A record year for customs management 
2023 was a record year for Akanea with nearly 100 million customer operations processed with its Akanea Douane (customs) software. Akanea, a provider of supply chain solutions, uses its software to help its over 500 customers from diverse sectors manage their customs... more
Singpost drives digitalisation
Singapore Post (Singpost) is incorporating the platform for electronic data interchange and API integration developed by Boomi, a specialist in intelligent connectivity and automation. Singpost has a large outreach encompassing 220 destinations, mostly in Asia Pacific. With... more
CTL launches Europe-wide procurement
Cargo Trans Logistik (CTL) is launching CTL Collect for Europe-wide procurement transports. CTL partners and their customers will profit from full transparency and tracking services. Deliveries from private persons can also be picked up. CTL partners will organise and... more
Moving a backoffice to Greece
Kukla is opening up a shared service centre in Greece, designed to offer administrative support for its own team and now also third parties. The company moved its backoffice and accounting activities to the service centre in Greece to relieve its operations elsewhere. In... more
Transuniverse finds agent in Portugal
The Belgian groupage specialist Transuniverse Forwarding has contracted Torrestir as its local agent in Portugal, effective 1 February 2024. Transuniverse is already operating daily departures to Porto and Lisbon, making Portugal an important destination with an evolving... more
Managing leather shoe logistics
The French shoe brand Jonak has entered into a logistics partnership with Log’s. Jonak primarily sells higher-end women’s and leather shoes and has seen rapid growth in the past few years. It has more than 100 shops and points of sale, mostly in France, and a growing e-commerce... more
Difficult times for real estate in Hamburg
2023 was a year of mixed results for real estate in Hamburg. Engel & Völkers Commercial Hamburg looks back on last year and predicts developments for 2024. In 2023, around 285,000 sqm of industrial and logistics space was taken up in Hamburg - in 2022, take-up was... more
A supply chain "vision" for Chaoji Food
Hong Kong-based Vision International Holdings, a provider of supply chain solutions, has signed an agreement with Dichao. Founded in Shenzhen (PRC) in 2019, Dichao develops and produces frozen meat products under the Chaoji Food brand. Vision International’s supply chain... more
IDS to be carbon neutral by 2050
IDS has announced plans to become carbon neutral by 2050 in its new “IDS Green Logistics” project. The German cargo network comprises 54 depots and 7,100 employees. In 2023, the company adopted a network-wide structure to enhance cooperation in its sustainability strategies.... more
Cutting customs costs with E2open
E2open, a US-headquartered provider of supply chain platforms, is expanding its European customs warehouse management and launching bonded warehouse programmes to help importing companies reduce their customs duties. In bonded warehouses, taxes are only levied when the goods... more