STI serving cruise ships in European waters 
The cruise ships operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) are vast. The largest - "Symphony of the Seas" can accommodate as many as 6,800 passengers – and they need food and a lot of other items. The service provider STI is in charge of the delivery tasks this... more
Arvato SCM Solutions receives GMP certification
Arvato SCM Solutions in Spain has obtained GMP certification from the Spanish authorities. The new license, which allows the partial manufacture of medicines, expands the company's service portfolio in Spain and adds to those certificates already obtained for the storage and... more
Swap bodies for Hermes
Aves One, an investor in the long-life logistics asset sector, has acquired and ordered around 2,000 swap bodies worth approximately EUR 17 million. About 1,200 brand-new swap bodies were purchased, and most of them have been leased to the Hamburg-based logistics company... more
Eurodis nearly doubles annual growth rate
Eurodis, the transport network for parcels and pallets, increased the number of transported shipments by 9% in 2018. The growth rate is nearly double that of 2017. Christian Knoblich, managing director of Eurodis, said: "Firstly, with the 9% increase we grew above the... more
Goodman acquires prime industrial site in London
The Goodman Group, through Goodman UK Partnership (GUKP), has acquired a 9.5 acre site in Park Royal, London. Situated in London’s largest industrial area, the strategic employment site is 8 km from Central London and just over 22 km from Heathrow Airport, providing... more
New centre for humanitarian logistics in Dubai
DHL Global Forwarding has consolidated its portfolio of humanitarian logistics services within its first global competence centre for humanitarian logistics. The move is designed to meet growing global demand for such services. The centre offers non-governmental... more
Uncalm before the storm 
The logistics industry in the United Kingdom is gearing up its loins for what it now considers the inevitable – a hard Brexit. The business mood is fluctuating between a stiff upper lip and the fear of a total traffic logjam in the Southeast of England. more
Van Moer acquires Antwerp East terminal
The Belgian company Van Moer Logistics has taken over the majority share of the Antwerp East NV terminal, which is located in a strategically favourable position directly on the Albert canal and in the centre of the fast growing industrial zone of Grobbendonk (Belgium). The... more
Iata certification for Rhenus Amsterdam
Rhenus Air & Ocean has obtained the centre of excellence for independent validators in pharmaceutical logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification from Iata for its Amsterdam Schiphol branch in the Netherlands. In 2018, Rhenus started to review its procedures for the handling... more
Dnata raises stake in two freight forwarders
Air services provider Dnata has bolstered its position in the UAE and the international freight forwarding industry by increasing its share in two of its Dubai-based JV companies. Dnata has purchased a 50% stake in Dubai Express, Freightworks and a 25.5% stake in Bolloré... more