Liquor specialist for sale? 
According to press reports from Reuters, the German liquor logistics group JF Hillebrand is being prepared for sale by its Belgian private equity owner that began to invest in 2016. The investor Cobepa, a company with a net worth of EUR 2.7 billion founded in 1957, is... more
For patients and profits
Switzerland-headquartered Ceva Logistics, logistics arm of CMA CGM, is launching a new sub-brand as an umbrella for all its healthcare logistics services. The unit is called Ceva Forpatients and addresses healthcare and pharmaceutical companies. As part of the suite of... more
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