DHL Express receives 100th Tapa certification in Europe 
DHL Express has received the Transported Asset Protection Association (Tapa)’s category A certification for its gateway terminal in Belfast (Northern Ireland), the 100th facility in its European network. A total of 242 platforms in the global DHL Express network now have... more
TNT Express expands express freight service
TNT Express has expanded its intercontinental express freight service in ten additional countries outside Europe, bringing global coverage to 80 countries worldwide. The expansion includes key business locations, particularly in North America. Customers shipping to the Middle... more
XPO Logistics agrees to acquire NLM
XPO Logistics Inc has entered into a definitive agreement with Landstar System Inc to acquire NLM, the largest provider of web-based expedited transportation management in North America. The purchase price is USD 87 million in cash, subject to working capital adjustment. A... more
Yusen Logistics to open new warehouse near Moscow
The service provider Yusen Logistics is to open a 24,000 sqm warehouse in Pokrov, Moscow (Russia). The company is constructing the facility in order to meet growing consumer demand from the Russian market. The warehouse is located 20 km south of Moscow and is one of two storage... more
Gefco Romania receives AEO certification
Gefco Romania, the national subsidiary of the international transport and logistics group Gefco, has been certified as an authorised economic operator (AEO certificate/simplified customs procedures/security). Gefco said that thanks to this certificiation in Romania, the time for... more
Kuehne + Nagel expands in Geel
The logistics service provider Kuehne + Nagel has expanded its capacities and service portfolio in Belgium. The extension of its state-of-the-art logistics centre in Geel was recently inaugurated by the honorary chairman of Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Klaus-Michael Kuehne.... more
Hoyer invests in new 40 ft tank containers
The Hamburg (Germany)-based international logistics company Hoyer is now using 40 ft containers for the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG), with immediate effect. The new receptacles are ideal for this type of transport and offer enhanced safety and economy. Hoyer’s... more
Mory Ducros facing bankruptcy 
The French general cargo specialist Mory Ducros, the second-largest French transport firm with 5,000 employees on its books, has reported that it is insolvent and has applied to go into receivership. The logistics service provider’s future is thus naturally very uncertain. In... more
Brown-Forman and Fiege extend cooperation
The German logistics service provider Fiege has extended its contract with Brown-Forman Deutschland GmbH at the Hamburg site. Jack Daniel's, Southern Comfort and Finlandia are just some of the premium brands that belong to the Brown-Forman range of beverages. Fiege proved the... more
Marseilles Fos selects new car terminal operator
Following a call for tenders in November 2012, the Marseilles Fos port authority has chosen automotive logistics specialist TEA – part of the Charles Andre transport group - to develop and operate an import/export terminal for new cars at the Brule-Tabac quay in Fos (France).... more