East Africa as a model 
The clocks don’t necessarily tick at the same pace all across Africa, as Folashade Akanni-Shelle, the managing director of Bolloré Transport & Logistics in Nigeria, also pointed out. She believes that some East African countries can be role models for her own country’s national... more
South Africa: Imperial sells its shares 
Dubai-based ports and shipping operator DP World is planning to take over the Imperial Group in South Africa. According to press releases, the parties entered into a transaction implementation agreement including a cash offer of ZAR 66 (USD 4.60) per share. Counting all... more
Equipment for Mars mission on its way
As the official logistics partner of the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF), Gebrüder Weiss is transporting the mission equipment as well as 16 international science experiments to a test site in Israel. After the date had to be postponed last year due to the anti-pandemic measures,... more
A.Hartrodt takes the southern route
As an option to avoid delays and capacity bottlenecks in the major European Northern range seaports, freight forwarder A. Hartrodt italiana is now offering a "multi destination consolidation" service between Shanghai and Genoa, targeting importers in southern Germany,... more
Laurels for Priority Freight
UK-based logistics provider Priority Freight has won the British Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2020, the UK's most significant recognition for business performance. The Lord Lieutenant of Kent presented the award to Neal Williams, group managing director at Priority Freight... more
New office in Xi'an
Cargo-partner has opened a new branch office in Xi’an. The Chinese town is the capital of Shaanxi Province and an important inland hub for international logistics. Besides its extensive road network and international airport, it is also the starting point of the Silk Road with... more
How Gefco takes the digital path
Gefco is planning to digitally transform its supply chain. To this end, the company that specialises in integrated land automotive logistics has selected Blue Yonder's cloud-based Transport Management System (TMS) and Warehouse Management System (WMS) to adapt its customer... more
DHL in the land of plenty
Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPW) has reported its preliminary results for Q2/2021 and raised its outlook for the current financial year and for 2023. Operating profit (ebit) more than doubled in the second quarter compared to the previous year and amounted to almost EUR 2.01... more
Geodis expands US footprint
Freight forwarding group Geodis has acquired Velocity Freight Transport, a freight brokerage company based in Plano, Texas. The seller is the McLane Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. The details of the transaction, effective 30 June 2021, were not disclosed. Mike... more
Pact for a North Asian route
Ceva Logistics, the Marseille-based logistics branch of CMA CGM, has inked an intercontinental cooperation agreement with the Wuxi Sunan Shuofang International Airport Group and its affiliated logistics company. The new weekly route starts in Seoul (South Korea) and goes to... more