January 2002 Geodis has announced the re-structuring of its UK and Ireland Operations, including the closure of United Carriers and the acquisition of Pan European Transport Ltd in Ireland
Read MoreTHE Post Office, now formally known as Consignia, yesterday appointed the former Asda chief executive Allan Leighton as its interim chairman. Mr Leighton, who has taken on a number of appointments since leaving Asda, has been a board director of the organisation since April. He is replacing Neville Bain, who retired at the end of the year. A spokesman for Consignia said yesterday that Mr Leighton would spend one day a week in the office and would support chief executive John Roberts.
Read MoreThe Hungarian Post Office Rt has made an open bid for the purchase of all shares of [the state-owned] Postabank Rt at 180 per cent of their nominal value. The bid, which was published in Magyar Toekepiac [Hungarian Stock Market] today, has not yet been approved by the state supervision of financial institutions.
Read MoreAPL Logistics. part of the Singapore-based NOL Group, is continuing its shopping spree. <Previouslv APL Logistics really had very little presence in the US, but the acquisition of GATX Logistics was a major milestone in creating a presence in North and South America.” Mike Gardner, CEO of APL Logistics in Oakland said at a recent press conference in London. One or more acquisitions were being considered in Europe.
Read Moreast week, Thiel AG, based in Grevenmacher (Luxembourg) confirmed that it had acquired the majority of Birkart Glohistics AG’s business divisions. Birkart is headquartered in Aschaffenburg (Bavaria, Germany). The new acquisition will not only enable Thiel AG to break into the fashion logistics sector and expand its activities on the European market, hut also to strengthen its position in Asia, Africa. America and Australia.
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