CSX launches online rail hub search tool
The electronic platform is the latest enhancement of the company’s select site programme, which has already helped many manufacturers find sites for projects in USA. According to the class I railway, the tool is more than a searchable property database. It includes... more
ACFS Port Logistics opens warehouse in Perth
The 15,000 sqm facility will be located in Hazelmere, Western Australia, and will service 3rd party logistics (3PL), freight of all kinds (FAK) and e-commerce. It will be a multi-site warehouse with 4 x recessed docks, racking capacity to store 20,484 pallets at 1.4 m, live... more
DX to invest in new freight parcel depot
The delivery company plans a new facility in the East Midlands, UK. The GBP 12 million (EUR 14.03 million) hub will include a new depot serving the local area. Detailed planning permission has been secured and the acquisition of the site is expected to complete within the... more
Taking stock after five years
Rail-road transhipment centre in Penthalaz with increasing volumes. An investment in the Suisse Romande is paying off handsomely. Planzer Transport recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of its railway centre in Vaud and is simultaneously responding to growing local demand... more
Heppner: rapid growth and record turnover
Two years before the company's 100th anniversary, the French family business hit the billion target in turnover for the first time. The billion is an important milestone, Heppner says. Between 2018 and 2022, the specialist in international goods transports to and from France... more
An autostore facility for 23,000 containers
Contract logistics provider Craiss in Germany has completed the modernisation of a warehouse and production site for a well-known technology group and set up an automated small parts facility (AS/RS) at its customer’s plant in Tübingen. Small components required for the... more
Room for more growth
Twice as much space: Spedination has moved its headquarters in Austria from Schwoich in Tyrol to neighbouring Langkampfen. The hybrid freight forwarder, which provides logistics services in close cooperation with independent haulage companies, now has 650 sqm of office... more
CEP industry reaches pre-Corona level
The courier, express and parcel industry (CEP) continued to expand in 2022. Despite global economic and political imponderables and uncertainties, parcel services delivered 4.15 billion shipments in Germany in 2022, as the latest CEP study by the German federal association of... more
GLS enhances courier service in Canada
The Netherlands-based parcel carrier has acquired Altimax Courier in Canada. The move strengthens GLS Canada’s position as an integrated parcel and freight player, the company said. With the takeover, GLS will also complement its existing infrastructure in Canada, expanding... more
More space for luxury fashion in the Netherlands
GXO Logistics is expanding its collaboration with Farfetch, the luxury fashion platform. The aim is to support Reebok's omnichannel logistics in Europe from two networked warehouses in South Holland, the company said. GXO recently opened a new site in the Netherlands with... more