Heppner partnering Gebrüder Weiss again 
Heppner wants to step up its air and sea freight business activities. To fulfil this goal the French service provider has established a strategic partnership with the air & sea division of Gebrüder Weiss (GW). The two companies have already been collaborating in the land... more
First carbon neutral facility in Australia
Toll’s custom-built Nike warehouse in Altona North, a Melbourne suburb, has become the first-ever facility in Australia to achieve whole-of-building carbon neutral certification under the national carbon offset standard (NCOS). The site’s energy efficiency programme... more
Geodis expands in e-commerce sector
Geodis is opening a new warehouse in Oberhausen (Germany) this summer, and will take on up to 500 employees for the extensive warehousing and order picking operations. The 40'000 sqm facility is being built by Segro. The combination of a strong, available pool of skilled... more
B&H Worldwide launches new IT-system
B&H Worldwide has launched FirstTrac, the fully web-based successor to its On Track customer service system. FirstTrac comes with new AOG and critical monitors for customers. Global control tower teams will also use it to provide enhanced visibility of shipments.... more
Continuous growth for DP DHL
Deutsche Post DHL Group continued to grow in the financial year 2018. Group revenue was up by 1.8% to EUR 61.6 billion. All four divisions contributed to the positive trend. Growth was driven by the ongoing boom in e-commerce as well as sustained increases in international trade... more
USD 31.3 million net income for Descartes
The Descartes Systems Group has announced its financial results for the full fiscal year ended January 31, 2019. Revenues were up 16% to USD 275.2 million, compared to USD 237.4 million in the previous fiscal year. Income from operations amounted to USD 41.4 million, up 15%... more
Panalpina signals its strengths 
The IT platform is paying off, the airfreight division is growing and the sea freight unit achieving the turnaround. The Swiss logistics company had a good last year. The uncertainties and disturbances in the wings seem to be boosting day-to-day business. It remains to be seen... more
Three new logistics parks by 2020
Panattoni Europe, an industrial and logistics property developer, is to build three new logistics parks in Germany by 2020, in response to demand for more space. Construction work will start at Kaltenkirchen, near Hamburg, Schwanewede, north of Bremen, and Wörrstadt, near... more
Continental Cargo Carriers relocates UK team
The specialist part and full load operator, Continental Cargo Carriers (CCC), has completed the relocation of its Ramsgate sales and operations team to Dartford (both UK). The move was the first of a series of developments the business is announcing following its acquisition... more
Swiss Post suffering
2018 was full of woes for Swiss Post. The service provider was forced to repay more than CHF 200 million to the confederation and cantons for unlawfully subsidised public bus services. In addition, the Postfinance (bank) ebit shrank by more than 50%. The 2018 group revenue... more