Timocom: quick response in difficult circumstances 
In this time of crisis, Timocom is expanding the means of access to its logistics system. “We want to contribute to ensuring the supply of the population and the maintenance of supply chains even under the current exceptional conditions,” says Timocom’s managing director Tim... more
Fiata appeals to forwarders and governments
Fiata, the international federation of freight forwarders associations, has voiced its concern as to the impact of the current coronavirus crisis on the movement of goods. It requests to relax a variety of monopolistic positions held by governmental and non-governmental entities... more
Winsped dangerous goods centre: more data
LIS (Logistische Informationssysteme) has further extended the Winsped module dangerous goods centre (GGC): effective immediately, the application also displays the transport status defined in the “European agreement concerning the international carriage of goods by road” and... more
ESR closes USD 250 million unsecured term loan
ESR, the large Asia Pacific focused logistics real estate platform, has entered into a new facility agreement for a USD 250 million three-year unsecured term loan facility with prominent international banks at a rate of Libor plus 3%, which was drawn down in full in March 2020... more
Active logistics relies on JITpay
As the first provider of transport management systems, active logistics has now integrated the accounting module developed by JITpay digital into its systems. This tool simplifies and speeds up so-called factoring between senders and forwarders and between senders and transport... more
P3 Logistic Parks develops new park for Amazon
From March 2020, a new distribution centre for Amazon will be built in Lengede near Braunschweig (Germany). P3 Logistic Parks has signed a long-term lease with the online retailer. Packages arriving from Amazon's logistics and sorting centres will be picked up by delivery... more
Damco moves into new warehouse at Heathrow Airport
Damco has moved into a new 3,345 sqm energy-efficient warehouse at London’s Heathrow Airport as part of ongoing investment in its airfreight offering. The freight forwarder has moved its air freight operations into offices at the North Feltham trading estate, within three miles... more
ID Logistics plans trimodal facility on the Rhine
ID Logistics is expanding one of its German locations as part of its worldwide real estate strategy. In the trimodal inland shipping port of Germersheim (Rhineland - Palatinate) the contract logistics specialist intends to set up a 23,000 sqm area for sustainable new buildings... more
Inther Group: strategic expansion in North America
System integrator Inther Group has opened a new location in San Francisco (California, USA) to further expand its products and solutions for internal logistics automation in the American market. Inther Group will mainly support companies in the United States that have logistics... more
UPS supports the fight against coronavirus
Recently, the White House through the rapid-response taskforce for coronavirus testing Ssites asked UPS to assist with the logistics planning and operations to support the opening and regular operation of drive-up coronavirus community-based testing sites in several cities. UPS... more