Ceva signs three-year contract with Scania in Iberia 
The logistics and SCM service provider Ceva Logistics has signed a three-year contract worth more than EUR 3.5 million with Scania CV, a manufacturer of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and industrial and marine engines. According to the contract Ceva will... more
Mory Ducros facing bankruptcy in France
Mory Ducros, the second largest French transport firm with 5,000 employees, reported that it was insolvent and applied to go into receivership on 22 November. It is one of the biggest bankruptcies in France since the household equipment manufacturer Moulinex, with its... more
EU initiates proceedings against Germany for Deutsche...
The European Commission has referred Germany to the EU's Court of Justice for failing to recover incompatible state aid from Deutsche Post/DHL. Last year the commission decided that Germany’s financial support for the pensions of former Deutsche Post/DHL employees was illegal... more
Honold Logistik investing in pharmaceuticals logistics
The German service provider Honold Logistik recently handed over the second construction stage of the Neu-Ulm logistics park (southern Germany) to the company Ratiopharm. Since the end of August 2013, 20,000 sqm of logistics space and 3,800 sqm of offices have been phased in on... more
Ceva breaks ground for new multi-user warehouse in Malaysia
The logistics and SCM service provider Ceva Logistics is to expand its footprint in Malaysia following the ground breaking ceremony of a third distribution centre in the country on 18 November. Ceva Logistics and its partner Oryx Impressions Sdn Bhd have started construction... more
Foundation stone laid for new Zufall/Sartorius logistics...
The German logistics service provider Zufall and the technology corporation Sartorius recently laid the foundation stone for a new logistics centre in Gottingen (Germany). Zufall Logistics Group will own the property which will cost around EUR 15 million. The sum includes all... more
K + N officially opens new logistics centre in Atlanta (USA)
The global logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) recently hosted a grand opening ceremony for its new logistics centre in Atlanta GA (USA). The purpose-built around 23,000 sqm office and logistics platform allows K+N to enhance its air, sea, road and rail logistics, as well as... more
DHL to be sole of logistics partner of Leipziger Messe
DHL Trade Fairs & Events (TFE), a business unit of DHL Freight, has once again won the logistics services tender issued by Leipziger Messe GmbH, the operating company of Leipzig’s trade fair centre. The contract is for five years. In contrast to previous years DHL is to be... more
Goodman building for Amazon in Poland
The logistics property developer Goodman is currently constructing the first logistics centre in Wroclaw (Poland) for the US online retailer Amazon. Building work on the around 95,000 sqm platform began in October 2013, and the full range of services is slated to start in... more
International Paralympic Committee prolongs contract with...
DB Schenker has extended its contract with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), headquartered in Bonn (Germany). Under the four-year pact DB Schenker will provide logistics, freight forwarding and customs clearance services for the Paralympic Games in Sochi 2014 (7 - 23... more