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Why Large Companies Increasingly Opt for 4PL Services

Logistics Bureau

SUMMARY: Because 4PL providers handle a company’s entire chain, including challenges that are thrown up by advances in technology, they are increasingly being favoured over third-party logistics (3PL) providers, especially by big companies with complex supply chains. The Differences between 4PL and 3PL. What is 4PL? What is 3PL?

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AR increases capacity by 40% for AZA Logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

The AZA Group, which has been strengthening the logistics strategy of its subsidiary AZA Logistics, has opened an ambitious logistics warehouse in Sagunto (Valencia) with a capacity for 45,000 pallets thanks to AR Racking ’s industrial storage solutions.

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LSPs eye potential cut at Opel’s Rüsselsheim plant

Automotive Logistics

“We continue to work on improving the utilisation of our plants with profitable vehicles built on Groupe PSA platforms,” said the company. Gefco’s 4PL Solutions division provides services for the carmaker across Europe and Turkey, including the management of 220 separate logistics providers (140 for inbound and 80 for outbound).

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Delivery Group Aims to be ‘One-Stop Provider’ with OnePost Takeover

Logistics Business Magazine

The Delivery Group has taken over ONEPOST (Postal Choices Ltd), for an undisclosed sum, bringing together two players in the UK mail and ecommerce sectors. The post Delivery Group Aims to be ‘One-Stop Provider’ with OnePost Takeover appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Kinaxia Goes North-East with Fresh Freight Group Purchase

Logistics Business Magazine

The Gateshead company, Fresh Freight Group (“FFG”), marks the first North East based purchase, strengthening the Kinaxia Group’s geographical footprint alongside its: North West, Midlands, South, South East and East Anglian counterparts. ” Tweet.

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Stepping up the pace

Automotive Logistics

When Groupe PSA bought Opel/Vauxhall from GM in 2017 for €2.2 Then, when Opel/Vauxhall renewed its contract for fourth-party logistics (4PL) services with Gefco in October 2018 for a further four years, Gefco was tasked with finding further cost reductions and intensifying its optimisation and network engineering activities.

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LSP Awarded a CDP B Rating for Effective Climate Action

Logistics Business Magazine

GEFCO has enthusiastically responded to the CDP questionnaire, which provides a framework for companies to provide information on their climate action performance, including governance and policy, risks and opportunity management, environmental targets and strategy, and scenario analysis.