Transnatur opens new bonded warehouse near Bilbao 
Transnatur Norte, a firm owned by the family-managed Barcelona-based Spanish transport and logistics company Transnatur, has commenced operations at a 2,400 sqm bonded warehouse in the industrial zone of Zamudio, east of the city of Bilbao in northern Spain. Transnatur said that... more
Geodis to manage logistics for QVC
QVC, the shopping and entertainment TV channel, has contracted Geodis Logistics to manage stock activities of sold products for four years. In order to satisfy its customers and offer a higher number of products, QVC chose a logistic partner that delivers flexible and innovative... more
HSE24 steps up collaboration with DHL
Germany’s multichannel retailer HSE24 has reallocated its logistics requirements and decided to extend its collaboration with DHL Paket Deutschland. The move makes DHL the sole logistics partner of HSE24 once again. To fulfil this augmented contract DHL has enlarged an existing... more
UPS reports favourable Q3
Business was favourable for the US integrator and parcel service provider UPS in Q3/2013. Growing export volumes in Europe and booming online trading in the USA ensured that the company’s net profit soared by 134% to USD 1.097 billion, from USD 469 million in the same quarter a... more
Panalpina ups its Q3 earnings
Panalpina, a Basel (Switzerland)-based logistics corporation, reported that its net turnover dropped from CHF 1.721 billion to CHF 1.7 billion in the third quarter of business year 2013. In contrast, the service provider’s operating profit rose by 6% to CHF 403.1 million, from... more
Standstill in Europe nearly over? 
This year’s annual general meeting of the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG) took place recently in the German capital Berlin. It focused mainly on the fact that sales in the European car market are continuing to crumble, due to the ongoing poor economic situation... more
Times still tough for TNT Express
The international CEP service provider TNT Express, headquartered in the Netherlands, has still not been able to start moving ahead. Its Q3/2013 turnover sank by 6.6% to EUR 1.621 billion (from EUR 1.736 billion noted in the same period in 2012). Net earnings slumped by 25%,... more
Swisslog lands big order from SCA in the Netherlands
Swisslog, an international intralogistics provider based in Switzerland, has signed an agreement with the global hygiene and forest products company SCA to design and realize an automated finished goods warehouse at an existing production facility in Hoogezand (Netherlands).... more
Claas entrusts procurement logistics services to Duvenbeck
The international agricultural machinery producer Claas, headquartered in Harsewinkel (Germany), has awarded a three-year contract to the medium-sized German logistics group Duvenbeck. The pact, which covers comprehensive logistics services for eight Claas locations in Europe,... more
Amazon building new logistics centres in Czechia
The US online retailer Amazon is building two new logistics centres in Czechia by 2014, and will create up to 10,000 jobs in the country. The facilities will be located near Prague airport and in the city of Brno. The world’s largest online trader said that it wants to establish... more