Another regional parcel centre for Swiss Post 
Swiss Post recently opened its new regional parcel centre in Buchs after 15 months of planning and construction. From now on, 175 employees will be sorting and delivering parcels on site for the greater Aarau, Lenzburg, Seetal, Suhrental and Wynental areas, which will shorten... more
New tenants for Park Brno
The GLP Park Brno Holubice is welcoming three new clients: Zásilkovna, a logistics and technology company, Fischer Automotive Systems, a manufacturer of automotive components, and Rohlig Suus Logistics, an international logistics company operator. The tenants are expected to... more
Barcelona is the place to go
Barcelona is the next point on the map: Cargo-Partner will open its first branch in Spain on 1 September 2022. It will be led by Oriol Asturgo, managing director of Cargo-Partner. The team in Barcelona currently consists of six employees and is expected to grow to fourteen... more
Prelude to new healthcare terminal in Narita
Close to Narita International Airport in Japan, Yusen Logistics is opening a new warehouse in the Narita Logistics Centre in Shibayama-machi, Sambu-gun, Chiba on 1 September 2022. As a next step, in April 2023, operations will be launched at the Narita healthcare terminal inside... more
More space for ID Logistics
Segro France is acquiring a warehouse on behalf of ID Logistics. The 49,931 sqm logistics site is located in Plessis-Pâté, part of the former air base of Brétigny-sur-Orge. Around 75% of the property will be occupied by ID Logistics, the rest being rented by a company in the... more
Intermodal transport to Qingdao
Dimerco recently transported six light civil aircraft from the USA to China, despite lockdowns, port congestion, unfavourable weather conditions and a time-critical schedule. The re-assembly of the cargo and the testing took place on arrival at Guangyuan airport, to coincide... more
Garbe realigning the boundaries
Garbe Industrial Real Estate has acquired a brownfield area in Salzgitter in Lower Saxony (Germany). Following a comprehensive redevelopment of the site, Garbe plans to construct a 51,000 sqm logistics property that is scheduled to be commissioned in Q3/2024. It will invest... more
Consolidation among Germany's SMEs in progress
Consolidation is progressing in Germany’s SMEs in the logistics sector. After L.I.T. Spedition took over Westfalia Intralog with 77 employees at five locations on 1 August 2021, it announced its next coup exactly one year later. The Brake-based group is taking over... more
Guardians set for change 
Restraint practiced by cartel authorities could soon come to an end. The cycle of mergers and acquisitions is continuing in the logistics industry. GXO wants to finalise its purchase of Clipper Logistics in the UK by the end of this year. Antitrust authorities’s green lights... more
Australian all-rounder under Bolloré’s flag
Lynair Logistics in Australia has been taken over by Bolloré Logistics, effective 1 August 2022. Lynair, which is based in Adelaide, will retain its brand name temporarily and continue its business operations as usual following the acquisition. Established in South Australia... more