Geodis' first generation of mobile robots
Geodis is upgrading a distribution centre in Hong Kong, SAR China, by implementing warehouse-based robotics and automation technology supplied by Geek+, a supplier of smart logistics tools through advanced robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), in order to accelerate a shift... more
A good Echo from the market
Chicago-based and Nasdaq-listed Echo Global Logistics has reported its financial results for Q3/2021. In September, Echo entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by funds managed by The Jordan Company, a global private equity firm. Revenues in Q3/2021... more
Cleaning products to be distributed from Venlo
Shipper HG has contracted Broekman Logistics, founded in 1960 and headquartered in Rotterdam, for warehousing & services in Venlo, the Netherlands. HG, a Benelux specialist in cleaning products, has decided to source out the warehousing and value added services. Broekman... more
All ready for Astra Zeneca spread in Abu Dhabi
The department of health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the emirate's regulator for the healthcare sector, has joined forces with Rafed, the UAE’s primary group purchasing organisation (GPO) for essential medical equipment, is going new ways in logistics to procure Astra Zeneca’s (AZD7442)... more
Platform for pharma logistics providers
Boehringer Ingelheim is one of the first pharmaceutical companies to have outsourced its operational tender management to a cloud-based platform since mid-2020. Transporeon, founded in 2000, today links more than 1,300 globally active shippers and around 120,000 freight... more
Balimpex becomes Dutch
Rotterdam-headquartered Customs Support is taking over Balimpex in Basel. Founded in 1981, Balimpex is an experienced provider of customs clearance and complementary logistics services. With about 70 employees at ten locations, the company serves its customers at all... more
GW launches "zero emissions" programme
From 1 November 2021, Gebrüder Weiss customers can fully offset the CO2 emissions caused by the transport of their cargoes. With the new "zero emissions" service, the group calculates and documents the CO2 footprint for every shipment carried by road, rail, sea and air... more
ID Logistics expands in Poland
In September, France-headquartered ID Logistics inaugurated new logistics centres in Zgorzelec, Gorzów Wielkopolski and in the vicinity of Wroclaw. Now the international logistics group is teaming up with Goodman to build yet another facility in Poland. The investments seem... more
Oasis' next location is London Gateway
Oasis Group has become the latest business to locate in DP World's logistics park at London Gateway. The Italian Oasis, a provider of management services to clients across the UK and Europe, leased its 33,000 sqm warehouse to provide information management services to... more
Logwin continues well into Q3/2021
In the first nine months of 2021, the revenues of the Grevenmacher (Luxemburg)-based Logwin Group rose by 53.2 % to EUR 1.26 billion (2020: EUR 822.9 million). The air + ocean business segment contributed the lion's share by an increase in revenues from EUR 574 million to... more