Chinese logistics provider heads Southeast 
Chinese logistics provider Best is building a 220,000 sqm facility in Malaysia and expanding its presence in Southeast Asia by connecting Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, and Malaysia to its network. The company’s largest sorting centre is to be located in Selangor, a state in... more
Restructuring at Mosolf
The Mosolf Group is starting the new year with reorganisations, whereby several business units are to be merged and two new ones opened. The "logistics & services" unit will take over the releasing and transport logistics division. It has 41 locations in Europe... more
GW in Austr(al)ia
Gebrüder Weiss (GW) has been keeping busy over the New Year, from artwork transportation in Austria to new expansions in Australia. In December 2023, the company transported Barbara Anna Husar’s atelier from Vienna to Bludenz. The Austrian artist’s fragile artwork was... more
Bolstering the cold chain in the Middle East
Construction has started on a USD 35 million cold storage hub at the Port of Jebel Ali, Dubai, to be run by Americold Realty Trust’s local joint venture. Americold and DP World are working together as RSA Cold Chain to connect multi-temperature services to logistics... more
New year, more e-commerce
The Hong Kong-based U-Freight group is expanding the e-commerce logistics services of its E-plus Solutions brand, targeting start-ups and SMEs. U-Freight’s E-Plus brand was established in 2019, offering storage space for the entrepreneurs' products, order processing and... more
Keep calm and digitalise 
In conversation with Amar More, president and CEO of Kale Info Solutions. There’s not much time left. By 1 January 2024 every port has to implement the International Maritime Organization’s ’Maritime Single Window’ mandate. ITJ editor Andreas Haug recently talked to the head of... more
A step forward in emissions calculations
Created by major players in the European automotive industry, a guideline on emissions calculations has now been published by the ECG. ECG (the Association of European Vehicle Logistics), VDA (the German Association of the Automotive Industry) and equipment manufacturers began... more
FedEx: a boost for business in South China
FedEx Express is increasing its activity in China by signing an MOU with the Guangdong Airport Authority as it begins construction on a South China Operations Centre. The MOU focuses on operational efficiency and investments. Both companies will specifically promote FedEx’s... more
A weekend engine rush
B&H Worldwide has successfully transported an aircraft engine to Northern Rescue Helicopter’s Whangerei Base, New Zealand. The aviation logistics provider had a strict deadline to ship the Sikorsky S-76 engine from the Sunshine Coast, Australia to Whangerei. It received... more
MOL's sustainability goals in Hungary
MOL is acquiring a 15% in Waberer’s, a Hungarian logistics provider, while simultaneously agreeing on future logistics cooperations. The purchase is based upon an agreement between MOL and Indotek Group. At the same time, MOL and Waberer’s defined future cooperations in complex... more