The dexterity of AI 
Combining robotics and AI technology, GXO Logistic has partnered with Dexterity to launch a pilot programme to improve its operations for a beauty brand. Dexterity is a California-based robotics developer which specialises in AI-powered robots with human-like capabilities to... more
Röhlig goes to Canada
Röhlig Logistics has added a new subsidiary in Toronto, Canada to its global network. The logistics provider is looking to capitalise on the services sector and innovation in the country, the world’s tenth-largest economy. The expansion also gives Röhlig access to various free... more
Nippon augments its quotes service
Nippon Express is expanding its network of e-NX quote services, now set to cover 35 countries/regions with a new launch in Japan. The digital forwarding service provides freight quotes for full/less than container loads using variables such as quantity, origin and... more
Lubbers joins the pipeline
Chicago-based AIT Worldwide Logistics, a global supply chain solutions provider, has completed its acquisition of Lubbers Logistics Group, a European logistics company founded in the Netherlands 95 years ago. Lubbers specialises in high-value, complex and time-sensitive... more
A shift from China to Africa
Reducing dependence on China and boosting investment in Africa: These are the strategies logistics executives will pursue this year. A study conducted by Agility found that half of the professionals surveyed expect a global recession in 2024. More than half of the respondents... more
Airfreight at Frankfurt airport
Frankfurt airport’s operator is working with DHL to build an airfreight centre at the international airport. Construction has already begun on a 55,000 sqm property at Cargo City South. DHL will use the facility to handle airfreight for both German and international customers.... more
GW: eleventh hub in USA
Gebrüder Weiss is taking over the Salt Lake City (Utah)-based forwarding company Cargo-Link, thus adding the eleventh hub to its US network. Cargo-Link operates a 2,000 sqm logistics hub on a site close to the city’s international airport. With this acquisition, the German... more
A solid year for DSV
Despite softening demand and a general decline in global trade, DSV can look back on a satisfactory 2023, with the company’s results in line with expectations after its strong performance in 2022. Geopolitical tensions resulted in a 33.1% drop in ebit in DSV’s air & sea... more
Turning back the clock
Four years after Britain’s departure from the EU, Europa Road is returning to pre-Brexit delivery times. Europa Worldwide Group’s road freight division has a facility located close to the Dartford Thames Crossing, around 32 km from the centre of London. The groupage hub... more
In the heart of Stuttgart
CTP is purchasing a hub in the centre of Stuttgart, thus adding 39,000 sqm to its portfolio. The logistics real estate developer has agreed to a sale and lease back transaction with Mahle Behr, which is currently using it as a research and development site. It features 30,000... more