Imperial Logistics acquires majority stake in KWS Carriers 
The South Africa-based company Imperial Logistics recently acquired a 60% stake in KWS Carriers, a South African bulk transporter. The new acquisition slots into the group’s bulk commodity services division, enhancing its capacity to deliver comprehensive supply chain solutions... more
FM Logistic expanding on Iberian Peninsula
The French service provider FM Logistic succeeded in expanding substantially in Spain and Portugal in the first half of the current year, as its turnover in that period was 22.6% higher than in H1/2012. However, apart from the increase no other figures were released. In its last... more
Asco wins new contract in Tanzania
The Asco Group, a leading international oil and gas services company, has won a major three-year contract, valued at around USD 100 million, to provide supply base services to BG in Tanzania. The contract will be fulfilled via the port of Mtwara and will provide jobs for over... more
Schneckenreither expanding in Austria
Schneckenreither, an Austrian forwarding company that was founded in 1970 and domiciled in Ansfelden in Upper Austria, has invested approximately EUR 20 million (including the cost of the land) in a new multifunctional logistics park in Wels, near Linz. The Schneckenreither... more
Röhlig takes over South American partner Procargo
Röhlig, an owner-managed logistics company based in Bremen (Germany), has now taken over Procargo, its long-standing premium agent in South America. Röhlig already acquired 50% of the shares in Procargo in 2011, thereby decisively reinforcing its presence in the growing South... more
Norbert Dentressangle ships temporary road to Switzerland
Norbert Dentressangle has completed a project for Sagérime SA to transport soil protection mats for the creation of a temporary road surface, from the UK to Burgdorf (Switzerland) for the country’s Federal Wrestling and Alpine Games Festival 2013. The event, which ran from 30... more
Yusen Logistics opens new office in Jaipur
Yusen Logistics (India) Ltd, (YL-IN) established a sales office in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan (India), and launched operations on 2 September 2013. Jaipur, some 260 km southwest of Delhi, boasts a wide range of industries, including jewellery products, minerals,... more
Kellogg's expands with Dentressangle in Germany
In addition to the recent renewal of its UK warehousing contract, Kellogg’s has appointed French transport and logistics service provider Norbert Dentressangle to manage its German warehousing operations. Recognising the value created through working together in the UK... more
DPD acquires stake in Tiramizoo 
The courier, express and parcel service provider DPD is stepping up its activities in the business-to-consumer (B2C) segment and has taken a 20% share in the German city courier portal Tiramizoo. more
Sievert takes over Adolf Schuck in Germany
The German transport company Sievert Handel Transporte GmbH (SHT) is continuing to grow steadily. The firm, based in Lengerich (Germany), has just taken over Adolf Schuck Transport + Logistik GmbH’s business activities and most of its employees. The move enables SHT to... more