Roadrunner acquires Yes Trans 
Fresh on the heels of its acquisition of US transport and logistics company G.W. Palmer, US transport company Roadrunner Transportation Systems has purchased the assets of refrigerated truckload provider Yes Trans for USD 1.2 million in cash and an earn-out capped at just above... more
Renovation – innovation – activation 
Sulser Transport and Sulser Logistics Solutions are in transition. The comprehensive renovation of the Brunegg logistics centre will be completed by early 2014, and the companies are also building up several new business sectors. After his first 150 days as the new managing... more
Amber Road buys China's Easy Cargo
Amber Road, a provider of global trade management software solutions, recently acquired Shanghai-based Easy Cargo, which develops such solutions for China's foreign trade regulations. Easy Cargo's cloud-based solutions cover a special area of foreign trade management: China... more
Fedex posts strong result in Q1
In Q1 of the current 2013/2014 financial year, which ended on 31 August, the US CEP services provider and integrator Fedex improved its sales on the same period in the previous year by 2% to USD 10.8 billion. The operating result increased by 7% to USD 742 million, and net... more
Multitrade Spain transports train cars from Spain to Chile
Multitrade Spain, a member to the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network in Spain, won a contract to transport some 50 train cars from Bilbao (Spain) to San Antonio (Chile). CEE is a global network for equipment owners such as haulers, crane operators, tug, barge, port and rail... more
Norbert Dentressangle opens new logistics platform in Vigo
The French transport and logistics company Norbert Dentressangle recently opened a new logistics centre in the technology and logistics park of the northern Spanish town of Vigo. The platform has a total logistics surface area of 3,300 sqm and is equipped with 14 loading and... more
Strategic TPI Mega Line and CJ Korea Express alliance
TPI Mega Line has announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with CJ Korea Express. TPI Mega Line is a leading provider of global heavy marine transport management services. CJ Korea Express is one of the largest logistics companies in South Korea. TPI Mega Line... more
Ceva and Ford extend relationship at Kansas City plant
SCM and Ceva Logistics recently announced a contract renewal and expansion of business with Ford Motor Company. Ceva will provide a range of logistics services for Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant (KCAP) in Claycomo, Missouri. Ceva has served Ford KCAP as an off-site supply... more
Roadrunner snaps up G.W. Palmer Logistics
The US company Roadrunner Transportation Systems has purchased the remaining shares in G.W. Palmer Logistics LLC, headquartered in Batesville AR. The price of the acquisition was around USD 2.5 million. www.rrts.com www.gwpl.com more
Navis collaborating with M&M in Turkey
Navis Schiffahrt- und Speditions AG, an independent family managed forwarding company based in Hamburg (Germany), began to work with the Istanbul-based firm Militzer & Münch Uluslararasi Nakliyat ve Lojistik Hizmetler Tic AS in the overland transport service sector on 1... more