A ship management takeover 
Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) and Seatrans have set up a joint venture, called Stödig Ship Management. CSM said that the strategic partnership with the Norwegian shipowner and operator, which specialises in services for chemical tankers, ro-ro, offshore/energy as well as bulkers... plus
Made.com makes more in London
Made.com, a digital lifestyle brand in home furniture, plans to expand its facility at London Gateway’s Logistics Park. The company will more than double its available space by opening an additional 160,000 sqm warehouse. The new facility will be opened in two phases, with... plus
Takeover in Switzerland
Germany-based Noerpel Group is acquiring the Swiss company Logistik 2000. With the new location in Diepoldsau directly on the Austrian border, the buyer is thus gaining its second branch in Switzerland. Founded in 1999, Logistik 2000 has a freight forwarding facility of just... plus
UPS relocates
UPS opened new parcel and distribution centre in Bülach near Zurich at the end of March this year. It replaces the company's previous centre in Rümlang, which had been operating for 25 years. The new hub is located not far from the city centre and Zurich Airport. The... plus
Barking to receive new customs facility
DB Cargo UK has successfully bid for funding to create a new ‘customs approval area’ at its intermodal terminal at Barking in London. Work will begin shortly to build a new inland border control facility at the site to speed up the seamless movement of goods into and out of the... plus
Air cargo demand: all time high in March
Yesterday, 4 May 2021, on the first day of this year's (virtual) Air Cargo Europe conference, Iata released March 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand continued to outperform pre-Covid levels (March 2019) with an increase of 4.4%. In March,... plus
One-stop-shop directly on site
VTG is restructuring its position in the Turkish market and bringing all business activities of VTG Rail Europe, VTG Rail Logistics and VTG Tanktainer under one roof at the group's subsidiary VTG Nakliyat. Sinemis Özden, managing director VTG Nakliyat, und Zoltán Potvorszki,... plus
Thurner joins board
Tegernsee (Germany)-headquartered Loxxess , a specialist for industrial and trade logistics, has appointed Christina Thurner as equal member of the board, joining her brother Claus-Peter Amberger. Thurner will retain her mandates as member of the advisory boards of Loxxess... plus
Fuelled by growing air cargo volumes
Samskip has established a dedicated air freight business, adding significant new options to a service portfolio that already includes rail, road, shortsea and inland waterway links in Europe and global cargo logistics solutions. "Samskip Air" has opened its doors... plus
Gefco 's air & sea wins in 2020
It is the pandemic paradox again. In 2020, Gefco experienced a 19.7% fall in revenues due to disruptions in customers’ businesses around the world, but maintained a 3.7% ebit margin, (4.3% in 2019). In total, Gefco's revenues in 2020 amounted to EUR 3.8 billion, a 19.7% decrease... plus