LIS targets Scandinavia 
Posten Norge's subsidiary in Sweden has opted for Win Sped, the transport management system (TMS) developed by LIS, to handle its European full-load, part-load and general cargo transports. Logistics provider Bring Cargo International contracted LIS' Scandinavian branch to... more
Dubai Airport and Servy launch joint service
Dubai Airports, which also operates Dubai International (DXB), has established a new logistics chain to launch DXB & more. This new offer was developed in partnership with US-based Servy, an enterprise self-service platform for hospitality which was launched in 2015 as an... more
India's online boom drives logistics business
In India, a big international player has chosen the Logos Logistics Estate in Luhari, approx. 60 km north of the capital Delhi, for a new business venture. Geodis is about to launch a multi-user facility to serve the retail sector. Developed by Logos, one of Asia Pacific's... more
Combi Lift adds forwarding division
German heavy lift and logistics expert Combi Lift, headquartered in Bremen and close to the Harren & Partner Group, is expanding its portfolio. The newly founded forwarding solutions division is now in operation. In addition to its established project and salvage business,... more
Bolloré expands network - in France
Bolloré Logistics has inaugurated a new site in Arnage, in the Sarthe department. Located in the industrial zone of the Le Mans metropolitan area, the 1,100 sqm office building will accommodate 95 employees. There is good road access from the "Sud du Mans" bypass,... more
Greece attracts a new player
Cargo-Partner has opened a branch office in Thessaloniki as another step in the strategic expansion of its network in Southeast Europe. The new branch is the result of an acquisition of Arrow Freight Services, which has now been renamed Cargo-Partner Hellas. Arrow Freight... more
Unipart contracted by healthcare specialist
In UK, healthcare company Prenetics Share has contracted Unipart Logistics to deliver Covid-19 test kit fulfilment services. The forwarder will assemble and pick the test kits including PCR, lateral flow and LAMP tests from its new operation at its Oxford distribution centre.... more
An 80% Nordic acquisition
Thoresen Transport in Norway was the next on the list: Danish provider Freja Transport & Logistics acquired 80% of Thoresen's shares in October 2021. Freja is part of the international group United Shipping & Trading Company (USTC). In the current financial year,... more
Seko snaps up Bansard
It is the company's biggest catch so far: Seko Logistics has acquired Paris-headquartered transportation and logistics group Bansard International. The company said in a press release that it "is embarking on the latest stage of its global expansion strategy with the... more
The other kind of "ship of the desert" 
The New Silk Road not only paves international corridors, it also hands out awards. In Kazakhstan, the Austrian Foreign Trade Centre Almaty has presented Gebrüder Weiss (GW) with the Silk Road Biz Award 2021 for completing a major project in which GW transported 35 dredgers from... more