Warehouse expansion at Groveport 
PD Ports is to make a multi-million-pound investment at Groveport (UK) in partnership with All Steels Trading. Construction work on the new six-month build programme, which offers direct quay access, started in March and will see All Steels Trading’s footprint at Groveport... more
Earnings drop for Freja
Freja Transport & Logistics Holding has presented a satisfactory but not Star-studded result for 2018. The company's subsidiaries in Norway and Finland delivered better than the market results once again, while the Swedish subsidiary posted disappointing figures again.... more
Breakbulk Europe now open
Breakbulk Europe, the world’s largest event for the project cargo and breakbulk industry, opened its doors at Messe Bremen (Germany) to an expected crowd of 11'000 from 120 countries. Nick Davison, portfolio director for the event organiser ITE Group says:... more
Strong start for Eurodis
Fuelled by new customers, the parcel and pallet transport network Eurodis is growing faster than the market. Shipment numbers increased by 9% in the first four months of the year. Eurodis CEO Christian Knoblich declared: "The intensive work of recent years is now... more
Logistics colloquium in Zurich
Lectures at the 36th Zurich Logistics Colloquium focussed on autonomous trains and emission-free trucks. The annual event, attended by 111 participants this year, is held by Dr. Ing. Acél & Partner in collaboration with ETH Zurich. Markus Bruderer, assembly manager at... more
DSV Road moves to Rhein-Main logistics park
DSV Road is leasing 10,500 sqm of storage space, 800 sqm of office space and a 500 sqm mezzanine in the newly built Rhein-Main logistics park in Gross-Gerau near Frankfurt. Markus Neumann, automotive director at DSV Germany, declared: "We were searching for new space in... more
Honold satisfied with past business year
The Honold Group reported a turnover of EUR 265 million in 2018, a 9% increase compared to EUR 243 million in 2017. The German service provider achieved the upsurge through organic growth. The result does not include Honold’s acquisition of the company Eiltrans, with... more
Peel Ports augments logistics services
The UK-based Peel Ports Group has acquired Quality Freight, a company that provides chartering and a range of port services from a 16.2 ha multimodal facility at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. Commenting on the acquisition, Mark Whitworth, CEO of Peel Ports Group said: “Our... more
Extension almost complete
IDS Logistik has celebrated the roofing ceremony for the building extension of its central hub in Neuenstein (Hesse, Germany). Construction work on the new hall began in 2018. The extension is directly adjacent to the existing building and provides the capacities to deal with... more
Geis provides a home for 160,000 bees
Today, 20 May 2019, is World Bee Day. By celebrating this special day, the United Nations underline the special importance of bees for the conservation of biodiversity and the production of food. This is one of the reasons why the Geis group has set up a home for four bee... more