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DHL Freight opens Berlin site

DHL Freight has inaugurated its new terminal in Berlin-Marienfelde, in the south of the city. With a footprint of 5,200sq m and 48 loading docks it replaces the existing facility in Berlin, which has reached the limits of its capacity. The vehicle fleet includes electric forklifts and natural-gas and battery electric trucks for last-mile deliveries. An energy-saving LED lighting system is installed and charging stations with electricity from renewable sources ... [+]

Dutch post opens Heathrow hub

Dutch postal service (PostNL)’s Spring GDS international subsidiary has opened a new hub at London Heathrow. The 30,000sq m facility can process 40,000 items per day and currently houses 100 staff but has the potential to house double the number in the future. It is ... [+]

Kitchen tables are launch-pad for UK’s trade fight-back

Trading conditions in the UK may be tough at the moment with rising insolvencies but there has also been an upsurge in new small and medium-sized exporters and traders, DHL said in an Outlook Call on 24 January. DHL Express Europe chief executive Mike Parra told ... [+]

Inmar buy to make DHL biggest return logistics operator in North America

DHL Supply Chain will become the largest provider of reverse logistics in North America with its recently announced purchase of Inmar Supply Chain Solutions. Some 800 associates and14 return centers will join the DHL Supply Chain business expanding the company’s North American footprint which currently stands ... [+]

DANX buys German in-night specialist LPR

Copenhagen-based time-critical logistics specialist DANX Carousel has acquired German-based in-night logistics, repair, and field services specialist LPR Group. LPR offers country-wide services including night and day-time express services, emergency logistics, and returns management, as well as warehousing and on-site servicing, including installation, maintenance, and replacement of ... [+]

UPS completes healthcare buys

UPS has completed acquisitions of European healthcare cold-chain logistics providers Frigo-Trans and BPL. Fussgönheim, Germany-headquartered Frigo-Trans’ network includes temperature-controlled warehousing ranging from cryopreservation (-196°C) to ambient (+15° to +25°C) as well as Pan-European cold chain transportation. It provides warehousing and transportation solutions while other services include ... [+]

DPD helps to green the River Lea

Express parcel delivery firm DPD has donated £50,000 to Gasworks Dock Partnership to support nature conservation work at Cody Dock on the banks of the River Lea, next to its Docklands sorting centre.Gasworks Dock Partnership is a registered charity and social enterprise for the community ... [+]

Multimodal opens 2025 registrations

Organisers of the Multimodal exhibition in Birmingham have opened visitor registrations for the 2025 event, which takes place on 17-19 June  at the NEC. Multimodal is launching an AI Clinic on the main floor of the event which aims to be a ‘one stop shop’, debunking ... [+]

FedEx opens in Plzeň, Czech Republic

Federal Express Corporation has officially opened its new facility in Plzeň, Czech Republic. It spans 2,600 square meters—nearly doubling the size of the previous site and features a warehouse and office space, including 23 courier van docking bays and eight additional docks for linehaul vehicles. ... [+]

Neither shaken not stirred – DHL transports priceless goods with care in 2024

Along with the usual parcels, pallets, planeloads, and shipping containers, DHL Group delivered some more unusual consignments in 2024. They included orphaned, disabled chimpanzee Chocolat from Kenya to  a new home  at the Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, UK in August, from poachers in ... [+]