Continental Cargo Carriers relocates UK team 
The specialist part and full load operator, Continental Cargo Carriers (CCC), has completed the relocation of its Ramsgate sales and operations team to Dartford (both UK). The move was the first of a series of developments the business is announcing following its acquisition... more
Swiss Post suffering
2018 was full of woes for Swiss Post. The service provider was forced to repay more than CHF 200 million to the confederation and cantons for unlawfully subsidised public bus services. In addition, the Postfinance (bank) ebit shrank by more than 50%. The 2018 group revenue... more
Cats ‘n’ dogs reign in Spain 
From its multi-client centre in Guadalajara XPO Logistics manages all of the logistics needs in Spain and Portugal of Zooplus, an online German pet supplies retailer. The Munich-based company is growing rapidly on the Iberian Peninsula. more
Ntex builds up its trade with France
The Swedish logistics services provider Ntex has taken over France Sped, a forwarder headquartered in Gothenburg that specialises in transport services to France and Belgium, a segment Ntex would like to expand. France Sped was founded in 1990, has seven employees and... more
Neutral Air Partners joins forces with Priority Freight
By appointing the Priority Freight group as its European partner in 2019, Neutral Air Partners (NAP) improves its members’ access to time-sensitive logistics solutions for the automotive market. Neutral Air Partners, headed by Christos Spyrou, has developed a global network... more
Good year for Logwin from Luxembourg
The Logwin Group increased its revenue to EUR 1.15 billion in 2018 (2017: EUR 1.12 billion) due to a favourable business development and concluded the fiscal year 2018 with a substantially higher operating result (ebita) of EUR 49.2 million (2017: EUR 38.1 million). The... more
C.H. Robinson acquires Space Cargo Group
C.H. Robinson has expanded its global network with the acquisition of The Space Cargo Group. The latter is a provider of international freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and other logistics services in Spain and Colombia. C.H. Robinson purchased Space Cargo for approximately... more
Ceva opens Ikea's new CDC in New York
Ceva Logistics and Ikea recently celebrated the opening of a new customer distribution centre (CDC) at Staten Island on the US east coast. Under a five year deal, Ceva will manage the 90'600 sqm site and provide warehouse management and fulfilment services. The facility is... more
Major logistics project shaping up well
An industrial zone that focuses on e-commerce and logistics is to be built on the former Cambrai-Epinoy military airfield in northern France. The project - named E-Valley - recently overcame a big hurdle. The neighbouring municipalities of Haynecourt, Épinoy and... more
Astre Península Ibérica on an expansion course
Astre Península Ibérica, the Spanish network of transport SMEs, grew significantly in the last year, with the association reporting a 12.1% rise in turnover. Astre Península Ibérica strengthened its local position by appointing two representatives per region in Spain and... more