ESR announces new lease with Amazon 
ESR, an APAC focused logistics real estate platform, has signed a lease agreement for 72,392 sqm with Amazon at its human-centric development project in Kuki City, Saitama (Tokyo Metropolitan area), Japan. The ESR Kuki distribution centre is a four-storey logistics facility that... more
Record year for GO Express & Logistics
More than EUR 330 million in revenue, more than 7.5 shipments: GO Express & Logistics continues its upward trend. At the same time, the express and courier services provider is planning more investments to prepare the company for an additional increase in shipments in 2020.... more
Wisetech Global acquires Swiss company Sisa
Global logistics solutions group, Wise Tech Global, has acquired Sisa Studio Informatica SA (Sisa), a customs and freight forwarding solutions provider in Switzerland. Headquartered in Lugano, Sisa is a major player in the Swiss market for providing customs and logistics... more
Beverage logistics: Hillebrand takes over Royal
Hillebrand, a global provider in the forwarding, transport and logistics of beverages and other products that require special care, has acquired the entire business of the warehouse and transportation beverage-only provider Royal Logistics and Royal Service Transport (Royal).... more
Kale Logistics Solutions and Trade-Van sign MoU
Kale Logistics Solutions, a global IT Logistics partner, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Taiwan-based Trade-Van to facilitate the issuance of digital certificates of origin (eCoO) at the 60th Pan Asian E-Commerce Alliance annual conference. This process will... more
Wilson Logistics selects EKA platform
EKA Solutions, which provides a transformational digital freight integration ecosystem platform, has announced that Wilson Logistics has chosen EKA Omni-TMS as its next-gen logistics and private marketplace solution. EKA developed this software to manage all the customer’s... more
Tapa certificate for trans-o-flex
For its location in Hürth near Cologne (Germany), the express delivery company trans-o-flex has received the certificate of the transported asset protection association (Tapa). Trans-o-flex was audited in accordance with the Tapa FSR-C standard and received the certificate at... more
Joint sales office in Hamburg
Haeger & Schmidt and its parent company Felbermayr have opened a joint sales office in Hamburg (Germany). Its main objective is to improve the quality of services for overseas freight forwarders, carriers and shippers. Haeger & Schmidt Logistics offers a large portfolio... more
DHL sells Swiss supply chain business
The Swiss service and logistics provider Fastlog with headquarters in Thun has acquired the supply chain business of DHL Logistics (Switzerland). All 200 employees, all customer contracts and DHL’s four locations in Derendingen, Pratteln, Rümlang and Satigny will be taken over.... more
Davies Turner Ireland gains AEO customs accreditation 
Davies Turner Ireland (DTI) has been granted authorised economic operator AEO (Type C) status by Irish Revenue, which entitles the company to benefit from the full benefits available under customs simplified procedures. The authorisation comes just under ten years after the... more