Green labelling in Dakar 
The El Hadji Malick SY ro-ro terminal in Dakar (Senegal) has been awarded the Green Terminal label following the audit conducted by Bureau Veritas. The audit was based on the eight pillars of the labelling process, which include work processes, building infrastructures that... more
Wonderful period for Walker Logistics
Family-owned UK third-party logistics provider Walker Logistics witnessed a particularly impressive throughput increase in November and December last year. In these months, which included the online sales event Black Friday and Christmas, the online fulfilment company saw a... more
E-commerce and Poste Italiane
Poste Italiane is offering a new e-commerce service in partnership with Milkman. "Poste Delivery Now" aims at making it easier to receive the products purchased online on the e-commerce sites that have activated this service. Currently, the service is available in... more
New charter from Vienna to Chicago
Cargo-partner has added a Vienna-Chicago charter connection to its portfolio. With the tense market situation, many companies have turned to air freight, which in turn is experiencing capacity bottlenecks as freight is increasingly being reallocated from sea to air. Demand... more
Heppner swallows Safram
Groupe Heppner is continuing its expansion course following the purchase of Hamacher Logistik, ABC and Dina. Heppner was founded in 1925 in Alsace and specialises in goods transport between France and Germany. It is now taking over the Safram Group, headquartered in western... more
A strong 2021 for J.B. Hunt
The USA-based group J.B. Hunt has reported its figures for 2021. Revenue grew by significant 26%, amounting to USD 12.17 billion, while operating income increased by 47% to almost USD 1.05 billion. All segments contributed to the revenue growth versus the prior year period.... more
Raising funds for development in Vietnam
After entering the Vietnam market in 2020 through a strategic joint venture with SLP Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City, real estate developer GLP has now set up the GLP Vietnam Development Partners I (GLP VDP I) with an investment capacity of USD 1.1 billion. The fund has... more
Dedicated warehouse in Malaysia
A new chemical and dangerous goods warehouse has come on stream in Port Klang, Malaysia. Leschaco recently opened the facility that has a floor space of 36,500 sqm on two levels in which up to 13,000 pallets of chemical products and hazardous materials can be stored.... more
Big money for fresh disruptors
Venture fund Dutch Founders has launched its second fund, providing more than EUR 62 million (USD 70 million) to early-stage marketplaces and so-called marketplace enablers. The group, which was founded in 2019 by We Transfer, Treatwell, Just Eat, Hiber and fonQ, joins the... more
Ceva to manage warehouse near Wroclaw
Ceva Logistics continues to expand its global e-commerce business: the company has just won a five-year contract with "About You", a European fashion platform. Ceva Logistics will manage a new 40,000-sqm fulfilment operation in Wroclaw-Magnice, Poland.... more