DSV has inaugurated its new Gauteng HQ in South Africa, DSV Park Gauteng, which is Africa’s largest integrated logistics centre. With this centralised facility DSV will be able to provide more seamless service to customers which is an integral part of creating a strengthened and more efficient log...

Synergy Marine Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Synergy Group, has signed an agreement to take over Maersk Tankers’ technical management business. This will strengthen Synergy Group’s position within technical management, and Maersk Tankers will become a service company focused on commercial managemen...

Descartes Systems Group, a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has published the findings of its Consumer Online Delivery Research, which set out to assess consumers’ online purchasing experiences across Europe. Undertaken by SAPIO Research during July 2021, the in...

BEOS Logistics, a joint venture between Swiss Life Asset Managers, Ingo Steves and Stephan Bone-Winkel, is developing an 85,000 sq m logistics facility close to the ports of DeltaPort Niederrheinhäfen on the Rhine and Lippe rivers in Wesel near Duisburg for a global logistics service provider. BEOS...

nShift, a global provider of cloud delivery management solutions for e-commerce shops, retailers, manufacturers and third-party logistics companies has acquired Webshipper. Webshipper is a leading e-commerce cloud delivery management platform, serving over 5,000 e-commerce stores in Denmark, includi...

The Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) has called for the government to help it address acute labour shortages across the UK. In a letter to the UK’s Business Secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, TIMCON President John Dye (pictured) said a lack of staff in the pallet and packaging sector i...

The IFOY organisation has appointed three new jurors, including Peter MacLeod, news editor of Logistics Business in the UK. He will be joined on the panel by Rosa Maria Cherubini, managing editor at Il Giornale della Logistica in Italy, and Klaus Koch, editor-in-chief at the online magazine Logistic...

Irish materials handling specialist Combilift has officially launched its latest product, the Combi-XLE, as a further addition to its impressive range of electric models. In line with the growing demand for electric powered equipment, this multidirectional forklift with up to 5t lift capacity, combi...

Forto, a leading provider of digitised freight forwarding and supply chain solutions, is to expand into the Spanish market with a new office in Madrid. The new office marks a further step in Forto’s growth trajectory and expansion of its European footprint. The company takes its first steps in Spa...

Sealed Air has launched a new paper void fill system to help E-commerce companies meet the challenges of quickly scaling up and satisfying fast growing demand for orders. The new Sealed Air brand FasFil Jr has been specifically designed to combine all the key performance features that enable compani...