ESR to develop logistics park in Gujarat 
Expanding its presence in Gujarat in India, the logistic construction specialist ESR has acquired a 154.000 sqm site in Sanand and will invest INR 4 billion (EUR 0.04 billion) in the construction and development of a logistics park. With the project, ESR aims to capitalise... more
Yanmu East Logistics Park opens this month
Hassan Allam Utilities and Agility have formed a joint venture – Yanmu - to develop, build and operate modern logistics parks and Grade A warehousing facilities in Egypt. The companies’ first project, Yanmu East Logistics Park, is a 270,000 sqm site, 15 km from Cairo Airport... more
Ceiv Pharma certification for Apac & ME
Geodis has strengthened its air freight temperature-controlled pharma shipments capabilities in Asia Pacific and Middle East (Apac & ME) with the Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (Ceiv Pharma) certification. The certification... more
Expanding business in Lyon region
In Saint-Quentin Fallavier, in the heart of the Chesnes Park – Segro’s logistics zone with 2 million sqm and 13,000 jobs – Bansard Seko has decided to develop a new 11,000 sqm logistics site with delivery scheduled for October 2023. This new platform will enable the group... more
Uniexpress selects pioneer software
UK-based international freight forwarding company Uniexpress has become the largest customer of the innovative technology platform Forward Solutions. The Forward Vision software allows freight management companies to closely track the real-time progress of customer... more
Drone deliveries for Royal Mail
In Q2/2023, Skyports Drone Services will launch the Orkney I-Port operation, a fully electric drone logistics project created in partnership with Royal Mail, Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority and Loganair. The project will deliver two new capabilities: daily... more
Swiss hyperloop team wins innovation prize
At the 2023 "Not-A-Boring Competition" in Bastrop, Texas, at the beginning of April, the "Swissloop Tunnelling" team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich was awarded the top prize for innovative design. Sponsored by Gebrüder... more
Free logistics space near Wilhelmshaven
The Jade Weser Port Freight Village (GVZ) in direct vicinity to the Eurogate Container Terminal in Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany, offers 1,500,000 sqm of high-quality business locations for logistics properties. The plots allow companies to realise and operate 24/7... more
Boosting storage capacities in UK
A.P. Moller - Maersk is further expanding its network of warehouses in UK. In addition to warehouses in Doncaster, Tamworth and Kettering, Maersk has signed a lease for a 63,000 sqm facility at Segro Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway. The newly built property will be... more
Handling 1 million coffee orders per year
DHL Supply Chain is extending its strategic partnership with Nestlé Nespresso to provide logistics and fulfilment services in Australia. Projected to handle over 1 million orders in the first year, the Australian operation will be based in omnichannel facilities in Brisbane and... more