Standic building new tank farm in Antwerp 
Standic, a Netherlands-based tank farm operator, is building a new chemical tank farm in the port of Antwerp. The move will double the company’s capacity at the Belgian site. The storage facility will initially have a capacity of some 95,000 cbm and a potential overall... more
Deutsche Post and German Football Association renew contract
Deutsche Post and the German Football Association (DFB) have agreed to extend their partnership. The new agreement includes, among other events, the Women’s World Cup in France and the men’s 2020 European Championship. “Just like our company, football brings people together... more
Bolloré Logistics teams up with J2 and Groupe Robert
Bolloré Logistics Canada has signed an agreement to form a consortium with J2 Procurement Management and Groupe Robert, which provides cargo handling, transport and warehousing services. The partnership between Bolloré and the companies specialising in the aeronautics and... more
Tracking containers with cargo-partner
The Austrian logistics services provider cargo-partner has introduced a new container tracking service for complete seafreight shipments. The new feature is available via the supply chain management spot that cargo-partner uses to administer all airfreight, seafreight and road... more
Contract logistics strengthens BLG
“We did not only achieved our targets for 2018, we surpassed them,” said Frank Dreeke, CEO of BLG Logistics, at the company’s annual general meeting. In total, the BLG group generated a turnover of EUR 1.41 billion in the financial year 2018. This amounts to an increase of EUR... more
Kerry Logistics forms joint venture with Correos
Kerry Logistics is set to capitalise on the growing potential of China’s e-commerce exports by joining forces with Spain’s national postal service Sociedad Estatal de Correos y Telégrafos (Correos) to establish a joint venture to provide end-to-end cross-border e-commerce... more
Panattoni builds hub in Wustorf near Hanover
Panattoni Europe will build a 21,300 sqm customised hall, 1,000 sqm of office spaces and recreational areas and a 636 sqm mezzanine floor in Wunstorf near Hanover (Germany) by March 2020. With this project, Panattoni is developing a build-to-suit solution for an... more
Loxxess takes over logistics from René Lezard
The fashion label René Lezard has adopted a new strategy to improve its competitiveness. Its production has been changed from passive contract processing to a full-scale business and logistics have been outsourced. In the tendering process, the logistics and fulfilment services... more
MGI integrates blockchain technology into its CCS
In cooperation with Thales, the French software company MGI has integrated blockchain technology into its Ci5 Cargo Community System (CCS) so that clients can act as trusted third parties when key statuses are validated for the release of goods from shipping terminals. MGI is... more
Ceva gains exemptions
Ceva Logistics applied to SIX Exchange Regulation requesting exemption from certain disclosure and publicity obligations. The application was filed following the settlement of the public tender offer by CMA CGM for all publicly held registered shares of Ceva. On 24 May 2019,... more