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Bullet Express targets triple growth

Bullet Express is targeting threefold growth over the next four years and is currently tracking ahead of plan, says group chief executive, John McKail. The Scottish-based transport, storage and international logistics business is planning accelerated growth after a year of strategic overhaul following private equity investment by Panoramic Growth Equity, Maven Capital Partners and Emerald Capital. It is targeting opportunities across the UK and internationally for its fleet, storage and global ... [+]

Kuehne+Nagel to buy US drayage firm IMC

Kuehne+Nagel is to acquire a 51% stake in US marine drayage company IMC Logistics, for an undisclosed sum. IMC specializes in transportation solutions to or from seaports or rail hubs, customer facilities and inland. Collierville, Tennessee –headquartered IMC's national network includes 49 locations and it ... [+]

Freightos links up with e2open

The Freightos fright booking and payment platform is now integrating its services with  supply chain software provider e2open. It gives forwarders access to Freightos’ dynamic rates, eBooking and market intelligence from their usual portal,without switching or error-prone manual processes. The integration has been tested by Crane ... [+]

Le Truck Village celebrates fourth birthday

LeShuttle Freight has celebrated four years since the opening of Le Truck Village in 2020, a secure and safe space for drivers as they travel between the UK and Europe. Situated off the A16 motorway in Coquelles and with over 270 spaces available, Lthe Village has ... [+]

Duvenbeck to buy Sander

Duvenbeck Group is to take over fellow German operator Sander Logistics Group. Sander’s sites in Hamburg, Itzehoe, Rostock, Halle and Moosburg will will complement the current Duvenbeck network and improve access to northern and eastern Germany. Sander will continue to operate under its own brand ... [+]

Dachser in the green zone for Cologne

Logistics provider Dachser has set up an emission-free delivery zone in the centre of Cologne, Germany, in which it will use only battery-electric vehicles for non-refrigerated goods. Two 7.5-tonne FUSO eCanter electric trucks, with space for eleven standard pallets and a 3.5-tonne Renault Master E-Tech with ... [+]

Shipper’s group Xstaff becomes shiftX

Xstaff is to be renamed shiftX, delegates to the shippers’ group were told at its seventh  BCO Conference in Hamburg on 14 November.  Managing partners and organizers Antonios Rigalos and Stephan Schiller said the new name would position the organization as a ‘creator of synergy, ... [+]

Globalization still at record level, despite problems

Globalization remains at a record level, despite geopolitical tensions and uncertainties, say DHL and New York University’s Stern School of Business in the latest issue of the DHL Global Connectedness Tracker, published on 19 November. In 2023, 21% of the value of all goods and services ... [+]

Welsh Govt to set up freight group

The Road Haulage Association says that the Welsh Government has committed to establishing a Logistics and Freight Delivery Group following a meeting with First Minister Eluned Morgan at the Welsh Labour Conference in Llandudno on 17 November. The group discussed issues including investment in the ... [+]

Seafrigo sets its sights on UK growth

French-owned Seafrigo Group recently opened a new headquarters and base in Le Havre but it is also expanding rapidly in the UK. In July 2023, the French food logistics specialist acquired UK-headquartered forwarder Perishables Movements Ltd (PML) which operates at Heathrow, and Kent in air, ocean ... [+]

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