in March 2022, has been called off for the time being. The reason given was “weakened capital markets”, the company said in a... more