Pekaes opens new customs agency 
The Poland based logistics provider Pekaes recently opened a customs agency in Białystok. The move will ensure efficient clearance of imported and exported goods handled by the company's distribution network. The agency's establishment stems from growing demand for customs... more
Packing centre for Volkswagen is ready
Panattoni Europe has finished building the multi-brand packaging centre for exporting the Volkswagen Group’s car parts according to the requisite deadline. The German vehicle manufacturer will use the centre in the Jade Weser port in Wilhelshaven to send around 7,000... more
Bolloré Transport & Logistics opens first B.Lab centre
Bolloré Transport & Logistics has officially opened its B.Lab center in Puteaux (France). The new 500 sqm location aims at developing new solutions to accelerate the digitalisation of the supply chain by involving company customers in the process from creation ideation to... more
Speed queen of the freight gateways 
The capital of the Italian region Emilia-Romagna has many nicknames, including ‘professor’, on account of it being home to the oldest university in the world, ‘fatty’, for its rich cuisine, and ‘the red city’, on account of its red brick buildings as well as its leftist... more
Dematic builds in Atlanta
Dematic is building its new global headquarters on a 40,000 sqm area of real estate in Atlanta (GA, USA). With this move, the intralogistics specialist will also expand its staff on site: about 230 additional jobs will be created in Atlanta. The global company headquarters will... more
B&H Worldwide signs contract with AOG-247
B&H Worldwide has signed a multi-year deal to provide the aircraft and engine components supplier AOG-247 with warehouse and inventory management services at both London Heathrow (UK) and Frankfurt (Germany). Under the terms of the contact B&H will supply full... more
Bolloré Logistics to apply Cargo Wise One globally
Bolloré Logistics has signed a strategic agreement with logistics solutions group Wise Tech Global to roll out the Cargo Wise One integrated logistics solutions platform globally as of May 2019. With Cargo Wise One, which is used in 130 countries, logistics service providers... more
A key regional hub
Qatar wants to expand its maritime and logistics capacities and attract international investors to the region – not only with a view to the 2022 football World Cup. Christian Doepgen spoke to QFZA representative and head of logistics Helmut Kaspers. more
Senator International now in Karlsruhe
Senator International operates a global network of offices in strategic locations and Karlsruhe (Germany) has just become one of their number. Customers in the Baden-Württemberg region and the surrounding area are now able to benefit from personal on-site support and... more
Panalpina expands perishables network
Panalpina is continuing to expand its perishables network in South America through the acquisition of Cargo Master in Colombia, and its subsidiary, Laseair in Ecuador. Cargo Master is one of Latin America’s largest companies specialized in the airfreight export of... more