Global player builds hub in northern Italy 
Dematic has now finished automating the distribution centre of global luxury goods group Kering in Trecate, Italy, 90 km northeast of Turin. The first part of the building has already been in operation since March 2020, with the more than 100,000 sqm second area coming on stream... mehr
Transco concludes takeover
Medium-sized Transco Group, which has its operational headquarters in Singen (Germany), has acquired Rüsselsheim-based carrier Mainsped Banse. All the approximately 100 employees will transfer to the new company. The purchase was carried out in the form of an asset deal by... mehr
Tapa certification for hub in Roissy
In May, Bolloré Logistics' Roissy CDG Hub was awarded Tapa's (Transported Asset Protection Association – Facility Security Requirements) FSR A 2020 certification. This certification targets the requirements of major players in the pharmaceutical, luxury goods and defence... mehr
Seismograph der Ladung 
Die Sicherung von Gütern für und auf dem Transportweg bleibt ein wichtiger Aspekt der Logistik. Zwei Aspekte stellt Marc Wegmüller, Geschäftführer der Wegmüller AG in Attikon, dabei in den Vordergrund. Zum einen ist eine individuelle Verpackungslösung mit Dämpfung und... mehr
Project 44 knighted by Goldman Sachs
Project 44 has found new investors. The seven-year-old Chicago-based company raised USD 202 million in a Series E funding round led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Emergence Capital. Players from the sector like Girteka and Lineage Logistics also participated in the... mehr
FM Logistic catching up
FM Logistic, a French logistics Group founded in 1967, has reported its results for the 2020 financial year. Turnover, at EUR 1,4 billion, declined by 3.6% compared to the previous year. Besides the economic slowdown caused by Covid-19 in spring 2020, an unfavourable... mehr
Charles Morgan joins network
Charles Morgan Transport has joined the Fortec Distribution - and thus the Pall-Ex Group - as a shareholder member. After setting up his business at the age of just 17, Charles Morgan incorporated his own business in 2016. Based in the village of Full Sutton, Yorkshire,... mehr
Hansetrans goes digital
Hanseatische Transportgesellschaft, a subsidiary of the Hansetrans group of companies, integrates digital solutions. Prices for any consignments can be called up on the homepage and orders including all required additional services can be booked directly. Users may also order... mehr
More logistics at Llubljana's airport
Cargo-partner is expanding its warehouse capacities in Brnik near Slovenia's Ljubljana Airport. Now that the warehouse opened in 2019 has reached its full capacity, this expansion, which was originally planned between 2024 and 2026, will start in 2022. In its final stage,... mehr
Cargo Sous Terrain rolls on
The Council of States, the second chamber of the Swiss Parliament, has unanimously approved the federal underground freight transport act, which gives the Cargo sous terrain (CST) underground transport system the legal basis to implement the project within a secure framework.... mehr