A new big player in pharma logistics 
The French Walden Group has acquired Ivemar, a Belgian GDP-transport specialist as part of its expansion plans in the European pharmaceutical logistics market. Ivemar will be integrated into Transpharma International (TPI), Walden’s competence centre for pharmaceutical... more
A safe ride for dangerous cargo
Cargo-Partner has introduced a consolidation service for dangerous cargo. Goods that are categorised as class 8 and 9 dangerous goods according to IMO are consolidated on a weekly basis. This includes batteries, electric vehicles, battery-powered tools, etc. The service runs... more
Rocking logistics at the Pan American Games
Team Canada’s logistics operations for the 2023 Pan American Games have been taken care of by Rock-It Global. This included the transport of food, medicine, and sporting equipment (hockey sticks, sailing boats, etc). The Rock-it team has been preparing for the games in for... more
Nordfrost: a new North Sea terminal
Nordfrost's new seaport terminal has now been completed. The 33 ha facility is located at the container harbour in Wilhemshaven and offers storage space for food, non-food and pharmaceuticals as well as a heavy goods warehouse for the mechanical engineering and renewable energy... more
Know-how to counter uncertainty 
According to an outlook on e-commerce amongst small and medium-sized enterprises that Amazon Türkiye published in June, almost a quarter of the country’s SMEs carry out such activities – but mostly domestically. The online giant has opened its first logistics centre in the... more
An automobile hub on the Elbe River
The Mosolf Group, a system service provider for the automotive industry, has a new parking space in Cuxhaven. The site offers space for 4,500 vehicles, 3,500 of which will be used by Mosolf. To be opened in November 2023, the new site will be available to two car... more
Another German project for Panattoni
Panattoni will take over the brownfield site of a plastics company based in Friedewald in eastern Hesse next year to develop a commercial site. The 41,000 sqm plot is located in an industrial estate near Bad Hersfeld. The plastics plant in Friedewald will cease operations at the... more
J&T registered at Hong Kong exchange
Dylan Tey, CFO, J&T Express: "Hong Kong is a major international financial centre and home to Asia's most dynamic capital market. We will continue to work closely with our partners to lead the transformation of the global logistics industry." J&T Global... more
Intermediary between worlds
Logistics is largely conservative and male – there’s another way too, though. Kristy Guo, originally from China, has been working in Australia for a long time now, and is at home in both worlds. She has decades of experience in various logistics companies, which she has used to... more
A step forward in the cold chain
Tower Cold Chain has presented its new temperature-controlled container with a lightweight design suitable for use worldwide. The Evolution 1600 Tower Universal Pallet aims to make cold chain operations in the pharmaceutical and life sciences markets more efficient. The... more