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
Rock-it Cargo targets Saudi Arabia
Los Angeles-headquartered Rock-it Cargo (Rock-it), an event logistics firm, and Jeddah-based Sela Sport Company (Sela) have teamed up to form a global partnership to tackle the entertainment market in and around Saudi Arabia. The partnership brings together combined... more
Priority for customs clearance
Dover-based Priority Freight, a provider of time critical logistics for the automotive industry, has received ‘clearance on wheels’ status for its truck park and warehouse facility at its main site and for the warehouse in Coventry. This new simplification procedure was... more
Building a logistics site at Milton Keynes
Baytree, a pan-European logistics real estate developer, has contracted Glencar to build a new sustainable logistics scheme at a site in Milton Keynes. The 42,500 sqm site in Fenny Lock, Milton Keynes, has been specified to be Breeam “excellent”, and “well” ready.... more
Network expansion in Vietnam
Danish giant A.P. Moller-Maersk is opening three new facilities in Song Than and Bac Ninh. With the other 11 facilities already in operation in the country, these warehouses add another 38,000 sqm to the portfolio. Operations started in Q4/2020 and Q1/ 2021. The three new... more
More logistics for BMW in China
Rhenus Automotive opened a new production site in Shenyang, China, at the end of April to manufacture front and rear axles for a new BMW vehicle model. In the future, the automotive logistics division will act as a Tier 1 supplier for BMW's Dadong plant, which is located... more
Burgers via QSL keep coming
In Germany, the food service company "burgerme," which combines burgers and side dishes with home delivery, has extended its contract with QSL, a full-service logistics provider based in Friedrichsdorf. Burgerme operates around 100 restaurants in over 50 German cities.... more
System Alliance Europe on a new footing
After a change of legal status, the European groupage cargo cooperation System Alliance Europe (SAE), Düsseldorf (Germany), is opening up to new members. A few weeks ago, SAE transformed from a civil-law partnership into a registered cooperative. Now that all the current 45... more
A dozen for Roehlig in India
Roehlig has added two more offices in India, in Hyderabad and Vizag, to its network to meet increasing demand from the pharmaceutical, healthcare, IT, consumer goods and chemical industries. Madhumita Tripathi, managing director, Roehlig India, explains: "A team of... more