U-Freight certified to screen air cargo in Hong Kong 
The U-Freight Group (UFL) has become one of the first freight forwarders to have one of its logistics hubs in Hong Kong certified by the Hong Kong civil aviation department (CAD) as a regulated air cargo screening facility (RACSF). Over two years ago, the U-Freight Group... more
Mobile Industrial Robots forges ahead
Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) has opened its first German office in Eschborn. Together with a team of ten people, sales director Jörg Faber will head and further develop the company’s trade in DACH and Benelux. With this move, the Danish robotics pioneer MiR strengthens its... more
DHL Freight opens freight hub in Hanover-Langenhagen
DHL Freight officially opened its newest freight hub in the Airport Business Park in Langenhagen today, 17 September 2019. The 8700 sqm transhipment terminal houses more than 86 loading bays, where freight for both the Europe-wide all-in-one groupage service “Euroconnect” and... more
Logistics centre comes on stream in Ljubljana
After a construction phase of eleven months, cargo-partner has celebrated the official opening of its iLogistics centre near Ljubljana Airport. The new iLogistics Center is the largest logistics complex of the cargo-partner group. Viktor Kastelic, managing director of... more
Jumbo Transport adds third hub in Denmark
Jumbo Transport’s long-term goal has always been to become a self-sufficient logistics provider, where ever possible. One of the main areas of focus in this regard has been the domestic distribution network, where Jumbo Transport has over several years built up a significant... more
Logistics for sweets
In Leipheim near Ulm (Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany) B+S Logistik is putting into operation 11,000 sqm of a 30,000 sqm warehouse. B+S will store the products of confectionary manufacturer Lambertz in the facility. The additional 19,000 sqm of the warehouse will be taken over by... more
Ryder opens largest facility in Texas
Ryder System has opened a new maintenance facility in Saginaw, Texas (USA) – an inner suburb of Fort Worth. The new 2,600 sqm facility will employ up to 60 people to better serve the nearly 100 Ryder customers in the area. “The Dallas-Fort Worth region continues to expand,”... more
XPO Logistics obtains ecocert organic certification
XPO Logistics has obtained an ecocert organic farming certification for five of its temperature-controlled sites in France, including the recently opened logistics warehouse in Sainghin-en-Mélantois, close to Lille. The certification confirms that XPO’s operations on the sites... more
Skyrace international delivers project cargo in Nigeria
Skyrace international freight forwarders in Nigeria will handle the custom clearance and delivery of around 500 containers of project cargo for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemical in Lekki Free Zone, Lagos. Skyrace managing director & CEO Kunle Omisore... more
Garbe Industrial Real Estate acquires property in Bavaria
Garbe Industrial Real Estate has acquired a 34,000 sqm undeveloped property in Wörth an der Isar (Bavaria, Germany). A multi-user property with a total rentable area of 14,500 sqm is to be built on this plot. "Both the location and the planned construction allow for various... more