FedEx starts new domestic shipping service in Sweden 
CEP provider and integrator FedEx Express has commenced a domestic shipping service in Sweden, following last year's addition of five local stations. Sweden has become the ninth country in Europe and the third in the Nordic states in which FedEx Express offers a domestic... more
Hansa Heavy Lift selects agent for Scandinavia
Hansa Heavy Lift has appointed Energy Project Shipping ApS (EPS) as its exclusive agent in Scandinavia. Headquartered in Risskov (Denmark), EPS will cover northern Europe and Scandinavia, with a focus on the energy sector. The managing director of EPS, Jeppe Frank, previously... more
K + N provides warehousing services for Toyota in Ukraine
Logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) has been awarded a three-year contract for warehousing services to support the supply of spare parts and accessories to Toyota retailers and service stations in the Ukraine. Toyota Ukraine has selected a dedicated space at the K + N... more
Tremco illbruck from Bodenwöhr to the whole of Europe
Tremco illbruck, a leading provider of sealing and weatherproofing solutions to professionals in the European construction market, is expanding its logistics division at its Bodenwöhr manufacturing plant in Germany. To support this move, general contractor Klug Integrierte... more
DSV Road launches online quote & book portal
DSV Road has launched an online quote & book portal to deliver an instant response to UK customers seeking a spot price. "The portal covers export, import and domestic road shipments and speeds up the spot quote process for our customers," explained Chris Malyon,... more
Norbert Dentressangle appointed network's member of France
Norbert Dentressangle Overseas has inherited from Daher the membership in France of the Waco system global freight network. Waco, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, is a network of freight forwarders, counting members in 90 countries and 400 locations that... more
1,000th GLS parcel shop in Denmark
GLS Denmark, a company of General Logistics Systems, Amsterdam (GLS), is driving the fitting of new shops in a targeted manner. Its 1,000th parcel shop was opened by Denmark's second-largest parcel service a couple of days ago in Billum near Varde. GLS Denmark has opened 250 new... more
Boom in warehouses in China continues
The Shanghai Yupei Group, a logistics warehouse developer in China, and the Carlyle Group together with the Townsend Group will jointly invest some USD 200 million in 17 contemporary logistics warehouses in China. Carlyle and Townsend will acquire shares in five existing... more
Loxxess operates European central warehouse for Bon'A Parte
The Danish fashion label Bon’A Parte has assigned the operation of its European central warehouse to the medium-sized logistics services provider LOXXESS. So far, Bon’A Parte had operated the warehouse at its head office in Ikast itself. LOXXESS now controls warehousing, quality... more
Eleven apprentices start logistics career at Dachser...
Eleven young adults opted for training at the logistics services provider Dachser at four locations in Switzerland in 2013. All apprenticeships began at the start of August. In addition to commercial apprentices, Dachser also trains road haulage specialists and... more