DHL Freight implements new TMS in France 
DHL Freight is taking the first major step towards creating a single transport management system (TMS) for all DHL Freight operations throughout Europe. The IT system, called EVO as a reference to “evolution,” combines all functions for core business operations. As a first... more
ID Logistics signs lease contract with Segro
ID Logistics has signed a contract with real estate developer Segro to rent a facility in Tilburg in the Netherlands. The Segro logistics centre offers ID Logistics an area spanning 31,000 sqm, which will help the company to accelerate its growth. The companies are already... more
MOL Logistics strengthens services in Thailand
MOL Logistics has announced that, from January this year, its subsidiary in Thailand (MLG Thailand) will take full control of the operations of its inland logistics and customs clearance business segment, which was developed by the company’s Thailand branch over many years, in a... more
Bertschi Group posts gains in difficult market environment
Thanks to the expansion of its worldwide activities, the Bertschi Group continued its growth in financial year 2019. In the reporting year, Bertschi saw group revenues rise by 1.3% to CHF 985 million. The workforce grew by 3% to 3100. Adjusted for negative currency effects,... more
Havi opens new facility near Hanover
Food logistics services provider Havi and project developer Verdion have inaugurated a logistics centre in Wunstorf near Hanover (Germany). Up to 200 employees will be working there in the long run. "The 15,000 sqm distribution centre is not only an new location for Havi... more
An eye on bank notes 
Explosives, armed robberies, burning vehicles – several valuables transports fell prey to criminal gangs in western Switzerland recently. A ban on night-time transport operations, which prevents the deployment of heavy armoured delivery units, is one of the reasons underlying... more
Tigers opens new facility in Sydney
Tigers has opened a new omni-channel facility in Yennora, Sydney, Australia to meet rising demand in domestic and cross-border e-commerce for B2B, B2C fulfilment and retail scan pack. The omni-channel warehouse is fitted with Tigers’ automated transport sortation system and... more
Kuehne + Nagel focuses on Asia
Kuehne + Nagel is taking steps to promote and accelerate its expansion in the Asia Pacific region. After having successfully integrated the three formerly separate European units into one regional branch and having seen its business grow from strength to strength in the North... more
Kamag contracts Röthlein for spare parts logistics
Kamag, a manufacturer of heavy-lift and specialised vehicles, has contracted Röthlein Logistik to deliver spare parts to its customers. By outsourcing its spare parts logistics, Kamag paves the way for further growth. “Kamag can now concentrate on its core competencies: the... more
VTL and Palletways call off merger plans
The merger of the networks of the general cargo cooperation Vernetzte-Transport-Logistik (VTL), Fulda and Palletways Germany will not take place. “We both recognised that we could not achieve the synergies and business improvements as planned,” said Andreas Jäschke, managing... more