Dubai vaccine alliance ready for take off 
In Dubai, Emirates Skycargo, Dubai Airports, DP World and International Humanitarian City have joined forces and formed a vaccine logistics alliance to distribute vaccines by air, land and sea. Their combined expertise, along with global air routes, sea ports and logistics... more
Once upon a time in Mexico
The critical cargo service of Dachser México recently leveraged an out-of-the-box solution to move critical automotive supplies 410 km in four and a half hours in an effort to avoid a USD 3,000/minute production line work stoppage for its customer. The trip from the... more
Greiwing enlarges footprint in Hamburg
Werner Bruhns Lagereigesellschaft mbH joined the Greiwing logistics group on 1 January 2021. With this acquisition, the logistics services provider with headquarters in Greven in North Rhine-Westphalia strengthens its presence in northern Germany and expands its portfolio for... more
A hundred for Tapa
The Transported Asset Protection Association (Tapa) in Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA) has seen its membership steadily growing during the continuing disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic. The supply chain resilience and security association welcomed over 100... more
South Korean cars for North Africa
Ceva Logistics recently concluded a transport of 4,000 cars between South Korea and Libya. The January 2021 charter of a ro-ro vessel follows on from a similar movement in December 2019, where an equivalent number of cars were also moved from Incheon Port in South Korea to... more
Pekaes now firm part of Geodis
After inking the respective contracts in late 2020, Geodis has now finalised its acquisition of Pekaes after obtaining regulatory approval. This transaction mainly consolidates Geodis’ network in Poland and Eastern Europe. Marie-Christine Lombard, chief executive officer of... more
A mixed bag for C.H. Robinson
C.H. Robinson Worldwide has reported its results of 2020. Revenues surged by 5.9% to USD 16.2 billion, driven primarily by higher pricing in ocean and air services and contributions from the takeover of Prime Distribution Services, acquired in March 2020. Meanwhile, the... more
UPS at full speed
Pandemic times are UPS times. In the course of 2020, the Atlanta-headquartered courier and express company's consolidated revenues increased by 14.2% to USD 84.6 billion. Operating profit amounted to USD 7.8 billion, while adjusted operating profit was USD 8.7 billion, up 7%... more
Redefinition of System Alliance Europe
The German network System Alliance Europe (SAE), established in 2005, is transforming from a civil law partnership into a registered cooperative under German law. The aim is to empower the existing partners and to attract new ones, since the alliance has lost major full... more
Logistics more digital 
From autumn 2021 the service provider Albert Craiss will be the new logistics partner for the production needs in Austria of the German technology corporation Siemens. To this end Albert Craiss is having a logistics centre built in the eastern Austrian town of Weiz. more