Transport equipment manufacturer fetra has added two more companies to its nationwide competence partner program: the Lutz Group, based in Gersthofen, Bavaria, and the Fulda-based tool expert Wemag.

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At LogiMAT 2023, AutoStore integrator Element Logic will be presenting itself for the first time as a system supplier with a comprehensive range of technology, automation components and IT solutions from a single source.

Hubtex has given its FluX electric multidirectional counterbalance truck an update. The new generation for the 3-tonne load capacity class will celebrate its premiere at LogiMAT 2023.

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In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the importance of cleanliness and hygiene has increasingly come into focus. Zech, based in Straubing, has long been a specialist in this area.

For Freight has established itself in the market segment for Germany-wide retail distribution. A good two and a half years after its foundation, the Fiege subsidiary expects a significant increase in turnover for 2023.

Lars Nennhaus has been a new member of the Executive Board of Duisburger Hafen AG since January 1, 2023 and is responsible for Technology and Operations.

Röhlig Logistics has expanded its global network with the opening of a new branch in São Paulo, Brazil, on January 1, 2023.

Almost three years ago, Oliver Arnold brought his long-time employee Heike Fuchs into his management team as an authorized signatory. At the turn of the year 2022/23, he promoted the 38-year-old to equal Managing Director of Arnold Speditions GmbH.

The port usage fees at JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven will be increased by 5 percent with effect from January 1, 2023.

Transport and logistics service provider Gebrüder Weiss takes over the forwarding company Rentschler Transport + Logistik, based in Altensteig, northern Black Forest, with effect from January 1, 2023.

520 million euros in turnover: this was the target Gruber Logistics had set itself in its three-year strategy for the end of 2023. The South Tyrolean logistics company has now already passed the 500 million euro mark at the end of November.

Daniel Gilgen will become CEO of Gilgen Logistics from January 1, 2023. He will take over the reins from his father Jakob Gilgen and continue to run the family business in the 3rd generation. Jakob Gilgen will remain with the company as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The Rite-Hite group of companies in Europe is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Since the headquarters in Milwaukee were founded in 1965, the main focus has been on improving occupational safety in industrial companies, particularly in the field of intralogistics.

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In December, Geodis officially opened a newly built multi-user logistics facility in Aurach, in the district of Ansbach. It has 26,757 Euro pallet spaces in the high-bay warehouse and 9,000 m² of block storage space and is equipped with a photovoltaic system.

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Nagel-Group has put the first fully electric refrigerated e-truck into operation. The 18-tonne truck with refrigerated box body and refrigeration unit is used for local transport at the Bochum site.

Increasing storage capacity and enabling more efficient processes - with this objective in mind, a new logistics center is being built in Kelheim for Wolfgang Huber GmbH.

In Sachsenheim, northwest of Ludwigsburg, Logivest has leased around 7,000 square meters of warehouse and office space to Duvenbeck Logistics Europe.

In October 2022, BITO-Lagertechnik Bittmann founded another overseas subsidiary, BITO Storage Solutions Canada, Inc. based in Toronto. This makes BITO Canada the storage technology specialist's 16th subsidiary worldwide.

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Geodis has signed an agreement to acquire trans-o-flex, a premium express transport company in Germany specializing in the temperature-controlled transport of pharmaceutical products and the on-time delivery of products for the cosmetics and high-tech industries.

With the OR-TR19 and OR-TR32, packaging specialist Kemapack is launching the world's first battery-powered steel strapping tools.

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