Investment in e-commerce logistics
Poland’s largest e-commerce delivery solutions provider, R2G Polska, which operates under the Apaczka brand, is the target of investment plans of Mavason, a subsidiary of the Abris CEE Mid-Market III LP fund. The fund 21 Concordia and its founders will purchase the majority... more
Good figures in Croatia
In Croatia, Gebrüder Weiss (GW) has crowned a so far strong business year with the opening of a new logistics terminal. The company was able to increase its shipment volumes in land-based traffic in the first half of 2020 by an impressive 15% compared to the previous year.... more
Innova Capital sells Pekaes
It is one of the players whose trucks you often see on European roads - and certainly a key player for transport in and around Poland. Now, Pekaes, an LTL and FTL network, has been acquired by the French group Geodis in an agreement with Innova Capital. Founded in 1958,... more
Fedex: ambitious plans in the Philippines
The US-American company Fedex is investing around USD 30 million into its new main facility in the Philippines in Clark. Clark is a redevelopment of a former US airbase located in the Pampanga province, in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines, lying on the northern shore... more
Three-year-contract with Brazil's "Toys R us"
Ceva Logistics, the logistics arm of CMA CGM, has inked a three-year contract to provide warehousing, logistics and e-commerce services to the Ri-Happy Group, Brazil’s largest toy retailer. The logistics company will support all of Ri-Happy Group’s omni-channel capabilities... more
More warehouse space for Dachser Mexico
The Mexican subsidiary of global logistics provider Dachser is expanding its bonded warehouse facility located in Parque el Marqués at Querétaro, a manufacturing hub in Central Mexico. The industries on the spot include automotive assembly, auto parts, aerospace and household... more
Belgian Separation Group taken over
German logistics services provider Greiwing Logistics acquired the Separation company, which is headquartered in Eynatten, Belgium, effective 1 October 2020. The company specialises in optoelectronic separation processes for plastic granulates and has been established in the... more
Fresh risk assessment for South Africa
British international freight transport insurer TT Club and BSI, a business improvement company, have jointly published a report entitled ‘Freight Crime in South African Supply Chains’. South Africa ranks among the top countries in the world, and first on the African continent,... more
Award for HQ building in Tilburg
The building is also known as "The Tube". We are speaking of the Dutch headquarters of Rhenus Contract Logistics in Tilburg, which has won the national steel award in the category ‘industrial construction’. Created in 1971, this award celebrates the inspiring use of... more
Britannia Bureau settles in London Gateway
The Britannia Bureau, a consultancy for supply chain logistics and customs processes improvement, has moved into premises at DP World London Gateway Logistics Centre. This facility opens after a period of rapid expansion for Britannia Bureau. Brexit contingency planning,... more