The Toll Group, now a division of Japan Post, has unveiled its blueprint for Toll City – a 100,000 square metre Toll City logistics hub in Singapore. The S$228 million (US$166 million) five-level, ramp-up facility will house state-of-the-art automation systems to improve productivity and operating efficiency for Toll and its customers in Singapore and in the region. The investment by Toll is its first since Japan Post acquired the Australian based logistics and express company in … [Read more...] about Toll unveils blueprint for S$228m logistics hub in Singapore
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Agility to develop 40 acre distribution park in Ghana
Agility broke ground on construction of a distribution park on a 40-acre site in the Tema Port Free Trade Zone Enclave in Accra, Ghana. The Agility Distribution Park, one of a series of logistics hubs that Agility is building across the African continent, will provide international standard logistics infrastructure to local, regional and global companies operating in Ghana. The network of Agility Distribution Parks being developed across Africa will serve the growing requirements of … [Read more...] about Agility to develop 40 acre distribution park in Ghana
TNT to build Melbourne logistics facility
The largest transport and logistics ‘super hub’ in TNT’s global network is under construction at Tullamarine. The 38,000 square metres facility – big enough to house more than five soccer pitches – occupies nearly a third of the 121,000 square metres site near Tullamarine Airport and is due for completion in July 2015. The new depot will open for business in September 2015 and operate as TNT's Victorian head office and as a hub to other TNT depots … [Read more...] about TNT to build Melbourne logistics facility
Damco extends operations to Zimbabwe
A.P. Moller – Maersk Group’s logistics arm, Damco has expanded its operationsinto Zimbabwe, East Africa. “With signs of the Zimbabwe economy stabilising combined with general trends of a more liberal economic environment and increased access to foreign credit, Damco believes that the new office in Harare will play a central role in offering Zimbabwean and regional customers much better commercial opportunities and added flexibility,†said Damco in a … [Read more...] about Damco extends operations to Zimbabwe
Agility opens new Malaysian logistics hub
Agility has opened a logistics hub close to Kuala Lumpur, boosting the company’s total warehousing capacity in Malaysia to over 34,000 sq. m. The new 13,000 sq. m. facility in Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam has 12 loading docks and 14,000 pallet positions and dedicated areas for pick and pack, kitting to line operations, consolidation and deconsolidation, cross docking, RMA programs, and reverse logistics. The new facility also includes an office facility of close to 3,000 sq. m, which … [Read more...] about Agility opens new Malaysian logistics hub
