Western / Eastern quality standards 
September will see a management change for Nippon Express Switzerland. It’s a generational changing of the guard. After eight years with Nippon Express Switzerland, Beat Högger is moving up to become the company’s chairman of the board of directors. He’s passing the operational... more
Fifth warehouse in India 
Maersk India has just opened a new warehouse in Bhiwandi on the outskirts of Mumbai. With a surface of 23,000 sqm, the new facility will be the company’s fifth warehouse inaugurated this year in India after Sikandrabad in Uttar Pradesh, Kolkata in West Bengal, and Pune and... more
Soget introduces new customs handling software
Logistics software developer and provider Soget is now launching "Customs Tools". For nearly 40 years, Soget has been implementing its solutions in Europe and in six countries on the African continent. It currently serves 24 logistics sites, including ports, airports... more
UPS renews GDP certificates
For its network in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), UPS has again been awarded the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certificate by the Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Zertifizierung von Managementsystemen (German association for the certification of management... more
Investors for MENA "trukker" platform
The IPO round for the privately-held Trukker Holding, a major digital freight network active in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and neighbouring countries, is underway. Investcorp led the initial close of this round with USD 51 million investment alongside new and existing... more
More warehouse space close to New York City
Additional space for the peak season to come - that's what World Distribution Services (WDS) has created by extending one of its warehouses. The provider of warehouse logistics solutions made 18,600 sqm additional space available at its Linden, New Jersey facility. The... more
Abu Dhabi hosts Hope summit
The Hope Consortium, an Abu Dhabi-led public private partnership for pharma logistics, is one of the organisers of the second edition of the International Pharma Logistics Masterclass which is now taking place at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi. 120 participants from 50... more
JD Logistics grows global foot print
China-based JD Logistics has reported its interim Q2/2022 results. The company’s revenues from external customers increased by 27.7% to RMB 18.2 billion compared to Q2/2021. This division accounts for nearly 60% of total revenue for the quarter. Main commodities were FMCG, home... more
Boughty and Windfall join forces
A new partnership in UK: Boughey Distribution will work with FMCG supply chain specialist Windfall Logistics of St Albans to provide an additional service for around 100 of Boughey’s existing customers. The link with Windfall Logistics will provide the brands with a... more
Electric deliveries in Munich
A new city logistics concept is taking hold in Munich. Dachser will deliver its general cargo consignments with electric trucks in future. As from September 2022, companies and private recipients have been supplied exclusively by a fully electric 7.5 t Fuso e-Canter truck. Two... more