Alliance in Middle East 
Gefco and DP World are lining up as partners in the Middle East. The French company's subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where it has been operating for more than eight years, will work with DP World to offer logistics solutions for new vehicles. The focus is on... more
ESR invests in Osaka
APAC-focused logistics real estate platform ESR Cayman recently acquired a data centre in Osaka, Japan. The asset comprises an existing data centre and excess land, totalling a development potential of up to 78 MW IT load. It is expected to have a potential GAV of USD 2.15... more
Cyberfreight gets swallowed
Sydney-based Cyberfreight is being taken over by Trade Window, effective 1 April 2021. Cyberfreight, a logistics software business which has been operating for over 20 years, has a portfolio of over 250 customers spanning New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Pacific Islands, Papua... more
More pharmaceuticals from Ireland
Peli Bio Thermal, a shipper offering a wide range of temperature-controlled, thermally protected packaging and service solutions to the global life sciences industry, is taking the next step after appointing Seko Logistics as its network station and service centre in Ireland in... more
New client for brownfield
Panattoni, project developer for logistics real estate in Europe has found a lessee for the first unit of the logistics park in Voerde, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The tenant is Krefeld-based MT Deutschland, a subsidiary of MT Systems Group, a company specialising in RPC... more
Delisle snaps up Transport Antoine
Ile-de-France-based Delisle group is taking over Normandy-based Transports Antoine, a corporation specialising in the delivery of liquid food. "This acquisition gives us a competitive edge in the food market in which large groups such as Veynat and Alainé operate,"... more
Pilot Freight Services' next acquisition
Pilot Freight Services (Pilot), a transportation and logistics provider with 96 locations in North America and several locations in Western Europe and Asia-Pacific, has acquired the company’s Kansas City franchise. The station and employees were integrated into Pilot’s... more
Jacky Perrenot's new B2C division 
Jacky Perrenot group has just announced the takeover of the Paris-based company VIR, which specialises in home delivery of heavy products. The latter has 300 transport vehicles, 885 employees and a yearly business volume of EUR 105 million. VIR's services cover France and, since... more
Trimodal Logistik wins another shareholder
EKB Container Logistik, a provider of international container transport and logistics services, has acquired 23.8% of the shares in Bremen-based Trimodal Logistik, effective 1 April 2021. Trimodal Logistik, which among other things operates a weekday inland waterway shuttle... more
Logistics for Argentina's Yerba Mate exports
Argentine exporter of yerba mate beverages CBSé has contracted Dachser Argentina to manage export logistics for its yerba mate shipments to the Mexican market. Considered to be recession proof because of the beverage's loyal and growing fan-base around the globe, the global... more