Geis sells Central European parcel business to DPD Group 
The Geis group plans to sell its parcel delivery operations in Czechia and Slovakia to the DPD Group. This move will help both companies to strengthen their core businesses: DPD will focus on last-mile deliveries, and Geis will concentrate on international freight forwarding... more
More capacity for Norwegian beverage supplier
Dematic is automating Vectura’s despatch warehouse by installing a collation and sequencing solution. The system allows the Norwegian company, which provides logistics services for producers, retailers and importers of alcoholic beverages, to increase its throughput: In future,... more
Bidvest in new clothes
Bidvest Panalpina Logistics unveils a fresh new look, as it announces a name change and a change in its global partner to bolster its current position as a large provider in supply chain logistics in South Africa. Bidvest Panalpina Logistics (BPL) will split from DSV/Panalpina... more
10,000th Flexi truck leaves the factory
Narrow Aisle has produced its 10,000th Flexi warehouse truck. The landmark machine is a Flexi Acion - the company’s latest model. It was specifically designed for a third party logistics (3PL) services company and will be deployed at a warehousing operation near Ljubljana... more
ESR Australia expands its presence around Sydney
ESR continues to expand into the Australian industrial and logistics real estate space with the purchase of a 2008,000 sqm development site for AUD 142.5 million in western Sydney. Given that it is strategically situated near major transport links including the motorways and in... more
New direct route to Ireland
Loxx Logistics has launched a new direct route for general cargo and partial load services from its logistics hub in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) to Dublin (Ireland). With departures every Friday, the goods, including dangerous goods, arrive in Dublin on the Monday and can be... more
Ceva Logistics strengthens its presence in Sri Lanka
As it further extends its capabilities across Asia, Ceva Logistics has set up a new operation in Sri Lanka, officially opening the Ceva Sri Lanka office for business today, 5 November 2019. With the new set-up, Ceva Sri Lanka will serve clients in both the island nation and in... more
Leschaco's branches in Belgium and Brazil gain AEO status
The global logistics service provider Leschaco has been granted the status of authorised economic operator (AEO) for two more companies in the group. AEO is an internationally recognised certificate and confirms that Leschaco Belgium and Leschaco Brazil are reliable business... more
Dachser's Atlanta branch receives Ceiv pharma certification
Atlanta (GA, USA) becomes the next Dachser branch to receive Ceiv Pharma certification from Iata. Following Frankfurt (Germany), Mumbai, and Hyderabad (India), Atlanta is now Dachser’s fourth location to receive certification in ten months, which further expands the company’s... more
More automation in pgb-Europe's warehouse
Dematic has automated pgb-Europe’s new pallet high bay warehouse in Melle (Belgium). For the supplier of fixing materials and hand tools the specialist in logistics automation has installed two storage and retrieval machines, a conveyer system for pallets with an automatic... more