Chinese logistics giant on the horizon 
News agency Reuters reports that China has created a new logistics giant through a merger of China Railway Materials, China National Materials Storage and Transportation Group, Huamao International Freight (Shenzhen Branch), China Logistics, and China National Packaging... more
Kearney swallows Prokura
Switzerland-based management consultancy Kearney is acquiring the Nordic procurement and supply chain company Prokura. Prokura, founded in 2008, will remain as an independent brand. In addition to offices in Oslo and Copenhagen, the company also has a presence in Munich.... more
New warehouse in Manchester
Triton Construction is currently building a new speculative manufacturing and distribution facility in Middleton, Manchester, for Patrick Properties. Stakehill 185 is to offer 17,000 sqm of warehouse space, over three floors. The site, formerly a distribution centre for... more
North American purchase of rolling reefers 
TFI International, which operates in the USA, Canada and Mexico, has acquired the trucking company D&D Sexton, based in Carthage MO (USA). D&D’s fleet of more than 120 tractors and 150 drivers specialising in refrigerated freight, will be integrated into the... more
Two digital musketeers for Röhlig
The Bremen-based logistics company Röhlig, and the IT service provider G Beyond, have joined forces to found the companies Logineer and Cargonerds, to increase the portfolio of services for global air and sea freight forwarders. Röhlig said in a media release that “both... more
Cyber security certified
The Munich-based freight forwarder Group7 was recently awarded the ISO 27001 certificate. The seal of approval confirms that the company ensures the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information in accordance with all protection requirements. "According to... more
Los Angeles: an almost genuine treasure hoard
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport had a successful Fiscal Year 2021 (1 October 2020 – 30 September 2021). The number of trade enforcement seizures increased by 24% and the overall value of these seizures increased... more
Navia holds the Key(s)
Melbourne-headquartered Navia Freight and Logistics company has extended its Australian network with the purchase of Perth-based company Keys Freight and Logistics. Combined, the company now has locations in four Australian cities and an expanding global footprint with... more
A Fesco dry port in Zabaikalsk?
Russian provider of terminal services Fesco is planning to build a dry port at Zabaikalsk, a crossing checkpoint on the Russian-Chinese border. The project includes building up capacities enabling a throughput of 450,000 teu per annum. Besides the container terminal, the... more
Cool chain concentration in Latin America
A player from Brazil is currently reshuffling Latin America's logistics cool chain scene: cold storage operator Emergent Cold Latin America (Emergent), headquartered in Sao Paulo, has acquired Friopacífico, a major cold storage business in Chile. This takeover marks... more