A new hub for Greater New York 
A new logistics centre is in the making. The Industrial Centre Carlstadt II, to be developed and managed by Goodman Group, is located between New Jersey and New York City. One major focus will be last mile logistics deliveries to a market of over 15 million people around New... more
US merger in omnichannel business
Louisville (KY)-based MHS Global, which develops solutions for material flows, has joined forces with software company Fortna, which is headquartered in Atlanta. The two companies will now operate jointly under the Fortna brand. MHS Global brings in over 2,500 employees at... more
Integration completed
On 1 November 2022, freight forwarder Spedition Lode was finally rebranded Gebrüder Weiss Waldkraiburg, following a transition phase of operating under the name of GW Lode. The international transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss acquired Spedition Lode in late 2021.... more
A trailblazer 
In conversation with Nabgha Salem of Vectorys. The Franco-Tunisian logistician Vectorys goes places where it’s too complicated for other service providers to go. President and owner Nabgha Salem told Andreas Haug what drives him to become a regional global player. more
Airbus contracts Unipart
Aviation and aerospace player Airbus has awarded the British company Unipart Logistics with a multi-year contract to provide in-plant logistics services. Under the contract, which will become operational early in 2023, the logistics company will be responsible for the... more
Clasquin: less volumes, more profit
The French Clasquin Group, founded in 1982, has reported its figures for Q3/2022. Volumes went down over the period, by 4.2% in teu in sea freight and 2.5% in tonnage of air freight. Nominally, the number of shipments surged by 7.7% in Q3/2022 compared to the same period last... more
Robotics meets automation
Two partners are joining forces to automate warehouse processes: Addverb, a global robotics company is entering into a strategic partnership with Element Logic, a warehouse optimisation provider. While Addverb offers a logistics combination of fixed and mobile automation and... more
Third project close to Hamburg
Prologis is developing a new logistics property in Neu Wulmstorf near Hamburg: around 22,000 sqm of logistics, mezzanine and office space is being built on a site measuring approximately 35,400 sqm. Completion of the property is planned for Q3/2023. Prologis already owns two... more
A female footstep in India
A.P. Moller–Maersk has opened a new Indian warehouse in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh. Located within the premises of the company’s container freight station (CFS), the 9,200 sqm warehouse is completely run and operated by women. The company has hired, trained, and created jobs for... more
Spain’s logistics real estate market booming
The Spanish logistics market had registered a record of investment and contracting by September this year, according to data from CBRE. The sector crossed the threshold of EUR 2 billion in investments (EUR 2.058 billion), contracting about two million sqm in the first nine... more