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
Liebherr's cool choice
Liebherr Hausgeräte has chosen one of its existing partners for the transport and logistics of its refrigerators and freezers in central and eastern Europe. Since the beginning of this year, Austrian group Gebrüder Weiss has been operating an exclusive warehouse for Liebherr’s... more
Kerry and My Jet's new Intra-Asian network
It is a cooperation on the ground and in the air: Kerry Logistics, headquartered in Hong Kong, and the Malaysian cargo airline My Jet Xpress Airlines, formerly known as Neptune Air, have inked an agreement for joint air freight options within Asia. Macau International Airport is... more
New CEP warehouse in Bratislava
Courier services provider DPD, which is owned by Geo Post /La Groupe La Poste, has opened a new branch in Slovakia close to Bratislava Airport. Parcels from all over Slovakia will be handled in the new sorting facility. All deliveries are to be carried out by electric vehicles –... more
The French go Benelux
France-based contract logistics group ID Logistics has taken over 100% of GVT Transport & Logistics, the transport and logistics division of GVT Group of Logistics, which was founded in the Netherlands in 1957. In terms of importance, Benelux is the third logistics... more
Pfenning takes over HTH Logistics
German provider Pfenning logistics, which was founded in 1932, is acquiring HTH Logistic Solutions with retroactive effect from 1 July 2021. An agreement to this effect was signed in October 2021. HTH specialises in logistics fulfilment, fashion and e-commerce logistics and... more
Waberer's leaves the trail of tears
In its financial results for Q3/2021, Hungary-based company Waberer’s International reports a 7.9% rise in revenues compared to the same period last year, reaching EUR 147.8 million. This result was 1.4% below Q2/2021, and both the ITS and RCL segments were affected.... more
Adapting intralogistics to new shopping habits
According to Tiktok's latest market research feedback study, 90% of the users of this social network in Saudi Arabia, 83% in the UAE and 79% in Egypt significantly increased their online shopping habits in 2020. In order to meet the customers' new omnichannel requirements,... more