French player joins European network 
France-based international provider FM Logistic has become a member of System Alliance Europe (SAE), which was reformed in February 2021. Via the European groupage cooperation, FM Logistic aims to expand its business in Central and Eastern Europe, including Poland and... more
Completion of first Belgrade project
After only nine months of construction, Transfera has inaugurated its first logistics centre (TLC1) in the Novi Banovci industrial zone near Belgrade. As part of an even larger project to create the company’s own logistics park (TLP), this first logistics centre covers a... more
Schneider's US business on the move
Wisconsin-headquartered Schneider National achieved revenues of USD of 1.45 billion in Q1/2022 (+28% compared to Q1/2021). While truckload revenues (excluding fuel surcharge) for Q1/2022 were USD 548.4 million, a growth of USD 81.1 million (+21% compared to Q1/2021),... more
Is the middle corridor sustainable?
Because of security risks, sanctions and payment problems caused by geopolitical events, many suppliers and manufacturers prefer not to send their goods from China to Europe via Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus to the route’s main transhipment terminal in Malaszewicze (Poland).... more
Transports for future biofuels plant
Shell’s heavy-lift logistics and module transportation for the hydro-processed esters and fatty acids (Hefa) biofuels project in the Netherlands will be managed by Kuehne + Nagel. The project will involve the creation of a major production facility in Europe to produce... more
Saint-Gobain warehouse changes hands
GLP has acquired a warehouse serving the shipper DSC, a subsidiary of the Saint-Gobain Group, which has been specialising in the wholesale of plumbing and heating supplies for 20 years. The warehouse, which is operated by ID Logistics, is the only DSC logistics platform in... more
Geodis Germany "lean and green"
At the Trade Logistics Congress 2022 in Cologne, the contract logistics division of Geodis Germany was awarded the 'Lean and Green 1st Star' by GS1 Germany. The contract logistics service provider has been able to reduce its carbon footprint by around 30% over the past five... more
Next step for Swiss Post's regional policy
Swiss Post has opened a new regional parcel centre in Rümlang near Zurich. The hub’s sorters can process around 5,000 parcels per hour for the greater Zurich-North area. Swiss Post invested a total of CHF 11 million in the conversion of the former industrial hall. The entrances... more
More cash for ESR
The APAC-based real asset group ESR Cayman Limited (ESR) recently secured a loan of SGD 300 million (USD 218 million), with an option to upsize it to SGD 500 million (USD 364 million). Asian banks like the United Overseas Bank (UOB) and the Malayan Banking Berhad (“Maybank”)... more
Cargo-Partner's second Greek location
The team of Cargo-Partner, a freight forwarder based in Austria, has extended its network in Greece 500 km further south. Six months after the company first gained a foothold with an office in Thessaloniki, a second office has now been opened in the port of Piraeus near... more