Tackling the end-of-year peak 
Europa Warehouse reported a 45% increase in orders during December of 2023, attained without the typical stress associated with “peaks”. Sales during the 2023 peak were lower than in previous years due to macroeconomic circumstances, but the pressure on Europa was still high.... more
Automated storage on 800 sqm
Hongkong Electric has installed an all-new automated storage and retrieval system manufactured by Lödige Industries, a Germany-based systems supplier, in its electric tower in Ap Lei Chau. The new system includes an elevating transfer vehicle (ETV) to handle heavy cable drums... more
A pledge to simplify tracking
Jaguar Freight Services is adopting a new emissions measurement and reporting platform to provide its customers with more precise freight footprint data. Pledge’s solution enables users to comply with scope 3 emissions reporting regulations by monitoring and communicating... more
DHL takes over Dubai venture
DHL Global Forwarding has acquired Danzas AEI Emirates, effective 24 January 2024, integrating the company into its brand. With this acquisition, DHL gains 1,100 logistics experts and 20 Danzas AEI Emirates locations in the region. The Emirati company was founded as a joint... more
B&H goes sky-high in the USA
Under a new three-year deal, aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide will work with Advantage Future Tech (AFT) to manage its inventory and shipping operations in the USA and pursue joint marketing activities. In particular, B&H will take over inventory management... more
A toast to the Canadian market
The Mullen Group has entered into a letter of intent to acquire Container World Forwarding Services and its subsidiaries by Q2/2024. Container World is a Canadian logistics provider specialising in the alcoholic beverage and hospitality industries. It provides forwarding,... more
PS Logistics acquires flatbed division
Blair Logistics, a subsidiary of USA-based PS Logistics, has acquired the flatbed division of ELS, one of the country’s largest 53-foot flatbed carriers. Now operating 500 power units and 1,250 over-length trailers, ELS was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Kenly,... more
Daily UK services 
Europa Worldwide finds a new partner in Switzerland. Brexit started affecting the exchange of goods between the UK and Switzerland at the beginning of 2021. Now an initially slow upswing is visibly intensifying. This is where a new partnership between Europa Worldwide and... more
A new logistics provider for Egypt
The German EMS-Fehn-Group has established a new company in Egypt after decades of experience in the Middle East and North African market. EFG Logistics Services will be headquartered in Cairo, from where the team will offer road, air and sea transport services and complex... more
Creating high-precision AGVs
Using Kollmorgen technology, the Chinese chemical company Heli has introduced automated guided vehicles (AGVs) that can carry 3 t-pallets of soft bags. The specialised AGVs are in service at the company’s site in Xinxiang, moving pallets of soft bags with fertilisers within the... more