Warehouse well-being for Kneipp 
The Geis Group has commissioned the second building of its logistics centre near Schweinfurt (Germany). Geis uses the main part of the 20,000 sqm facility for its customer Kneipp. Since it was founded around 130 years ago Kneipp has distributed more than 1,200 articles - and... more
Grand Master Yo(l)da is on
The digital freight forwarder Yolda, which specialises in less-than-truckload consignments (LTL), now offers its digital booking platform to customers in Germany too. Yolda was founded in Turkey in 2020 by Volkan Özkan and C. Murad Özsert. The aim is to reduce empty runs and... more
Changing trends in cargo theft
In its joint report on global cargo theft trends in 2021, the TT Club concludes that there has been a shift in emphasis from risk of in-transit, vehicle-based attacks to losses while cargo is at rest. Especially storage locations are critical at-risk areas, as... more
Logista's European path continues
Spain-based Logista has reported its results for the first half of its 2022 financial year. Turnover went up by 3% to EUR 597 million compared to the same period in 2021. Main drivers were improvements in the distribution of tobacco and pharmaceuticals in the Iberian... more
Cool play in Singapore
Global Cold Chain Solutions, a Singapore-based courier for temperature-controlled logistics, is changing its address and enhancing its warehouse. Spanning about 5,000 sqm in combined warehouse and office space, the property will be equipped with its own... more
Aramex's optimisation pays off
In Q1/2022, Aramex saw a rise in activities while cutting costs at the same time. Revenues went up by 2% to AED 1.45 billion (USD 390 million), especially pushed by the logistics & freight-forwarding business. Improving operational efficiencies and cost, by the... more
Hellmann back on track
The seven lean years are over. In 2021, Hellmann witnessed an increase in the number of shipments of 25% compared to 2022 (16.2 million to 20.3 million). The group's turnover went up by EUR 1.5 billion, representing an uptick of 61% and crossing the EUR 4 billion threshold.... more
A cabin in the woods
With the takeover of the Germany wood logistics company Bruno Reimann Rhenus is acquiring expertise in raw wood logistics and the marketing of cut, residual wood and wood fuel, among other things. Bruno Reimann has its headquarters in Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony, and is... more
