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
Transporting more Christmas
The Cwmbran (Southeast wales)-based logistics company Bridgetime Transport's services for its customer, Festive Productions, are in full swing. In the third year of their partnership, the Pall-Ex and Fortec shareholder member Bridgetime provides all of the logistics... more
Vaccine distribution takes off in USA
In cooperation, Fedex and UPS have started the roll-out of Pfizer’s vaccines against Covid-19 in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently gave its green light for the drug’s emergency public use. The companies will share the distribution as follows:... more
Tammaro's new warehouse on stream
Switzerland-based Tammaro Transports has opened its new logistics centre, spanning more than 8,000 sqm, in the French-speaking Vaudois region. The privately-owned company has been moving homes and goods since 1979. Tammaro Transports, which relies on a network of 250 agents... more
Transuniverse appoints agent in Italy
Logistics and transport companies Italmondo, Arluno (Italy) and Transuniverse Forwarding, Wondelgem (Ghent, Belgium), which specialise in providing groupage transport services in their respective countries, have entered into a strategic partnership. Italmondo thus becomes... more
M&M tightens grip on Maghreb market 
In order to extend its footprint in the Magrheb countries, Militzer & Münch France has bought back 100% of the shares of the companies ITP and ITPL of the LPS group (Logistique et Prestations de Services Sas). Cargo flows in the pharmacy and spare parts sectors are involved.... more
Abidjan and Agility win out
Shipping and logistics giant Maersk has chosen the new Agility warehouse project in Abidjan to house its new storage, deconsolidation and distribution facility in the economic capital of Cote D’Ivoire. The newly opened 5,000 sqm facility is designed to handle 3,900 pallet... more
Japanese cargo drones flying ahead?
The APAC focused logistics real estate platform ESR Cayman is working with VRCO to design and demonstrate a cargo drone logistics facility at the company´s Higashi Ogishima distribution centre, strategically located in the Greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Upon completion,... more
MGI and Soget unite
French companies Soget and MGI are creating the new entity GIE France PCS. This joint initiative aims to respond to the government's recommendations to forge a national organisation in the service of logistics fluidity and cybersecurity and anticipate the implementation of the... more