Americold expanding Christchurch site 
Americold has broken ground for the USD 34 million expansion of a temperature-controlled storage facility in Hornby, Christchurch (New Zealand). The project will more than double the site’s current capacity and support growing demand on New Zealand’s South Island from various... plus
MongoDB boosts access in Southeast Asia
MongoDB has expanded the availability of its multi-cloud data platform ‘MongoDB Atlas’ to Amazon Web Services (AWS) regions in Malaysia and Thailand. The move supports increased demand in Southeast Asia, where MongoDB has seen significant growth, as it has reported. With... plus
EU pharma flow insights
Germany, France, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands account for 68% of the pharmaceuticals trade in the EU-27, according to a recent report by Logista Freight. The study analyses intra-European trade flows in a sector moving 3.3 million t annually, with a market value of over... plus
Cargoline partner awards
Cargoline has named its ‘Partners of the Year’ for 2024, as the company has reported. Wackler Spedition & Logistik (Wilsdruff) secured first place for the second consecutive year. Kissel Spedition (Mainaschaff) came second, followed by Hartmann Spedition (Paderborn) in... plus
Lidl's biggest logistics hub in Portugal
Lidl has officially inaugurated its largest logistics centre in Portugal, located in Loures, following an investment of EUR 115 million. Covering 54,000 m² and offering space for 44,000 pallets, the site will supply up to 100 Lidl stores. Construction involved around 300... plus
Global humanitarian logistics agreement
DHL and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have signed a formal agreement to strengthen their collaboration in humanitarian logistics, as DHL has reported. The partnership aims to improve disaster response through enhancing localised response,... plus
Emons acquires LDB stake
Emons has reported it has acquired a strategic stake in the LDB group, effective retroactively from 1 January. The Baden-based German logistics provider comprises LDB Logistik and LDB Transport and employs around 100 people. Managing director Torsten Fellmoser remains in... plus
Un projet finalisé 
Intégration de Züst & Bachmeier Project dans Gruber Logistics. Depuis janvier, Züst & Bachmeier Project GmbH opère sous le nom de Gruber Logistics Project GmbH. Cette transition marque l’achèvement d’un processus initié avec l’acquisition d’Universal Transport en 2022 et vient... plus
Cirro expanding in Europe
Cirro Fulfillment has expanded its European operations with two new fulfilment centres in Spain and Italy. The Madrid facility, operational since January, covers 10,000 m² and holds Breeam ‘Excellent’ certification. Located in Villaverde, it provides access to key transport... plus
Craiss opens washing facility
Craiss Generation Logistics has reported that it has launched a washing facility for reusable transport containers in Sibiu (Romania), developed for a client in the automotive sector. The facility integrates a water recycling system and digital process control to optimise... plus