Eastern European e-commerce excellence 
The new e-commerce storage facility of Quehenberger Logistics and Sport Vision, a sporting goods retailer in Eastern Europe, is ready to take warehousing to a new level. The 15,000 sqm building is located in Sered, Slovakia, and is highly automated with sorters and autostore to... more
Trans-Adriatic cooperation 
Linking Italian and Albanian customs activities. Andrea Mazzella, the director of the Italian customs and monopolies agency’s office for international relations, recently visited the Albanian capital Tirana and the port of Durrës, the Western Balkan country’s main gateway, on a... more
Lagermax gets two wheels rolling
To expand its two-wheeler logistics network in Europe, Lagermax Logistics Austria is taking over LVT Moto, a logistics company based near Barcelona. LVT Moto has over 30 years of experience in the transport and storage of two-wheelers. The company is connected to Barcelona’s... more
ESR's 37th Japanese hub
Construction has begun on ESR’s 37th Japanese logistics facility, which is also its seventh in the Kansai area. Completion for the JPY 11 billion hub is planned for September 2024. ESR Itami DC will have an area of nearly 30,000 sqm, centrally located near the Osaka... more
Frasers Property to build Düsseldorf site
“The Tube” is Frasers Property Industrial’s newest German project and scheduled to be completed by Q1/2025. The logistics park near Düsseldorf-Reisholz will aim for maximal sustainability and be built by Goldbeck International. 70,000 t of demolished material and 12,500 t of raw... more
Looking after Italian interests
Industry association brings logistics professionals together in Belgrade. More than 200 participants from Italy, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia came together on 26 October for a conference on ‘Transport and logistics – at the heart of the economy’. It was hosted by Confindustria... more
Cargo-Partner expands Canada-USA-Mexico network
Cargo-Partner has launched new road transport solutions connecting Canada, the USA and Mexico. The company is well-represented in North America with two offices in Mexico and four key hubs in the USA offering air, sea and road transport. The new portfolio will connect the... more
Transforming a brownfield in Bottrop
In a new brownfield-project for a Japanese company, Prologis is turning an old steel production site into a 57,200 sqm logistics hub. The real estate developer will construct the two buildings in Bottrop for Yusen Logistics Germany. Yusen Logistics plans to use the site as... more
Delivering fashion in the Far East
Kerry Logistics Network has been appointed as the new freight partner and supply chain manager of Farfetch, a luxury fashion platform. In supporting Farfetch’s Reebok-New Guards Group partnership, Kerry Logistics will strengthen the company’s business in the Far East. Farfetch... more
The advantages of mobile powered workstations
Mobile powered workstations (MPW) can boost efficiency at loading bays, as illustrated by Southgate Global, an operational logistics provider. With consumers and B2B customers expecting faster and more efficient order handling and deliveries, warehouses can no longer afford... more