Continuing to carry pharmaceuticals 
Pharma logistics is a thriving business: Lithuanian provider Girteka Logistics has passed its fifth annual good distribution practise (GDP) audit, scoring 96.45% following an independent assessment. The certificate will allow Girteka Logistics to continue carrying cargo for... more
Un gelato che piace
W3logistics has gained another customer from the frozen food/food logistics sector: Gelato Classico produces perfectly crafted ice cream according to the Italian tradition in Germany and also supplies the organic specialist and food retail trade. The Dortmund-based software... more
Movianto: appetite comes with eating
Movianto, a service provider specialising in logistics for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries and part of the Walden Group founded in France in 1951, wants to continue earning good money from the associated logistics services even after the global anti-pandemic... more
GW stays pushy in Bavaria
The shopping spree continues. Transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss has added yet another location to its network in southern Germany. It is taking over the operations of Wolf Internationale Spedition and Air System Luftfracht Spedition in Straubing, Lower Bavaria.... more
Nelt terminal extends outreach from Belgrade
Forwarding, intermodal and logistics distribution company Nelt has invested EUR 2 million in increasing capacities at its intermodal terminal in Belgrade (Serbia). The facility's usable area has been expanded to 30,000 sqm. With the upgrades, the hub can now receive and handle... more
More shares in Singapore business
The Singapore market is becoming more and more interesting for European investors. Geopost, an affiliate of the DPD Group, is increasing its stake in Ninja Van to 40%. Launched in 2014, Ninja Van started operations in Singapore and has now become a fast-growing last-mile... more
Reverse logistics becomes a fashion
Global logistics company Geodis is adding returns management to its range of e-commerce services. Retailers and e-merchants can now make use of the group's end-to-end technological and logistical solution covering the entire value chain, from order orchestration to product... more
Extending capacities near Nuremberg
Near Nuremberg, Hermes Fulfilment is expanding the capacities of its Anbach logistics centre by opening a new external storage facility in Freystadt on 1 October 2021. The 20,200 sqm logistics building in the main Ansbach warehouse was recently increased by renting additional... more
Higher revenues, lower profits for FedEx
FedEx has reported its consolidated results for the first quarter, ending on 31 August, which were affected by disruptive impacts on global supply chains and a lack of labour. Revenues grew by 14% compared to Q1 last year, and came to USD 22 billion; operating income fell by... more
Benetton Group banks on robots
The Benetton Group, a fashion company with brands such as United Colors of Benetton and Sisley and a retail network of more than 4,000 shops, has contracted Dematic to install an ‘auto-store system’ at the group’s logistics facilities in Villorba, in the province of Treviso in... more