Führungswechsel bei DB Schenker Logistics in Ungarn

Sándor Barényi tritt bei der Schenker Kft. die Nachfolge des soeben in Pension getretenen László Káldor an    In der Geschäftsleitung der Schenker Kft. hat sich eine personelle Veränderung vollzogen. László Káldor, Managing Director/Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung der ungarischen Landesgesellschaft von DB Schenker Logistics, ist zum 31 März in den Ruhestand getreten. Er hat das Unternehmen…

Prologis bildet Milliarden Joint Venture in Europa

Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD) hat gestern die endgültige Vertragsunterzeichnung für die Bildung des in Euro notierenden Joint Ventures Prologis European Logistics Partners Sàrl bekannt gegeben. Das neue Unternehmen wird ein Portfolio aus hochwertigen Logistikimmobilien erwerben, die sich im vollständigen Besitz von Prologis in 11 europäischen, global relevanten Zielmärkten befinden.    Partner von Prologis ist Norges…

Deutsche Post DHL to improve its operating cash flow

Favourable capital-market conditions motivate Deutsche Post DHL to borrow funds up to EUR 2 billion   Deutsche Post DHL, the world’s leading mail and logistics group, is taking advantage of the favourable capital-market conditions to obtain long-term funding for a further portion of its pension obligations. The Group plans to use an array of financing…

Triton verkauft Dematic an Finanzinvestor

Von Triton beratene Fonds verkaufen den Logistikspezialisten Dematic, weltweit führender Komplettanbieter für Logistikautomatisierung, an den Finanzinvestor AEA Investors (“AEA”) und Teachers‘ Private Capital ("TPC"), den auf Private Equity spezialisierten Teil des kanadischen Pensionsfonds Ontario Teachers’s Pension Plan. Im Zuge des Verkaufs werden die bestehenden Anleihen in Höhe von rund € 450 Millionen zurückgezahlt. Dematic erwirtschaftet…

YRC Worldwide Reports Second Consecutive Quarter of Positive Operating Income; Regional Transportation Delivers a 93.5 Operating Ratio

YRC Worldwide Inc today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2012.   Consolidated operating revenue for the third quarter of 2012 was $1.237 billion, 3.1% lower than 2011, and consolidated operating income increased $53.4 million to $27.3 million, which included a $2.3 million gain on asset disposals. This is the second consecutive quarter…

Half Year Results of Deufol AG – A stronger operating first half year 2012

Deufol AG with a stronger operating first half year 2012 • Sales € 158.0 million (+ 3.9 %; previous year € 152.1 million) • Adjusted EBITA (after one-off expenses) € 5.16 million (+ 20.3 %) • EBITA from continuing operations € 2.61 million (– 50.5 %; previous year € 5.07 million) • Operating cash flow…

Con-way Inc. reported 2012 second-quarter net income

Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW) today reported 2012 second-quarter net income of $41.8 million, or 74 cents per diluted share. The results compare to second-quarter 2011 net income of $29.4 million, or 52 cents per diluted share.   On a non-GAAP basis, earnings per diluted share were 66 cents in the 2012 second quarter compared to 50…

YRC Worldwide Reports Positive Operating Income for Second Quarter

Continued Year-over-Year Operating Improvement and Margin Expansion Best Second Quarter Liquidity since 2008   Consolidated operating revenue for the second quarter of 2012 was $1.251 billion, just 0.5% under 2011, and consolidated operating income was $15.5 million, which included a $6.5 million gain on asset disposals. This is the first time since third quarter of…

Deutsche Post DHL gets 298m euro state aid bill

The German government has demanded that Deutsche Post DHL repay 298 million euros in state aid, following a European Commission ruling in January that the money must be returned.   However, the figure is less than that 500m euros – 1bn euros that had originally been expected.   The commission began an investigation into state…

UPS DELIVERS RECORD 4Q RESULTS

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced fourth quarter 2011 adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.28, a 21% improvement over the prior-year period.  Total revenue increased 6% to $14.2 billion and adjusted operating profit climbed 17% to more than $2 billion.   Last Friday, the company announced a change in pension accounting to a mark-to-market methodology.  Adopted…

bAV-Alternative für die Automobilbranche

Die Automobil- und Zulieferbranche kann sich über das renommierte Beratungshaus Auxilion AG (www.auxilion.de) einen entscheidenden Wettbewerbsvorteil sichern. Die bAV-Profis bieten mit einem System der innerbetrieblichen Altersvorsorge eine erfolgreiche Alternative zur klassischen betrieblichen Altersvorsorge (bAV) an. "Das alternative Vorsorgesystem ermöglicht, qualifizierte Mitarbeiter an das Unternehmen zu binden. Auch wenn sich im Jahr 2011 Rekorde in den…

