Laurels for Priority Freight 
Priority Freight, a British logistics specialist, has been awarded the ‘we invest in people’ standard accreditation. Investors in People is the international standard for people management, defining what it takes to lead, support and manage people effectively to achieve... more
Maritime purchases more container business
The UK-based transport and logistics operator Maritime Transport (Maritime) will take over Wincanton’s container transport business, Wincanton Container Logistics, by an investment of approximately GBP 1.5 million. The move follows a strategic review of Wincanton’s business... more
Young GDP network looks back in joy
The pharma logistics network "GDP network solutions", which was launched in Germany last July, has drawn a positive balance of its performance over the last three months. Heinrich Koch, managing director of Koch International Pharmalogistik, Osnabrück, and Steven... more
Second "City Dock" close to Berlin
In a business park in the Berlin metropolitan region, a real estate is being developed on the basis of a new concept called “City Dock”. Since 2019, Panattoni, a project developer for industrial and logistics real estate across Europe, has been working on the construction of... more
Heppner ventures into uncharted terrain
The French Groupe Heppner, which widened its scope with acquisitions in Germany and the Netherlands in recent years, has now introduced an internal innovation. The group includes its company’s purpose in its articles of association after nine months of collaborative effort that... more
M&M launches Austrian affiliate
The Militzer & Münch group has now put its Austrian office in Vienna into operation. The focus will be on providing logistics services and rail transports for markets in central and eastern Europe. Nikolay Gueorguiev has been appointed as branch manager to head the new... more
Laurels for Europa Worldwide
The UK-headquartered Europa Worldwide Group's speed of development has been recognised by the Sunday Times. In its PwC Top Track 250, which lists the fastest-growing companies in Great Britain, the newspaper features Europa for the third year in a row. This year, the company... more
Regulatory approval for Ipsen takeover
The responsible antitrust authorities in Germany and Austria have now given their approval to the takeover of Ipsen Logistics by Gebürder Weiss, which was inked at the end of July. The takeover will now legally be implemented as of 1 October. The Austrian logistics giant... more
Cargo crime not necessarily stopped by the pandemic
The Transported Asset Protection Association (Tapa) took stock of the thievish activities concerning cargo during H1/2020. While cargo thieves in Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA) were mostly curtailed by the Covid--19 lockdowns across the region, organised crime... more
From ITG to LGI
As of 1 October 2020, the Dutch country organisation of ITG continues its business under the brand of LGI Netherlands. With three sites in Amsterdam, Schiphol and Rotterdam, services are now to be offered under the LGI brand, focusing on the electronics and healthcare sectors.... more