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 FriopacĂfico, 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