More clients in the Midlands 
The Segro Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway has sold two more units in UK. The logistics company Arvato agreed a lease for a 95,000 sqm surface in September 2021, whilst it was still under construction. The provider has also signed a pre-let agreement with a supply chain... more
Logistics platform for landlocked Uganda
India-headquartered Kale Logistics Solutions (Kale), an IT solutions provider in logistics, has partnered with PSFU (Private Sector Foundation Uganda) to offer a logistics e-marketplace in the landlocked African country. The e-marketplace is an online portal for booking... more
For more frozen online orders
Seafrigo Group, a provider of temperature-controlled food logistics, is opening a new dedicated facility for specialist chilled and frozen goods in New Jersey in 2022. Already operating from four facilities in the same area, the new 26,000 sqm warehouse will provide... more
New CEP link from USA to Europe
The e-commerce boom continues. The DPD group has formed a strategic partnership with Asendia USA to provide e-commerce parcel delivery services from USA to Europe. Asendia is a joint venture of the Groupe La Poste and Swiss Post, delivering to about 200 destinations globally.... more
Special transport of a giant mirror
It might have been a gift for Snow White's stepmother. Safran Reosc, a subsidiary of Safran Electronics & Defense, contracted Gefco France to transport a giant mirror prototype for the European Southern Observatory (ESO)'s ELT (extremely large telescope) from France to Spain... more
More automotive logistics hubs in New Jersey
Jaguar Land Rover has signed a five-year contract with UK-based Unipart Logistics to support its expansion in northeastern USA. A new 85,000 sqm aftermarket site in Mickleton NJ is the first US dual-brand site for Jaguar Land Rover, serving 90 retailers and the port of... more
Young SME Acito Logistics expands portfolio
Acito Logistics, which was founded in 2014 and is based in Weil am Rhein and Efringen-Kirchen (Germany), has now left the status of a start-up behind it. The company, which specialises in logistics solutions for companies from Germany and Switzerland, set up its logistics... more
Bolloré receives billion-euro offer from MSC
In December the Bolloré Group received an offer from the Geneva-based MSC Group to acquire its entire African logistics operations. The offer was submitted on the basis of a valuation (net of minority interests) of EUR 5.7 billion. Bolloré has granted MSC exclusivity until the... more
LF Logistics sold for USD 3.2 billion
Just before Christmas Copenhagen-based A.P. Moller-Maersk announced the acquisition of LF Logistics, a Hong Kong-based contract logistics company that specialises in omni-channel fulfilment services in the Asia-Pacific region. According to CEO Soren Skou the move represents... more
Swiss Post keeps on expanding
The next coups have been completed. On 1 January Swiss Post acquired the company Stella Brandenberger Transport, based in Pratteln near Basel (Switzerland). The family business employs almost 80 people and specialises in domestic transport for overseas containers. In addition,... more