Tanks flow thanks to new platform 
Managing the supply and services of containers for liquid goods. The number of regular containers available is now sufficient to meet demand again, but the market for transport tanks for liquid goods is far from saturated. The ‘Tank4swap’ platform, from Canada, wants to open up... more
Friderici buys maintenance specialist 
Friderici Spécial, a Swiss family-run company operating in the transport sector since the end of the 19th century, has made a technical acquisition. Gattoni Maintenance, active in Valais since 1964 and domiciled in Monthey since 1982, has joined the group with its workshop... more
ADPL venturing further into healthcare logistics
The Swiss pharmaceutical company Acino has signed an agreement with the affiliate of AD Ports Group in UAE for global freight forwarding services in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) regio. The agreement will see ADPL use its fully integrated and GDP-certified end-to-end... more
Dimotrans has a new shareholder
The entry of Crédit Mutuel Equity as a new minority shareholder marks an important step in the strategy of the French logistician, which specialises in multimodal goods transport (road, air, sea), parcel/pallet delivery in France, and also provides customs and logistics... more
New rail hub in Radlett progresses
Logistics facility developer Segro has acquired 419 hectares of land in UK at the location of the former Radlett Aerodrome in Hertfordshire for GBP 120 million (EUR 139.6 million). The site will be developed into a strategic railfreight interchange supported by more than... more
Cargo-Partner opens hub in Turkey
The new iLogistics Centre has 20,000 sqm of warehouse space with 5,850 sqm of bonded warehouse space. It is located close to Istanbul's new airport and the region's seaports. At the new location, Cargo-Partner offers a wide range of logistics services, including... more
Simon Hegele acquires 75% of CST Transport
Christophe Jacquin, the current managing director of the French transport company CST Transport, which is based in Gonesse in the immediate vicinity of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, will remain on the management board. In future, he will be joined by Anne Witz, who has been... more
Online Systemlogistik banking on "Green Cargo"
The general cargo cooperation has introduced a new product, Online Green Cargo. For each Green Cargo consignment transported, 50 cents go to a climate project to reduce CO2. The maximum delivery time of 72 hours is designed to guarantee that utilisation and stop density are... more
A singular achievement
Moroccan SEZs do well in a pan-African comparison. Special economic zones (SEZs) based around ports played a central role in China’s economic rise, for example. In Africa this tool has had too little impact so far. One major exception stands out, however – SEZs in Morocco. more
Dachser growing in Finland
The logistician will start operating a new logistics centre in Pirkkala, in the south of the country, in the summer of 2024. The new facility for handling general cargo is located at Tampere-Pirkkala Airport and will cover an area of around 5,000 sqm. It also includes an... more