For Barsan Global in Nuremberg 
Panattoni is building a new extension for Barsan Global Logistik in Nuremberg, Bavaria (Germany). The company, headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, offers transport solutions, warehousing, customs and supply chain services. Within the framework of a sale and lease-back model,... more
Hegele Healthcare in Singapore
Simon Hegele Healthcare Solutions is establishing a presence in Singapore to offer on-the-spot maintenance services for OEMS of large medical devices for customers in the Asean region. In order to further expand its business in the Asia Pacific market, Simon Hegele will base... more
Banking on UK business
With an additional 110,000 sqm of warehousing space that came on stream across two new UK sites in October, Geodis aims to enlarge its contract logistics activities in "Europe’s third biggest retail market", as the company said in a press release. Geodis opened a... more
Laurels for Rafed
Rafed, an UAE-based group purchasing organisation (GPO) for the supply chain management, storage and distribution of medical equipment pharmaceuticals, has received certification status from the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (Cips) for ethical procurement and... more
Agility scores - with and without GIL
Kuwait-headquartered Agility Group has released its results for Q3/2021. Revenues grew by 27.7% to KD 124.5 million (USD 410 million) while ebit increased by 6.6% to KWD 19.6 million (USD 66 million). For the first nine months of 2021, revenues surged by 17.9% to KWD 344.7... more
More space for DM in Czechia
As part of a site expansion in Bor, Czechia, not far from the Czech-German border, Loxxess is planning to add 68,000 sqm more warehouse and logistics space. The extension is mainly in response to the growing volume of e-commerce logistics services for the drugstore company... more
Toll Group moves to new facility
Just before the light shutdown struck the Netherlands, Toll Global Forwarding's activities in Rotterdam were moved to their new premise in Waalhaven. Major improvements are "more space, improved operational efficiency and a more extensive service package," as... more
The long wait 
This year the forwarding and logistics business depended on the maritime shipping segment to an unprecedented extent. Many industry players see the peak season critically. They aren’t alone – shippers have similar fears. more
DSV's "Les Vingt"
Just for the beautiful and rich: DSV is investing in a string of 20 automated DSV fulfilment facilities in various regions in Europe, North America and APAC. The aim is to cover all needs of customers of companies across different markets and distribution channels, both B2C... more
Bpost doesn’t get an A
The Belgian Post, or Bpost, has reported its Q3/2021 results. While group operating income stayed more or less stable in comparison with the same period last year (–0.5% to EUR 977 million), ebit almost halved to EUR 39.1 million (–EUR 30.4 million). Revenues in the mail and... more