K+N and XPO close warehouse deals in UK
XPO Logistics is now the owner of the major part of Kuehne+Nagel's (K+N) UK contract logistics portfolio. Kuehne+Nagel has thus completed the restructuring of this business unit. This transaction, which is a major reset after K+N's acquisition of RH Freight in UK in 2011,... more
Astre wins on wines
Europe is one of the world’s most important markets for wines and spirits. The European logistics network Astre has expanded strongly into this business over the past few years. The e-commerce market was already growing steadily in 2019, and this upward trend increased... more
Brexit the Scottish way
In an unusual move the association of Scottish food and drink exporters has written directly to Boris Johnson – without mincing its words. Besides criticising the lack of preparation for Brexit it has also called for a six-month grace period and compensation. more
19 million bottles
The logistics of drinks is rather delicate matter. In Thailand recently, Pernod Ricard awarded Ceva Logistics a contract it had tendered for in January 2020. One of the key services of the deal involves improved warehousing in Bang Na district of Bangkok. more
National vaccine distribution plan for Italy
The main Italian air cargo and pharmaceuticals logistics associations have set up a task force to conduct the dialogue with the government, commissioners and other authorities concerning the challenges of delivering Covid-19 vaccines and drawing up a distribution programme. The... more
DP World integrating Indo-European offering
P&O Ferrymasters and its parent company, DP World, have joined forces in their first common-carrier agreement, which provides customers with comprehensive solutions to move goods between India and Europe.P&O Ferrymasters and DP World can reduce the number of handling... more
Working for Thyssenkrupp Schulte
In Germany, Imperial has been asked to handle outbound logistics for Thyssenkrupp Schulte at the latter’s new site in the town of Rotenburg an der Wümme, between Hamburg and Bremen. The shipper is a materials distributor that is independent of producers and a service provider... more
A unicorn was born - to expand
Two months before the end of the year, Austria-headquartered Cargo-partner exceeded the mark of EUR 1 billion in annual billing for the first time in its existence. The company is thus well on the way to achieving its target of EUR 2 billion in sales by 2025. Although... more
Two more joint ventures in Africa
In Africa, new joint ventures in Egypt and Ethiopia have been concluded involving a major European player. In Egypt, IBA Freight Services, headquartered in Cairo close to the city’s international airport, has sold a majority stake to Ceva Logistics, its partner company for the... more
Medical contract for British player
Current Health, a provider of wearable healthcare devices and machine learning, aims to improve the delivery of patient care, deterioration prediction and research initiatives. To this end, the company has contracted Seko Logistics to enhance its global supply chain. Current... more