Wooing emerging economies 
The emirate of Dubai has introduced what it has termed a ‘World Logistics Passport’, to create incentives for the industry to make better use of the emirate’s logistics infrastructure and to direct goods flows through Dubai. The focus is on countries and enterprises from Asia,... more
Ciblex joins Eurodis 
Eurodis has integrated Ciblex as a member for France to strengthen its international transport network for parcels and pallets in 36 European countries. In Belgium, the national Ciblex organisation already became a Eurodis member in 2015. In France, Ciblex holds the third... more
Wabtec moves to Bochum
Panattoni and Wabtec recently held the groundbreaking ceremony for a new production plant and office facility in Bochum-Laer (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). Wabtec is a global player in providing equipment, systems, digital solutions and value added services for freight... more
Vopak announces share buyback programme
The Dutch tank storage company Vopak has announced its financial results for full year 2019. Full year ebitda of EUR 830 million (2018: EUR 734 million) increased by EUR 96 million, reflecting a good aggregate business (including new assets) performance of EUR 37 million,... more
Ceva Logistics embarks on electric vehicle trial in London
Ceva Logistics in the UK is using its urban distribution hub at Dartford, Kent to undertake an electric vehicle trial for trucks delivering into central London. It also has become the first partner in Tevva’s electrify initiative, which aims to help companies to research... more
New logistics facility at German-French border
Panattoni is building a new hub comprising 25,000 sqm of logistics and industrial areas in Kleinblittersdorf (Saarland, Germany). On a former factory site, the company is planning two construction phases. In 2019, the automotive supplier HBPO already secured the first phase... more
Fresh structures for Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe
Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe (MLE), member of the global Mitsubishi Logisnext Group, is accelerating the optimisation of its material handling and logistics solution offers through further group integration in Europe. As of April 1, business and strategy execution will be... more
Unsinn takes over HRB Heinemann
With retroactive effect from 1 January 2020, Unsinn Fahrzeugtechnik from Holzheim (Bavaria, Germany) takes over the majority share of HRB Heinemann, which is headquartered in Nassenwil (Canton Zurich, Switzerland). With this acquisition, Unsinn, a medium-sized company known... more
Pelican Biothermal acquires Nanocool
Pelican Biothermal has acquired Nanocool, an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based manufacturer of temperature-controlled packaging solutions. “The core competency of Pelican Biothermal and Nanocool — innovative temperature-controlled packaging — is very much aligned, but there is... more
UPS builds new facility in Switzerland
UPS has started to build a new parcel and distribution centre in Bülach near Zurich (Switzerland). The facility is expected to come on stream at the beginning of 2021 and to employ a staff of about 200. The project is part of the overall development of the logistics area in... more