Planzer taking over Maier Spedition on New Year’s Day 
Planzer Holding AG, a Swiss transport and logistics company headquartered in Dietikon, near Zurich, has been holding negotiations for quite some time about a possible participation in the forwarding company Maier Spedition Gmbh, as part of the latter’s plan of succession. It... more
DSV Solutions lands US warehousing/distribution contract
DSV Solutions, part of the Danish transport and logistics group DSV, has been awarded a long-term contract to operate the warehousing and distribution activities in the USA for the Danish furniture manufacturer BoConcept. The contract will initially run from the DSV Solutions... more
Shippers and logisticians come closer together 
According to this year’s annual third-party logistics study, which has been produced by Pennsylvania State University in collaboration with the consultancy Capgemini, amongst others, shippers are concentrating increasingly on globalisation, competition and the changing economic... more
FIS selects Conceptum Sport Logistics as official logistics...
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has placed its entire association’s logistics in the hands of Conceptum Sport Logistics (CSL). The collaboration with the Frankfurt/Main (Germany)-based logistics company is covers the coming years and the contract was officially signed and... more
DB Schenker Logistics – Prague terminal opened
DB Schenker Logistics’ national subsidiary in Czechia recently transferred its headquarters and logistics centre to a new location. Services were not disrupted during the move to a new business park in Rudná. The new logistics centre covers 90,800 sqm in all and encompasses an... more
FPS Group adds two new members
The Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) Group, a global forwarding and NVOCC system, has appointed two new network members. One is Mubai-based Global Logistics, which has its own regional offices in Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Tuticorin and Jaipur, and... more
Ceva lands new contract with Terex in Brazil
The logistics and SCM service provider Ceva Logistics has won a three year contract with Terex, a global manufacturer of lifting and material handling equipment for use in industries including construction, infrastructure, quarrying, mining, shipping, transportation, energy,... more
Deutsche Post DHL: higher profit, slight drop in turnover
The mail and logistics service provider Deutsche Post DHL was forced to accept a drop in turnover in Q3/2013. Sales sank to EUR 13.5 billion, 2.5% less than in the same quarter in 2012. In contrast, earnings before interest and tax increased by 7% to EUR 646 million. Group... more
Agility – more earnings, lower sales
Agility, a Kuwait-based international transport and logistics corporation, reported that its Q3/2013 turnover fell by 10% to KWD 326.75 million (EUR 859.1 million). The company succeeded in boosting its net profit in the period under review to KWD 12.13 million (EUR 31.9... more
