Between LAX and Long Beach – a new Maersk site 
A.P. Moller-Maersk has inaugurated a new 12,000 sqm airfreight import/export gateway near Los Angeles airport that offers plane-side recovery with unit load device transfers. The facility supports Maersk’s growing north American network of air cargo gateways, including Atlanta... more
Panattoni planning new facility for Dachser
Panattoni is planning a build-to-suit property in Landsberg, Saxony-Anhalt, for the logistics services provider Dachser. This is the ninth partnership between the two companies. The new building will expand an existing branch there. The flexible development of the building is... more
Online crane hire for Saudi Arabia
The online crane rental platform MyCrane has boosted its presence in the Middle East by launching operations in Saudi Arabia. The Dubai-based platform can be used to hire cranes with capacities of up to 750 t quickly and efficiently. MyCrane founder and CEO Andrei Geikalo... more
DB Schenker investing in Ireland
DB Schenker has completed three of its four development projects in Ireland. Sites in Shannon, Leixlip and Baldonnell are now fully operational after EUR 94 million of investment in new facilities in the country. An additional facility in Dublin, designed to house DB Schenker’s... more
Scanned the market – found a defence logistician
Scan Global Logistics (SGL) is acquiring Freight & Logistics Solutions (FLS), a defence and military logistics provider in Portugal. In 2021 SGL won a contract with the Danish ministry of defence, covering civil transport for Danish defence exercises and international... more
Pledge and Fiata: sustainability partners
Pledge has become a sustainability partner of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association (Fiata), marking a significant step in its objective to drive sustainable supply chains. It will be the only sustainability partner of the association, which represents... more
Arnold expands in Hamburg and Salzburg
The family-run freight forwarder Arnold has opened two more branches: From 1 October 2023, the company will be represented at the Brückenquartier business centre on Veritaskai in the Hamburg region. With more than 5,000 container ships, Arnolds's sea freight division plays a... more
Spanish Transnatur and French Fatton join forces
On 2 October 2023, the Transnator Group welcomed Fatton Transports as its new partner in the Marseille area, France. Founded in 1909, the firm is run by the great-grandchildren of the founder, Pierre Fatton. With 25 offices, 40,000 sqm of warehousing space in France and... more
Who’ll top the tree in Brussels? 
Four finalists aiming to become the Young Logistics Professionals 2023. Every year the most promising talented youngsters from each one of Fiata’s regions are invited to present their abilities at the Fiata World Congress. This year’s finalists are Viktoriia Rudyk (Ciffa,... more
Röhlig expands to Osaka
Röhlig Logistics opened a new subsidiary in Osaka, Japan, on 1 October 2023. The branch will be run by the general manager Nick Takahashi. “As one of the world’s largest economies and a major trading nation, Japan offers enormous market potential,” says Robert Gutsche, CFO... more