September 25, 2014 – SEKO Logistics has acquired an equity stake in full service eCommerce agency, Metakinetic, in the company’s latest move to provide a complete solution for growing retailers. Metakinetic has now joined forces with Red Hot Penny, another part of the SEKO Logistics group of companies. The unification of the two agencies under […]
Pressing ahead with the joint venture with a Chinese partner (Frankfurt/Essen/Shenyang, 15 September 2014) DB Schenker is planning a new logistics center for the automobile industry in China. Together with a Chinese partner, DB Schenker is pushing ahead with the creation of a joint venture for logistics services in Shenyang, northeastern China. The project is […]
Academic at the University of Newcastle, Australia wins the international logistics prize worth 10,000 euros – First DB Schenker Science Day on future trends in logistics (Berlin/Frankfurt, 9 September 2014) The DB Schenker Award 2013 goes to Dr. Oluseye Richard Oloruntoba of the University of Newcastle in Australia. The academic was recognized for his dissertation […]
Combining modes of transportation across three continents shortens delivery time by almost four weeks (Frankfurt/Essen, 15 August 2014) For the first time ever, the logistics experts at DB Schenker have combined transportation by rail, road and air across three continents to organize a delivery for an electronics manufacturer from China to South America. In total, […]
August 6, 2014 – DB Schenker strengthens its foothold in Vietnam’s logistics arena with the recent acquisition of the outstanding 49 percent of the shares in its joint venture with Gemadept Logistics. Schenker Gemadept Logistics was formed in July 2007 to provide logistics and supply chain services through an agreement between Schenker Vietnam Co., Ltd. […]
Ireland is the latest country in SEKO Logistics’ European network to achieve full certification as an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO). July 15, 2014 – SEKO Logistics’ operations in the Netherlands and Denmark are already AEO-approved, and France and Germany will be the next countries in its network to gain certification as part of the company’s […]
July 11, 2014 – SEKO Logistics is keeping pace with phenomenal growth in UK retailers’ online sales by investing in a further 152,000 sq ft logistics centre to support its omni-channel services for Global fulfilment, delivery management, returns solutions and ecommerce development and design. The new location in Milton Keynes follows the opening of a […]
GREENSBORO, NC (March 3, 2014) – Mack Trucks will present two Mack® Granite® Medium Heavy Duty (MHD) 6×4 models in its booth at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. The MHD model offers a lower-cost, lighter-weight option, without compromising Mack’s legendary durability and reliability. Visitors to Mack booth No. 3527 at the Indianapolis Convention […]
Retailers Must Address Buyers’ Complex Path to Purchase Reston, VA and Atlanta, June 11, 2014 – Online shoppers want retailers to make it easier to purchase their goods and services. Consumers also want websites and stores to work better together. For now, they also prefer to evaluate and purchase products from their desktops rather than […]
June 06 2014 – As part of the ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day, FedEx was proud to join European and American business leaders at the Freedom and Solidarity Summit in Caen, France. David Binks, FedEx Express president of EMEA, addressed the attending international students as well as business and political leaders, stressing a ‘common […]