AIT Worldwide Logistics acquires US freight forwarder 
AIT Worldwide Logistics has acquired Unitrans International Corporation, a Los Angeles (USA)-based freight forwarder with expertise in a variety of specialised services. “I’m excited to continue the implementation of AIT’s growth strategy with our investment in this... more
iHerb chooses Ceva Logistics’ eCommerce services
Ceva Logistics has been chosen by the natural health products company iHerb to provide air export services to Japan and Singapore from its newly opened logistics and distribution centre near South Korea's Incheon International Airport, the country’s main gateway airport.... more
New logistics hub in Ljubljana goes on stream
The Austrian logistics services provider cargo-partner has completed the construction of its storage hub near Ljubljana’s airport in Slovenia. The iLogistics centre, which covers a storage area of 25,000 sqm, became operational in August and will be officially inaugurated in... more
Circle acquires Progetto Adele
Circle, which specialises in the analysis and development of automation and digitalisation solutions for the port sectors and intermodal logistics, has defined the terms of the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Progetto Adele, a software house specialising in logistics... more
Fewer car parts, more lavatory paper 
Massimo Faggin and his brother Christian Faggin are the second generation of their family to manage the Mannheim-based German logistics company Alpensped. In our interview Christian Faggin talks about why he considers the automotive industry’s share of Alpensped’s portfolio to... more
“Structure follows strategy”
A new regional structure introduced in May 2018 has completed its first year in the market for Geodis. At Transport Logistic in Munich Thomas Kraus, Geodis’ CEO for North, East and Central Europe, told Christian Doepgen about the firm’s reorganisation, trends and prospects. more
Five partners for e-commerce
The small kingdom of Belgium is a major European foreign trade hub. Now four major maritime and aviation gateways have set up an alliance for faster and more efficient customs-clearance procedures in international trade. The innovative new customs platform, called ‘BE Gate’,... more
Innovating at the roots
The logistics industry cannot advance without innovation, and thus one of the questions driving logisticians forward is how to deal with changes and how to approach innovation. Professor Markus Peschl teaches innovation research and cognitive science at the University of Vienna... more
Creative capital markets
When logistics corporations need more money, then bonds are one viable way of raising funds. However, if there are radical changes in the ownership structure, repurchasing bonds is also an option. more
Austrian Post takes over DP DHL hubs
After the German federal cartel office, the Austrian competition authority and the federal anti-trust attorney have also given the green light, under certain conditions, for the Austrian Post to take charge of locations of the Deutsche Post DHL Group in Austria as planned.... more