Rhenus acquires Cesped in Italy 
Rhenus Logistics has purchased 100% of the equity share capital of Italy-based Cesped and its related companies. Guido Restelli, MD of Rhenus Logistics in Italy and future member of Cesped’s management board, remarked: “This move offers great potential for further developments... more
Bergé and Gefco create JV
Bergé and Gefco have closed a joint venture deal to create a major finished-vehicle logistics provider in Spain. The JV - Bergé Gefco - will offer more than 3 million sqm of space for storing up to 120,000 vehicles, along with a fleet of 700 trucks, 100 railcar wagons and 40'000... more
Emirates banks on Irish cargo traffic
Just months before Brexit, Dubai-based Emirates Skycargo announced that it carried close to 10,000 t of Irish exports from Dublin in 2018. Each of the twice daily B777 flights between Dublin and Dubai offer up to 25 t of cargo capacity. Last year, 35% of Emirates Skycargo’s... more
K + N nets Zalando contract
The fashion retailer Zalando has contracted Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) to provide and manage an inbound distribution centre in Halle an der Saale (Germany). The 35,000 sqm facility will go into operation in autumn this year. As many as 100 million articles per year will be... more
Better rail links for Dunkirk
The Novatrans subsidiary Greenmodal Transport and the port of Dunkirk are jointly launching a new multimodal offering. From this month, shuttle trains will haul maritime containers between the port on the North Sea coast of France and all major hubs in southern France (Bordeaux,... more