Teaming up for the long haul 
Authorities give green light – prelude to expansion. The takeover of Universal Transport by Gruber Logistics has now officially been approved. It represents a strategic pillar for further pan-European market penetration for the South Tyrolean family-owned firm. more
Five weekly night runs to Scotland 
Eversholt Rail has reached agreement with Varamis Rail to lease a Class 321 Swift Express Freight train to deliver light goods at high speed in UK. Varamis will be running services five nights a week from Birmingham to Scotland for a major parcel carrier. Class 321 Swift... more
Forward Solutions picks Dan Clarke
Transport technology firm Forward Solutions (FS) has added another experienced infrastructure engineer to its team. Dan Clarke started his career within the IT team at pallet specialist Pall-Ex. He has also worked as senior IT engineer for a specialist software supplier to... more
Mission accomplished
The deal is fixed. After receiving the green light from the authorities, Geodis has completed its acquisition of the American group Need It Now Delivers. Based in Keasbey, New Jersey, Need It Now Delivers operates over 65 company locations and more than 300 interconnected... more
Bringing European e-mobility to North America
German-based Quantron supplies numerous European customers with battery- and hydrogen-electric commercial vehicles for the long-term reduction of C02 emissions. Its Quinton-as-a-service platform also offers a 360° product & solution ecosystem with around zero-emission... more
Bolloré welcomes Loig Pavard back to Asia
Bolloré Logistics has appointed Loig Pavard as chief executive officer of Bolloré Logistics Singapore. He will report directly to Cyril Dumon, CEO of Bolloré Logistics Asia-Pacific. Pavard brings over 22 years of experience in the supply chain and logistics industry. During... more
Milan Bergamo nearly doubles capacity for UPS
As part of Milano Bergamo Airport’s ongoing infrastructural development, the airport has inaugurated new facilities with UPS which will nearly double the logistics corporation’s capacity at the Italian gateway. Providing an area of 5,000 sqm, located in the new cargo... more
General cargo network gains two more partners
Oneflow and Heinrich von Wirth joining the German general cargo network Online Systemlogistik (OSL). Oneflow's catchment area covers the region east of Düsseldorf between Ratingen and Hilden; this was previously the responsibility of Spedition Kleine, which will leave OSL at the... more
Capacities flowing back
The Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence recently leveraged the capacities deployed by the carriers with the rates in the market. In the weeks following Golden Week (weeks 41-43), carriers are taking out significant levels of capacity per week on... more
More capacity for chemistry and pharma clients
Contargo Industriepark Frankfurt-Höchst, a joint venture between Contargo and Infraserv Logistics, is adding 10,000 sqm to the container terminal at Industriepark Höchst in Germany. The term of the contract was extended until at least 2042 for this purpose. The 4,600,000 sqm... more