Logistics
DSV has added several new members to its Group Executive Committee and renamed the Solutions Division to Contract Logistics, after obtaining all regulatory clearances for its acquisition of German forwarder Schenker.
Helmut Schweighofer, currently chief executive of Schenker's Region Europe will become the new chief executive of DSV’s Road Division. He succeeds Søren Schmidt, who has decided to continue his career outside DSV.
Vishal Sharma, currently chief executive of Schenker's Region Asia ...
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Nikolay Pargov has been appointed chief executive of Girteka’s logistics business. He joined the company in September 2024, bringing over 20 years of experience in the sector, having worked with The company’s Girteka Europe West arm at the same time is renamed Girteka Logistics. In ...
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DP World and the Government of India have signed Bharat Africa Setu, an initiative aiming to double India-Africa trade and strengthen South-South cooperation.
Supported by India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of External Affairs, the initiative will connect DP World’s ports, economic zones ...
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Seafrigo has opened its fifth warehouse in Sweden, a 10,000sq m, 30,000-pallet facility in Katrineholm, southwest of Stockholm.
Seafrigo specializes in the storage and handling of foodstuffs across four temperature zones, ranging from frozen to controlled ambient. The company’s Nordic operations are headquartered in Helsingborg, which ...
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DHL eCommerce has opened a site in Newcastle. The 55,000sq ft facility will handle up to 15,000 parcels a day and is the latest development under DHL’s £482m investment in its UK infrastructure. It follows the opening of DHL’s Coventry Hub in March.
It has been ...
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DHL Global Forwarding has transported the world’s first mobile heart clinic for children to Burundi. It will provide life-saving cardiovascular surgeries for children with congenital heart diseases in partnership with German NGO, Kinderherzen.
An estimated 90 percent of children in Africa with CHD lack access to ...
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Trans Global Projects (TGP) has opened a new head office at Sevenoaks, Kent. . Founded in 1988, TGP has grown from a provider of international logistics solutions to a major project logistics forwarder. It acquired Swiss logistics specialist Natco in 2015 and its German arm ...
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XPO Logistics and Saint-Gobain Off-Site Solutions have partnered with North Yorkshire charity Chopsticks to provide timber off-cuts to its woodworking group.
Chopsticks support vulnerable adults in the community, providing them a safe working environment while teaching them new workshop skills. Working with otherwise scrap timber, the ...
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Palletways member Magnum Logistics has set itself a target to reduce its carbon footprint by 40% by 2040, following its move to a purpose-built depot at DP World London Gateway. A quarter of the roof of its new BREEAM and Planet Mark certified 100,000sq ft ...
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Transportation management platform Transporeon has extended its offering to include the forwarder-to-carrier spot road freight market. While Transporeon's platform facilitates connections within its own network, the move is an entry into the traditional freight exchange segment. It says it offers a modern, efficient alternative to ...
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