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
Integrator launches Roissy hub
Fedex Express recently launched its new facility at Roissy-Charles- de-Gaulle airport (CDG) in France. Since 2020, the Americans have invested EUR 220 million in CDG to create their largest hub outside their home territory. In the southern part of the site, Fedex has opened... more
Car manufacturers must guarantee minimum supply
In Brussels, the association of European vehicle logistics, which represents the interests of the finished vehicle logistics (FVL) industry, recently stressed that the sector is currently hit by severe disruptions due to material shortages and threatened production schedules. It... more
Is green transport a question of money?
Strategy and marketing consultancy Simon-Kucher & Partners has incorporated a B2B survey of 100 companies in Europe that use logistics service providers into the current Green Logistics study. The study shows that 55% of the respondents think sustainability is very important... more
Sobotram sells Transports Perrier
France-headquartered Geodis Group has acquired Transports Perrier, a provider that specialises in domestic transports of palletised cargo. It is part of the larger Sobotram Group. With its current positioning primarily based on carrying full loads and part-loads, the Geodis... more
Savino del Bene: new air cargo tracking system
Italian freight-forwarding company Savino del Bene, which was founded in Florence in 1899, has invested in a new technical solution to upgrade its air cargo tracking capabilities. Developed by digital service provider Cargo Start, the airport-to-airport tracking solution... more
New Spanish-Swiss alliance in operation
It is a new development in trade relations between Spain and Switzerland: the Transnatur Group, whose activities on the Swiss market spans more than 50 years, is entering into a new cooperation with family-owned and independent company M+R Spedag, with joint services set to... more
Gestamp values logistics provider's LNG trucks
Gefco has been contracted to handle "just in time" transports for Gestamp in Portugal, using trucks with liquid natural gas (LNG) engines. The estimated emissions' savings will be around 57 t of CO2 per year compared to diesel-powered trucks. Since March 2021, the... more