Descartes acquires Peoplevox 
Descartes Systems Group has acquired Peoplevox, a provider of cloud-based ecommerce warehouse management solutions. Headquartered in the UK, Peoplevox serves direct-to-consumer ecommerce customers around the world. Peoplevox’s web-based eWMS and ecommerce fulfilment... more
LIS inaugurates new office building
Logistische Informationssysteme (LIS) has inaugurated its new office building, the third on this site, in Greven (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). From now on, around 40 programmers and developers will be working in the 1,200 sqm building. With the new building, the... more
An Italian pioneer 
Biological LNG is the environment-friendly continuation of LNG, so to speak, and can compete with diesel fuel. The Codognotto Group and San Marco Petroli Distribuzione are planning to start operations of the first biological LNG station in Italy this year. more
Noatum Logistics develops new facility
Noatum Logistics has agreed terms on a new 14,000 sqm facility at London Medway (UK), to develop a dedicated retail and e-commerce facility. The strategically located London Medway facility, which is due for completion at the end of 2020, will incorporate multiple mezzanines... more
China Logistics invests at Jade Weser Port
The state-owned logistics company China Logistics has signed a building rights agreement for an area spanning 200,000 sqm in the cargo handling centre (GVZ) of the Weser Port Wilhelmshaven (Germany). The company intends to set up the “China Logistics-Wilhelmshaven Hub”,... more
Agility reports 7% rise in net profit for 2019
Agility reported a net profit of KWD 86.8 million (EUR 261 million) in 2019, an increase of 7% from 2018. Revenue for the year reached KWD 1.578 billion (EUR 4.755 billion) and ebitda was KWD 193.1 million (EUR 580.7 million), increases of 1.8% and 24.7%, respectively.... more
Valsoft takes over Navitrans
Valsoft Corporation, a Montreal (Canada)-based company that specialises in the acquisition and development of vertical market software companies, has acquired Young & Partners/Navitrans International, a technology provider offering a complete and integrated suite of... more
Ziegler returns to the port of Brussels
After an absence of four years, the Beligian logistics services provider has returned to the port of Brussels. The company moved into a facility with 3,000 sqm of office space, conference rooms, a 5,700 sqm goods warehouse and a 700 sqm workshop. Overall, the facility will... more
IDS: volumes and turnover continue upward trend
In the financial year 2019, IDS Logistik continued its strong growth on a consistently high level. The German general cargo cooperation carried 14.7 million consignments in FY 2019, up 6.4% from FY 2018. Turnover grew by 10.4% to EUR 2.3 billion. This positive business... more
Consistency at the top
The Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index remains a good indicator for the level of logistics development in individual emerging markets. China is holding its own, despite policy and health turbulence. It’s possible that a recession could throw everything overboard, however.... more