Wincanton announces European Commission approval of Mainland European disposal

Wincanton has announced that the European Commission has approved the disposal of its remaining operations in Mainland Europe to Rhenus AG & Co. KG, which was announced on August 15, 2011. The disposal is expected to complete on January 2, 2012.   In August 2011, Wincanton announced an agreement to sell its operations in Mainland…

Prologis sells sizeable stake in its Brazilian industrial park

Prologis, Inc. has announced that PREVI (a pension fund for the employees of the Bank of Brazil and the largest pension fund in Latin America) has purchased a 90% interest in the Prologis CCP Cajamar Industrial Park (Cajamar). At completion, the Cajamar development is expected to comprise seven new Class-A logistics facilities with a total…

UPS earnings per share rise 14% on 8% revenue growth in 3Q

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced diluted earnings per share of $1.06 for the third quarter of 2011, a 14% improvement over the adjusted $0.93 for the prior-year period.  Total revenue increased 8% to $13.2 billion.  The results were driven by the U.S. Domestic and Supply Chain & Freight segments.  U.S. Domestic operating margin improved to 13.1%…

UPS EBITDA up 19% in Q2

UPS has announced its second quarter financial figures, with consolidated operating profit up 19.29% and an 8.11% increase in revenues. With a 68% increase in average daily volumes, consolidated operating profit (adjusted) was US$1.67 billion (Q2 2010: $12.2bn), on revenues of US$13.19 billion (Q2 2010: $12.2bn). For the six-month period ended June 30th, UPS generated…

Livingston sells event logistics business to ICECORP; transitions domestic logistics activities to Schenker

Following the announcement that Livingston International signed an agreement to transition the bulk of its warehousing and ground transportation business to Schenker of Canada, the company has now sold Livingston Event Logistics to ICECORP Logistics. Canada-based Livingston International has sold its event logistics business, which provides specialised services for trade shows and other events, to…

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Das Kreuz mit den Pensionen

Sparpakete und Hacklerregelung, Ausschreitungen und Proteste, Durchrechnungszeiten und Einmal-Zahlungen. Die Medien sind voll von Beiträgen rund um das Thema Pension und die Frage, ab welchem Alter man den Ruhestand antreten darf. Fakt ist: wir werden immer älter, und die Zeit bleibt nicht stehen!  Hand aufs Herz: wer zieht es nicht vor, noch bei guter Gesundheit…

Rezept gegen Fachkräftemangel in der Logistik

Die qualifizierten Älteren gehen in Pension, demografisch bedingt rücken weniger Junge nach: Für die Logistikbranche in Berlin-Brandenburg zeichnet sich ein Mangel an Fachkräften ab. Ob IT-Spezialist, Triebfahrzeugführer oder Servicetechniker – die Bewerberzahlen sinken; Unternehmen haben zunehmend Schwierigkeiten, offene Stellen adäquat zu besetzen.  Die Gründe sind vielfältig:  1. Der demografische Wandel lässt die Zahl der Auszubildenden…

Supply chain agility is key to keeping the logistics sector moving during strikes

Following the recent wave of austerity strikes in Europe, emergency logistics specialist Evolution Time Critical is advising manufacturers and their suppliers to take a more creative approach to contingency planning. Spanish airlines operated just 40 percent of international flights during austerity strikes in September, while chaos was experienced on French road networks in October as…

Q1 M u.A activity in transportation & logistics sector indicates recovery

A general increase in merger & acquisition activity during the first quarter is a sign of recovery in the global transportation and logistics sector, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report. 34 deals were announced in the first quarter of 2010, which exceeds the total number of deals announced in each of the four quarters last…

Frost & Sullivan: As Ash Clears, Airlines See the Need for Change

Frost & Sullivan’s Commercial Aviation Consulting Analyst, Max Sukkhasantikul, comments on latest developments on volcanic ash impact on the airline industry.   LONDON – 22 April, 2010 –While it may have taken the global economic recession a full year to deprive the airline industry of USD 11 billion, it took a spewing volcano just six…

Gazeley baut neues Logistikzentrum für Butcher’s Pet Care

Gazeley startet 2010 mit der Entwicklung einer neuen Immobilie in der Region von Birmingham. Dabei handelt es sich um die neue Hauptniederlassung des britischen Tiernahrungsherstellers Butcher’s Pet Care, der dort seine Produktion und Distribution für ganz UK bündelt. Die rund 24.150 m² große Immobilie errichtet Gazeley im G.Park Crick, einem knapp 40 Hektar großen Logistikpark…

Gazeley baut neues Logistikzentrum für Butcher’s Pet Care

Neue Niederlassung für Butchers in Birmingham   Gazeley startet 2010 mit der Entwicklung einer neuen Immobilie in der Region von Birmingham. Dabei handelt es sich um die neue Hauptniederlassung des britischen Tiernahrungsherstellers Butcher’s Pet Care, der dort seine Produktion und Distribution für ganz UK bündelt.   Die rund 24.150 m² große Immobilie errichtet Gazeley im…

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