UPS, the official logistics partner of Expo 2020 in Dubai, is delivering three carbon fiber entrance gates for the exhibition. The delivery of the three gates is the largest cumulative international freight shipment for Expo 2020 handled by UPS.
read more...DB Schenker has opened its first fully solar-powered logistics center in Dubai. The 33,000 square meter DLC II distribution center is located in the Dubai South logistics area, in the immediate vicinity of Al Maktoum International Airport.
read more...On December 5, the gala reception of the Logistics Hall of Fame took place at the Federal Ministry of Transport. Erich Staake, CEO of Duisburger Hafen AG, was inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame as a "modernizer of inland port logistics". The CEO of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, Angela Titzrath, was also honored as "Logistics Leader of the Year 2019".
read more...Zufall logistics group has set the course for the further development of a business division in terms of personnel. Holger Idzikowski takes over the newly created position of Product Manager Contract Logistics.
read more...As part of the growing online business and Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof's new logistics strategy, around 500 new jobs will be created at the Essen-Vogelheim logistics location, which the company will once again operate under its own management together with its logistics partner Fiege.
read more...Deutsche Telekom's "Digitalization Index for SMEs 2019/2020" also took a close look at logistics and transport companies. The result: with an average of 61 index points, the degree of digitalization of traffic, transport and logistics companies is once again well above the average for all sectors this year.
read more...The Bisnode / Dun & Bradstreet rating agency has once again certified Gebrüder Weiss as a particularly reliable business partner with a high level of economic stability.
read more...Dachser and the international children's aid organization terre des hommes want to expand their long-standing joint social commitment in the regions of South Asia, Southern Africa and Latin America.
read more...Schäflein is building a new European distribution center near Schweinfurt and is investing 18 million euros in it. The main customer is the Winora Group.
read more...Frank Schmidt not only has an interesting family history, but also the entrepreneurial gene: in this exclusive interview, he explains how he turned a one-man business into a large, medium-sized logistics service provider and what values are important to him.
read more...Urban infrastructures are overloaded in many places, and delivery traffic is playing its part, driven by growing online trade. Micro-depots could counteract this. In a feasibility study, the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML and agiplan GmbH have investigated how these could be implemented in the future.
read more...How can logistics services and sustainability be improved at the same time? What savings can be achieved in the process? These and other topics were the focus of the second Ortec Roundtable, to which the software manufacturer invited over 40 logistics experts to Bremen.
read more...DPD and Alois Müller Holding GmbH & Co. KG celebrated the start of construction of a "green" depot in Holzgünz near Memmingen in the Unterallgäu region with a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony yesterday, Tuesday. The parcel sorting center is scheduled to go into operation in February 2021. It will replace the previous location in Kempten and will also take over its delivery area when operations begin.
read more...Lack of knowledge or the fear of setting up a comprehensive digital supply chain and tackling outdated processes: These are just two of the reasons why SMEs in particular steer clear of supply chain software. However, the platform of the start-up Limbiq, a spin-off of the IT company Setlog, paves a new path for companies.
read more...Six months after laying the foundation stone, B+S GmbH Logistik und Dienstleistungen opens its new site in the Bremen freight center.
read more...For the third time, the Händlerbund surveyed online retailers on the topics of returns, shipping and packaging in its 2019 logistics study. The results show: Significantly more online retailers than in 2018 feel committed to sustainability.
read more...After Frankfurt, Mumbai and Hyderabad, Dachser has received pharmaceutical certification for a fourth location within ten months in Atlanta, further expanding its network expertise for its customers in the life sciences and healthcare sector.
read more...On November 19 and 20, international experts from the logistics and shipping industry will meet at the 9th Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference (ALMC) in Hong Kong. Around 2,000 participants and over 60 speakers are expected to attend the conference. The Hong Kong Maritime Week flagship event will focus on three main topics: networking within Asia, customer experiences in e-commerce and logistics technologies.
read more...The non-profit initiative "Lean and Green" recognizes ALDI SOUTH for its ongoing commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in logistics.
read more...Miebach Consulting has launched an international survey to identify the most important challenges and trends for supply chain organizations in the pharmaceutical and life science industry.
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