K+N and XPO close warehouse deals in UK 
XPO Logistics is now the owner of the major part of Kuehne+Nagel's (K+N) UK contract logistics portfolio. Kuehne+Nagel has thus completed the restructuring of this business unit. This transaction, which is a major reset after K+N's acquisition of RH Freight in UK in 2011,... mehr
Astre wins on wines
Europe is one of the world’s most important markets for wines and spirits. The European logistics network Astre has expanded strongly into this business over the past few years. The e-commerce market was already growing steadily in 2019, and this upward trend increased... mehr
Brexit auf schottisch 
Der Verband der schottischen Lebensmittelexporteure hat in einem offenen Brief an Boris Johnson ungewöhnlich scharfe Töne angeschlagen. Neben mangelnder Vorbereitung auf den Brexit mahnt man eine Übergangsfrist von sechs Monaten und Kompensationen an. mehr
19 Mio. Flaschen
Die Logistik von Spirituosen hat ihre Tücken. In Thailand hat jetzt Ceva Logistics mit seiner Offerte für einen Tender vom Januar 2020 den Zuschlag von Pernod Ricard erhalten. Kernstück des Angebots war u.a. die verbesserte Lagerhaltung in Bangna-Bangkok. mehr
National vaccine distribution plan for Italy
The main Italian air cargo and pharmaceuticals logistics associations have set up a task force to conduct the dialogue with the government, commissioners and other authorities concerning the challenges of delivering Covid-19 vaccines and drawing up a distribution programme. The... mehr
DP World integrating Indo-European offering
P&O Ferrymasters and its parent company, DP World, have joined forces in their first common-carrier agreement, which provides customers with comprehensive solutions to move goods between India and Europe.P&O Ferrymasters and DP World can reduce the number of handling... mehr
Working for Thyssenkrupp Schulte
In Germany, Imperial has been asked to handle outbound logistics for Thyssenkrupp Schulte at the latter’s new site in the town of Rotenburg an der Wümme, between Hamburg and Bremen. The shipper is a materials distributor that is independent of producers and a service provider... mehr
A unicorn was born - to expand
Two months before the end of the year, Austria-headquartered Cargo-partner exceeded the mark of EUR 1 billion in annual billing for the first time in its existence. The company is thus well on the way to achieving its target of EUR 2 billion in sales by 2025. Although... mehr
Two more joint ventures in Africa
In Africa, new joint ventures in Egypt and Ethiopia have been concluded involving a major European player. In Egypt, IBA Freight Services, headquartered in Cairo close to the city’s international airport, has sold a majority stake to Ceva Logistics, its partner company for the... mehr
Medical contract for British player
Current Health, a provider of wearable healthcare devices and machine learning, aims to improve the delivery of patient care, deterioration prediction and research initiatives. To this end, the company has contracted Seko Logistics to enhance its global supply chain. Current... mehr