Paneco to go on stream in July 2021 
A new transport network is set to launch at the beginning of July. In 2019, the European Freight Association of International Freight Forwarders (Elvis), Kommodus' logistics networks (Poland), Cargo24 (Switzerland) and ABC Business Network (Italy) joined forces to create Paneco,... more
Interactive pick-up in Hong Kong
The MTR Corporation, a majority state-owned company that runs Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway (MTR), and the Kerry Logistics Network are jointly launching a new online-to-offline (O2O) retail solution in Hong Kong, through their sub-brands MTR Shops and Kerry eCommerce. O2O... more
E-Cargo bike runs pilot test
Hermes, founded in 1972 as a delivery service for Otto Versand, is testing cargo bikes for last-mile delivery in Leipzig and Dresden (Germany). For manufacturer Citkar, the aim of the pilot test is to bring a cargo bike tailored for the CEP industry to... more
M&M France rounds off its portfolio
Militzer & Münch France (M&M) has acquired 100% of the shares of Acte International, an SME based near Grenoble that offers global supply chain management solutions. This acquisition comes after M&M bought ITP and ITPL in December 2020, companies that specialise in... more
JD Logistics IPO is on
The logistics arm of the e-commerce group JD.com is issuing 609.2 million shares in its current Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), which set to close on 28 May. The price per share for JD Logistics is at HKD 40.36. At this price and with good prospects on account of the... more
New hub for La Poste
The French post office La Poste has opened a new location in the heart of France. The parcel-sorting hub in Seine-et-Marne, in the Île-de-France, is the fifth and largest of the company’s new facilities. It follows hubs in Isère, Pas-de-Calais, Var and Val-d’Oise.The gateway,... more
Further Bremen location for B+S
The German logistics services provider B+S GmbH Logistik und Dienstleistungen has moved into a 20,500 sqm logistics facility in greater Bremen. The logistician already took over a centre in the Bremen freight village developed by Goodman in 2019. B+S makes use of a total of... more
Heinemann Americas contracts logistics partner
A new partnership in the Americas: Heinemann Americas (HAI), the Florida-based affiliate of the international duty-free company Gebrüder Heinemann, and Bolloré Logistics have extended their ongoing cooperation to the new world. Since HAI opened its Miami office nearly seven... more
Mixed picture for Hoyer Group
The Hamburg-based Hoyer Group, which operates worldwide for the chemical, petroleum, gas and foodstuffs industries, has reported stable figures for 2020. Turnover declined by 1% to EUR 1.12 billion (2019: EUR 1.18 billion). While the equity ratio rose slightly to 44.5%... more
Laso transports for wind energy park
In Portugal, Laso Transportes has won the contract for the Sincelo wind farm project. It was launched at the beginning of 2021 and includes transporting 22 machines, or about 220 transports in total. The future Argomil-Mouro Wind Farm is located in a border area between the... more