Digital data corridor comes on stream 
Kale Logistics Solutions has finished the first phase of the digital data corridor between Mumbai (India) and Amsterdam (the Netherlands) in collaboration with the Dutch company Cargonaut. Using the iShare framework, which was created by the Dutch government programme Top... more
Contract logistics for textile producer
DHL Supply Chain has signed a five year contract with the Seidensticker Group, a family-run company based in Bielefeld (Germany). Seidensticker has been one of Europe’s most renowned shirt and blouse manufacturers for almost a century. The group is currently represented in... more
Belgium launches digital customs platform
Belgium wants to substantially simplify the import and export of goods. To further this aim, a customs platform named BE-Gate has been developed and officially launched. The portal, which was especially designed for the growing e-commerce market, ensures that cross-border goods... more
Galliker takes over Jeanmaire
Switzerland’s logistics landscape is undergoing a radical change. The transport company Jeanmaire SA, based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, is handing over its storage and transport activities to Galliker Transport on 1 August. A new branch office bearing the name Jeanmaire Transports... more
Market presence, not size 
Gebrüder Weiss’ new CEO since 1 January, Wolfram Senger-Weiss, has also been a member of the company’s board since 2005. Christian Doepgen waited for his first 100 days in office to pass before asking him about his plans, GW’s international realignment in the air and sea... more
EUR 2.5 million for Synfioo
The German start-up Synfioo is expanding its supply chain visibility platform for monitoring intermodal supply chains. Btov’s Industrial Tech Fund and Senovo joined existing investors as co-leaders in a financing round concluded in April. Synfioo’s solution includes an... more
Distribution hub for tyre dealer Delticom
The foundations for a new distribution hub for the online tyre dealer Delticom have been laid in Ensisheim in the Alsace (France). The developer in charge of the project is investing around 300 million in the 185,000 sqm centre located close to major transport networks in... more
Successful quarter for Descartes
Descartes has announced its financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2020. “Our customers continue to benefit from our investments that have expanded the global logistics network with new technologies, content and trading partners,” said Edward J. Ryan,... more
Bolloré Logistics launches new IoT-based offer
At this year's transport and logistics trade fair in Munich, Bolloré Logistics is launching a new offer - namely real time monitoring. Based on the internet of things (IoT) and intelligent data processing, the offer delivers real-time monitoring of end-to-end shipments. It... more
Amazon building in Bremen
Goodman and Amazon are adding another chapter to their collaboration book: The real estate specialist is building new premises in Bremen (Germany) for the mail order company. An around 12,500 sqm logistics centre and a multi-storey car park will be built on an approximately... more