Northern Ireland calling
Panther Logistics, from Northamptonshire (England), has extended its services into Northern Ireland, where it will provide a full range of home delivery services.The company offers Monday to Friday delivery in every BT postcode, end-to-end live tracking and communication... more
Maersk continues logistics strategy
The building permit has been issued and A.P. Moller – Maersk will begin the construction of a new flow warehouse in Duisport, a major European inland navigation and rail logistics hub. The plans show a 43,000 sqm warehouse including cross dock and pallet storage facilities.... more
A Nordic venture for Rhenus
Rhenus Warehousing Solutions is taking over 100% of the Danish company DKI Logistics. Founded in 2001, 3PL DKI now has around 350 employees and seven warehouse locations spread across its headquarters in the port city of Horsens and the cities of Herning and Køge. The Rhenus... more
Bigger and better in Poland
Arvato Supply Chain Solutions has recently completed the expansion of its distribution centre in Stryków, Poland to provide services for the H&M brand in Eastern Europe. As part of the expansion, floor space was increased by an additional 15,000 sqm to a new total of... more
New capacities for parcel delivery network
In UK, last mile and overnight delivery company First 4 Logistics, a part of the APC parcel delivery network, is investing to enhance its services for its local SME customers. The acquisition of two new depots, based in Southampton and the Isle of Wight, provide an additional... more
Upswing for Logwin
The Luxemburg-headquartered Logwin Group saw its revenues gain 51.6% in the first six months of 2022, rising to almost EUR 1.2 billion (H1/2021: EUR 771.1 million). Ebita almost doubled to EUR 71.8 million. The air + ocean business departments contributed most with a EUR... more
Frankfurt: more space for life sciences
DHL Supply Chain, DHL Group’s contract logistics department, is extending its Life Sciences & Healthcare (LSH) Campus close to Frankfurt am Main. The new branch is adding a third logistics centre (32,000 sqm) to the multi-user facility specialising in pharmaceutical and... more
A bed of roses?
Southampton-based Meachers Global Logistics has inked a three-year contract with Millbrook Beds. The new agreement, which dates back to 8 July 2022, sees Meachers move from supporting Millbrook Beds with the UK distribution of its beds and mattresses to fully managing all its... more
US contract logistics player turns French
French major player Geodis has acquired 100% of the shares of the US-American "Need It Now Delivers" from the private equity fund Palm Beach Capital and further stakeholders. The contract logistics company, founded in 1987, has built up a road freight network... more
100% Peru
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics now holds all the shares in the Peruvian joint venture Hellmann Worldwide Logistics S.A.C, after Carlos Augusto Dammert, president of the board, decided to sell his stake of 50%. The company will now be fully integrated into Hellmann's global... more