Renovating automation 
The VVA (Vereinigte Verlagsauslieferung) Group, an affiliate of Arvato Supply Chain Solutions, has reshaped its distribution centre in Guetersloh in Germany. SSI Schäfer has built an automated shuttle warehouse with order picking system in the existing facility on a limited... more
All hands on deck! 
May saw a depressing new record set in India, with more than 28 million cases of a new variant of Sars CoV 2 reported. Bringing the foreign relief available to India and its health system is quite a logistics challenge. The ITJ spoke to Mukesh Aghi, president of the US-India... more
Jan de Rijk Logistics shifts focus
In its recently published results for 2020, Roosendaal (Netherlands)-based Jan de Rijk Logistics is in the black, with profits before tax of EUR 6 million for 2020 compared to EUR 5.5 million in 2019, while turnover moved sidewards to EUR 228.6 million (2019: EUR 230.4 million).... more
Universal Wolf and Ferguson collaborate
Fergusons Transport, a major haulier in the northeast of England, has expanded its partnership with design and manufacturing specialist Universal Wolf. This moves follows the companies’ joint effort to build and deliver 750 hospital beds to support the NHS during the... more
DPD France contracts Axians
Parcel service provider DPD France will continue to use Cargonet, a logistics system developed by Axians ICT Austria, for another ten years. DPD has been working with the software platform for 25 years. "We have been working with DPD on a pay-per-use model from the very... more
Sustainably dynamic
At ‘transport logistics’ in Munich, the industry’s leading international trade fair that took place online in May, Lkw Walter showed, amongst other things, ways in which sustainable transport solutions can reduce CO2 emissions and empty runs, through combined railway transport... more
Facility close to Seoul changes hands
South Korean ESR Kendall Square REIT has acquired another mixed-use logistics facility for KRW 103 billion (USD 94.2 million). This acquisition follows the recent launch of “Anseong LP”/“Yongin BRIC” located in the logistics hub of the broader Yongin area about 1.5 hours... more
First location in Barcelona
The North Germany-based L.I.T. group opened its first location in Spain on 1 May 2021. From the new office in Barcelona close to the international seaport, a team of three employees handle export and import orders covering the Iberian Peninsula. Initially, the business will... more
The desert lives
The Désert Group, which specialises in bulk and liquid transport, has taken over Jean Moreau Transport. The French company, which had been in receivership since 2018, was sold by owner Frédéric Moreau, who wanted to retire. 55 employees, including 45 drivers, transferred to the... more
Havi shouldering transport for Gorillas
Duisburg-based Havi Logistics is taking over logistics services in Germany for the start-up Gorillas. The service provider has initially taken over the logistics services for Gorillas' dry and frozen assortment. In addition, the logistics provider uses local locations as... more