Descartes acquires Visual Compliance 
Descartes Systems Group has completed its acquisition of the businesses run by the Management Systems Resources group of companies operating under the names “Visual Compliance,” “eCustoms” and “MSR” (collectively, “Visual Compliance”). The purchase cost approximately CAD 330... more
Havi to build new cold store
Havi, a provider of food service logistics, is expanding its nation-wide network by adding a location in Wunstorf, near Hanover (Germany). Over 200 employees will work in the new 15,000 sqm distribution centre, which will supply goods in various temperature ranges to firms in... more
Ensuring cool chain integrity with new conveyor system
Dematic is once again installing a fully automatic high-bay storage system in Agristo’s deep-freeze warehouse. The food specialist is expanding its site in Wielsbeke (Belgium), and has also mandated Dematic to integrate a modern transport system with eight pallet cranes and... more
Ryder launches trailblazing e-commerce solution
The logistics company Ryder System has launched a new e-commerce fulfilment solution. It enables manufacturers of small to large parcel goods across all industries to gain greater control over product selection, inventory management, pricing strategy, and customer service,... more
Kerry sets up Meat Lab in Hong Kong
Kerry Logistics and the Sutherland Company, a meat purveyor in Hong Kong and Macau, have founded a new joint venture named Meat Lab, Hong Kong’s first semi-automated meat processing plant. Meat Lab is unique in Hong Kong in terms of scale and extent of automation, as it... more
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