Hines, a global real estate investment, development, and property manager, has acquired five logistics assets across three separate transactions from different vendors throughout the UK, Spain, and The Netherlands on behalf of its Hines European Property Partners (HEPP) core-plus fund. In the curren...

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has concluded the 2022 financial year very successfully, continuing the company’s strong performance of recent years in the face of persistently challenging market conditions. Hellmann was able to increase its total sales by 24 % to EUR 5.0 billion (2021: EUR 4.1 billi...

Smart factory operations can help supply chain leaders achieve many of their highest priorities, but the challenges are too often underestimated, according to research from Gartner, Inc. Successful smart factory initiatives require accompanying cultural and operational transformations that are slow ...

Bournemouth Airport’s Cargo First air freight business is celebrating the start of a new regular service between China and Bournemouth as part of a strategic partnership to grow the airport’s cargo operation. Shenzhen Sharing Express Logistic-Tech Ltd (SSELT) has launched the first all-cargo rou...

UK fleet managers have modernisation clearly in their sights for 2023, against a backdrop of fluctuating fuel prices and driver shortages. That’s according to a survey of 150 fleet managers, commissioned by Samsara, which reveals key priorities include upgrading vehicles (98%), increasing the sust...

Wix.com Ltd., a global SaaS platform to create, manage and grow an online presence, today announced the launch of its native shipping solution. Wix has partnered with Shippo, a shipping platform for modern eCommerce, to seamlessly provide Wix business owners with a shipping solution that gives them ...

Warehouses are some of the most important parts of the way that retail organisations operate, with better warehouse logistics keeping companies up to date with their orders and shipping requirements, writes Jack Roberts of Bluestonex (pictured). As artificial intelligence and machine learning become...

The May ’23 issue of Logistics Business magazine: 76 pages of exclusive content spanning the international supply chain and warehousing sector. Big interviews with CEOs of Combilift, Honeywell, Redkik insurance, Deposco and stow. Features and case studies on distribution centre property, food reta...

International food and drink group, Princes, has established new partnerships with XPO Logistics and Knowles Transport for stock management, handling and shunting activity in the UK. Transportation specialists Knowles Transport will provide stock management solutions at the Group’s warehouses in W...

PineBridge Benson Elliot, a UK-based pan-European real estate fund manager, and their JV Partner, Evo Industrial, have acquired two further sites, under their strategy, with Evo Industrial to deliver last mile logistics in and around London and key regional markets in the UK. The two sites are a 4-a...