Rhenus reflects on Swiss operations 
Rhenus looks back with satisfaction on its 2023 business year in the Swiss market, with Rhenus Alpina introducing numerous innovations in sustainability and automation last year. The logistics service provider opened Switzerland's first autonomous mobile robot (AMR) facility in... more
A partner on the other side of the pond
UK-based Walker Logistics has joined forces with NRI Distribution, a North American supply chain solutions provider, to enhance shipping services between Europe and the USA and Canada. Walker can now access NRI’s North American infrastructure, allowing it to fulfil its clients’... more
Onboard in Oman
Project Cargo Network (PCN) has welcomed Oman-based Allied Logistics as its newest member, which now joins an organisation of 350+ companies in 120 countries. Allied Logistics specialises in project cargo and has around ten years of experience in breakbulk shipments,... more
Trio acquires UK software provider
The three freight forwarders Davies Turner, the Cardinal Partnership, and Woodland Group are joining forces to acquire Forward Computers, a UK-based freight software provider, and creating a holding company to this effect. The latter two have previously been clients of Forward... more
A freight emissions calculator
Two freight forwarding associations have chosen Pledge to help their members make their operations more sustainable. Pledge will be providing both the Freight and Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Canadian International Freight Forwarder Association (Ciffa) with its freight... more
Customs handling on the UK border post-Brexit
Following a report from the national audit office, the British International Freight Association (Bifa) has presented its comments on the state of supply chains in post-Brexit UK. Concerning plans to improve the efficiency of customs processes on the UK border, Bifa stressed... more
To counter ‘fake in Italy’ 
Angry eagle-eyed farmers at the Brenner Pass. A large contingent from the Italian agricultural association Coldiretti looked over customs officials’ shoulders on the border with Austria for two days recently – and witnessed a whole series of ‘lorries from hell’, with a plethora... more
Even closer to Europe
Gruber opens new hub in Verona freight village. Gruber Logistics is growing strongly. Its annual turnover has approximately doubled from the EUR 360 million it stood at before the pandemic. With a new investment the Bolzano-based Italian company is now moving into an important... more
Working on wind energy generation
DB Schenker is transporting 920,000 m of cables for a wind energy project aimed to enable the use of the North Sea’s wind energy in Western Germany by installing a new power line. The 876 cable drums with a total weight of 43,000 t are being shipped for Sumitomo Electric... more
Buying into pharma logistics
Pfenning Group is expanding its service portfolio with the acquisition of Logosys, a pharma logistics provider from Darmstadt, Germany. Logosys Group is a forwarding and logistics provider for the pharma, healthcare, and cosmetics industries with three locations in the... more