Seko signs contract with Peli Biothermal 
Seko Logistics’ new operation in Ireland has won a three-year contract to serve as Peli Biothermal’s network station and service centre in Dublin, connecting a provider in temperature-controlled packaging with pharmaceutical clients across the country. The master services... more
Strong growth in Asia
Kerry Logistics has tabled the group’s annual results for 2018. Turnover surged by 24% to HKD 38.139 billion (EUR 4.325 billion). The core operating profit rose by 11% to HKD 2.364 billion (EUR 268 million) and the core net profit climbed by 12% to HKD 1.326 billion (EUR 150.3... more
New partner for Heppner 
Heppner has transferred a cooperation agreement for sea and air freight transport services from Hellmann Worldwide Logistics to Gebrüder Weiss. The new deal is set to be implemented by the end of 2019. more
New shuttle warehouse for fashion logistics specialist
The Osnabruck (Germany)-based fashion logistics specialist Meyer & Meyer is to focus more closely on automated solutions and has built a new, automated shuttle warehouse to fulfil that target. A storage and retrieval system, costing some EUR 11 million, has been... more
Preparing for Brexit
With Brexit looming ever larger, Broekman Logistics, a specialist for complex value added logistic solutions, is opening its new logistics campus in Venlo (Netherlands) ahead of time on 7 May. This will enable the company to create additional storage space at its Maasvlakte,... more
Tigers is first Doozee customer
Tigers is the launch customer for a new instant freight rate quote engine developed by the tech start up Doozee. The new tool will be available to Tigers’ international agent network and will be hosted on the Tigers Smarthub:Connect portal following the release of future... more
Food grade and hazmat warehouse for Sydney
Mainfreight has opened its newest food grade and dangerous goods certified 3PL warehouse in Sydney (Australia). The warehouse features a 13,000 sqm food grade warehouse, a 13,000 sqm dangerous and hazardous goods warehouse, and a 2,000 sqm mezzanine. It also has 900 sqm reserved... more
Garbe building extension for Hellmann
Garbe Industrial Real Estate is adding a 5,500 sqm extension to its world cargo centre in Norderstedt (Germany). Another hall will be built on the airfreight handling site that is adjacent to Hamburg airport. The work is slated for completion in December 2019. The expansion... more
Contract logistics gives wings to Quehenberger
Quehenberger Logistics augmented its business activities and tackled the digitalisation of all business processes last year. The Austrian company’s 2018 turnover – at EUR 464 million – was lower than foreseen, however a 3% organic growth rate was achieved despite the closure of... more
Transco banking on own real estate
The Transco Group has amended its real estate strategy and will now buy logistics properties instead of renting them. In connection with the strategy change, the group established the real estate enterprise, Transco Immobilien. The new entity, led by managing director Tania... more