Portugal plans to sell 70% of national postal operator CTT 
The Portuguese government recently confirmed that the council of ministers has approved plans to sell 70% of the national postal operator CTT Group. The government said in a statement that it will float the company through an initial public offering on the domestic stock... more
ECG welcomes Galliker and M.C.C.L. as new members
The Brussels-based European Car Group (ECG), the association of European vehicle logistics, welcomed two new members - Galliker Transport AG and Mediterranean Car-Carriers Line (M.C.C.L) - at last week's annual conference, which took place in Berlin (Germany). ECG represents... more
A new alternative to bar codes? 
During a six-month practical test, System Alliance, the medium-sized general cargo cooperation network, is evaluating whether the quick response code (QR) is suitable for daily use. This electronic tool can store significantly more information on a square base than can the bar... more
Kuehne + Nagel inaugurates regional integrated logistics...
Logistics service provider Kuehne + Nagel has inaugurated a control centre for integrated logistics in Singapore to enhance its end-to-end logistics offering and infrastructure in the Asia Pacific region. In line with Kuehne + Nagel’s global end-to-end strategy, the new platform... more
Greencarrier Freight Services helps Lagerhaus launch in...
The renowned Swedish interior design company Lagerhaus has chosen Greencarrier Freight Services (Sweden) to handle the logistics for its first shop outside its home country. The shop opened in the Apita Nishiyamato department store in the Nagoya-Osaka area (Japan) on 9 October.... more
Kuehne + Nagel working for Johnson & Johnson Medical China
Johnson & Johnson Medical China, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, the US-based multinational producer of medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer goods, has awarded Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) a warehouse management contract for its medical devices in China. As part of... more
DSV Road SAS (France) opens new branch office near Angers
DSV Road SAS (France), a French subsidiary of the Danish transport and logistics corporation DSV, recently commenced operations at a new branch office in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou, close to the city of Angers in western France. The new facility has 18 members of staff. ... more
UPS to expand natural gas footprint
The US-based integrator UPS plans to invest approximately USD 50 million to build an additional nine liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelling stations, bringing the total number of stations to 13 in the USA. All should be operational by the end of 2014. The enhanced LNG... more
Norbert Dentressangle working for Toolbank
The French service provider Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has won a major new contract with Toolbank, one of Europe’s leading specialist distributors of hand and power tools. Toolbank stocks more than 25,000 products and 250 brands, including Black & Decker, De Walt, Milwaukee,... more
DPD raising prices too in 2014
The international parcel and express service provider DPD will increase its prices for business customers by an average of 3.5% at the beginning of 2014. DPD said that its price hike is in reaction to higher wage and associated labour costs, as well as the increasing outlay for... more