After almost 24 years at the helm of LGI Logistics Group International, CEO Andreas Bunz has announced his resignation in late summer 2019. His successor will be Bernd Schwenger.
read more...Mini hub and Movr box from Rytle
Following its successful launch last year, UPS is further expanding its city logistics solution for parcel delivery in Munich.
read more...Fiege is planning a new logistics location on a 12.5 hectare site in Emmerich am Rhein. In the border region in the north-west of North Rhine-Westphalia, 64,000 square meters of logistics space will be created in two construction phases.
read more...The Central German Logistics Network was founded ten years ago not far from Leipzig/Halle Airport with the aim of supporting small and medium-sized companies in the logistics sector.
read more...UPS now wants to implement its sustainable delivery concept with e-cargo bikes in Karlsruhe. These are particularly suitable for narrow streets. The drivers will pick up and deliver the parcels from a micro-depot.
read more...500-E transporter for start-up
StreetScooter, a provider of electrically powered commercial vehicles, has received another major order for its e-transporters. The start-up UZE Mobility is buying 500 Work and Work L models from the Deutsche Post subsidiary. They are to be used as zero-emission car-sharing vehicles in selected major cities.
read more...Logistics and fulfillment specialist Loxxess and tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris have expanded and extended their cooperation. As part of a tender, Philip Morris Manufacturing GmbH (PMMG) has entrusted the takeover of further areas to Loxxess.
read more...The delivery robot developed by Yape was able to hold its own against international products for industry and logistics in the "Utility Vehicles" category of the German Design Award 2019. The award ceremony will take place on February 8 in Frankfurt am Main.
read more...Gerd Peters is the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Hoyer Group, continuing his long career with the company. Together with Ortwin Nast as Chief Executive Officer, he forms the Executive Board of the international logistics company.
read more...Joint venture for future project
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG and the American research and development company Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) are working together on the idea of transporting containers at high speed through a tube to and from the Port of Hamburg.
read more...Competition: Sustainable urban logistics
The "GeNaLog" research project was recognized as one of the winning projects in the "Sustainable Urban Logistics" competition by Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze. The basic idea of the project is to shift some of the delivery traffic to the night and off-peak hours in order to reduce emissions.
read more...In order to set the course for the HOYER Group's continued profitable growth, the logistics company is increasing its investment budget from around EUR 90 million in the current 2018 calendar year to a record level of EUR 173 million for 2019.
read more...Topics relating to digitalization and its effects and opportunities for logistics were the focus of the 19th TEAM Logistics Forum on 27 November in Paderborn. Over 450 participants were inspired by presentations on visions and solutions for intralogistics in their own companies.
read more...The sixth class of Bremen Logistics Ambassadors was honored on November 27. The federal state now has around 70 logistics ambassadors from 30 nations. Their aim is to make the city-state's logistics expertise known worldwide.
read more...The logistics service provider Rhenus will take over the shares of the freight forwarder Nellen & Quack at the beginning of January, subject to approval by the antitrust authorities. Rhenus would like to strengthen its presence in North Rhine-Westphalia through the acquisition.
read more...Real-time parcel tracking for the first time
Parcel donations for the "Christmas in a Shoebox" gift campaign can still be brought in until November 15. For the first time this year, the parcel packers can follow the transportation of the gift packages to the recipient countries almost in real time.
read more...ID Logistics has been commissioned to operate a new refrigerated logistics platform by the catering and hotel wholesale company Makro. The 16,000 square meter logistics facility is located in the Getafe industrial area of the Madrid metropolitan region.
read more...If you had told the merchants who founded Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft in 1877 that more than a century and a half later, self-propelled robots would be whizzing through their warehouses, they would probably have thought you were crazy.
read more...The parcel and express service provider DPD has started construction work on a new parcel sorting center in Augsburg with the general contractor LIST Bau Bielefeld. DPD is investing 45 million euros in the new 53,500 square meter building.
read more...Even as a medium-sized logistics company, you can win over global players. With its expertise in contract logistics and e-commerce, pfenning logistics has expanded its business with well-known international customers in recent months.
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