
Depot in Mannheim starts operations
DPD increases parcel capacities
Last weekend the new DPD depot in Mannheim opened for business. Initially around 16,500 parcels per day will be processed there on an area of over 5,000 square meters.

Depot in Mannheim starts operations
Last weekend the new DPD depot in Mannheim opened for business. Initially around 16,500 parcels per day will be processed there on an area of over 5,000 square meters.

The pfenning logistics group receives recertification for the GDP certificate (Good Distribution Practice) acquired in 2017 at the Heddesheim site.

71 young men and women are starting their apprenticeships at transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss in Austria, Germany and Switzerland this year. The company is thus maintaining its number of apprentices despite the coronavirus crisis.

BLG Logistics wants to become climate-neutral by 2030. The company is one of the first logistics service providers to have its target scientifically tested in accordance with the international Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

"Sustainability is here to stay," said Thomas Fell, Managing Director of GS1 Germany, at the opening of the 26th Retail Logistics Congress, which took place in Cologne on August 18 and 19.

In future, pharmaceuticals and other sensitive goods can be sorted and transported through Germany more quickly. That is why trans-o-flex celebrated the laying of the foundation stone for its new logistics center in Driedorf, Hesse, this week.

BluJay Solutions, a provider of supply chain software and services, has announced a business deal: Gebrüder Weiss GmbH will rely on the supply chain execution technology offered by BluJay's LSP platform.

The Bielefeld branch of the global full-service provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has been awarded the title "Excellent Family Friendly".

32 applicants from 13 countries: The Digital Logistics Award, presented as part of the Zukunftskongress Logistik, will be more international than ever in 2020.

Locally CO2-neutral distribution transport
DB Schenker is the first customer in the second test phase in Germany to take delivery of a battery-electric eActros from the so-called "innovation fleet".

166 young people are now starting their careers at Rhenus. Rhenus training officer Sophia Doukas and the training officers from two other Rhenus companies welcomed 16 new trainees at the company's headquarters in Holzwickede on August 4 while observing all the hygiene and distancing regulations.

Rhenus Warehousing Solutions is looking for 80 new employees for its logistics center in Eisenach from autumn 2020. After investing millions in a new order picking system, a long-term contract has been signed with the Otto Group in Eisenach.

With 2.1 million vehicles in 2019, AutoTerminal Bremerhaven is one of the largest car ports in the world. With Isabella 2.0, the partners BIBA - Bremen Institute for Production and Logistics at the University of Bremen, BLG Logistics and Bremen-based software specialist 28Apps Software focused on process planning and control.

Contrary to the tradition that all new Hellmann Worldwide Logistics trainees meet for the kick-off at the headquarters in Osnabrück, the meeting will take place digitally and decentrally from home for the first time in times of Corona.

Greiwing welcomes 17 new trainees this year. On August 3, 13 of them had their first day at the Duisburg, Greven, Raunheim and Worms sites.

The Logistic Hall of Fame and the Logistic Alliance Germany have agreed on a partnership. The virtual logistics hall of fame and the PPP project of the Federal Ministry of Transport want to set a joint example for the efficiency and innovative strength of logistics.

Contract logistics company reorganizes...
Manuel Pfenning takes over the management of the operational pfenning companies with immediate effect and, together with Rana Matthias Nag, the long-standing Managing Director of the pfenning Group, forms the new dual leadership of the family business.

With 29 new recruits, the L.I.T. Group has maintained the internal record for trainees set last year.

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and the start-up Qwyk, which claims to operate the largest database for schedules in the FCL, LCL and airfreight sectors, have announced a global cooperation.

Gebrüder Weiss is taking over large parts of the operational business of Ipsen Logistics. The logistics company is thus strengthening its presence in Germany and at the same time expanding its global Air & Sea network with national companies in Belgium, Poland and Malaysia.