Ceva expands Pacific flights
Ceva Logistics is strengthening its controlled air capacity on key transpacific routes with a new charter programme between Hanoi and Chicago and the renewal of the Wuxi-Chicago service launched in 2025. The decision to use Chicago is intended to capitalise on one of North America’s main logistics hubs through Ceva’s gateway near O’Hare airport. The facility covers around 65,000 square metres in total, including about 32,500 square metres dedicated to freight, with a bonded zone of around 743 square metres and a dual-chamber refrigerated area of about 557 square metres. The new Hanoi-Chicago service operates three times a week using Boeing 777 freighter aircraft and offers same-day departure and arrival. The service targets the high-tech, industrial, distribution and e-commerce sectors and integrates flows from Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City with intermodal, customs clearance and transhipment activities. The Wuxi-Chicago service is entering its second year of operation after the results achieved in 2025. It is now operated by Cma Cgm Air Cargo with two weekly frequencies and capacity of up to 100 tonnes per flight. The company has also expanded its collection network in China to consolidate shipments from several production areas. Customers can choose to use sustainable aviation fuel and other emissions-reduction solutions through the Forplanet programme.
FM Logistic enters Germany
FM Logistic has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Schäflein, marking its first direct entry into the German market. The transaction remains subject to approval by the Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) and the usual closing conditions, so it has not yet been completed. The current management team, comprising Achim Schäflein, Bernd Schäflein and Christoph Heller, will remain in place, while the Schäflein family will retain a minority stake to ensure management continuity. The Schäflein brand will be retained for the near future, with a gradual transition towards a joint presence with FM Logistic planned over several years. The value of the transaction and other financial details have not been disclosed. Schäflein operates in contract logistics and transport, with an established presence in Bavaria and a national and international groupage network with its main hub in Röthlein. About 40% of the company’s turnover comes from industrial customers, which FM Logistic sees as a strategic element in strengthening its presence in the industry and mobility sectors. The transaction is presented as part of the group’s European growth strategy, with the aim of integrating Schäflein’s transport network with existing operations in Poland, Slovakia, Spain and France.
Free driver safety courses
Tapa Emea is offering more than 55,000 free driver safety courses to over 1,100 member companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with a value of more than €1.3 million. The initiative is part of a programme to strengthen driver safety and the resilience of logistics chains, alongside the expansion of secure parking areas and support for the new Certified Carrier Exchange. The online course, available in seven languages, covers risk awareness, transport security and level 1 Tsr requirements for drivers; for non-member companies, it costs €50 per driver. According to Tapa Emea, over the past two years the Tis information system has recorded more than 112,000 cargo crime incidents in 116 countries across the Emea region, with trucks and vans as the main targets. Only 5% of cases with a declared value indicate losses exceeding €2.6 billion. The issue is linked to driver shortages, and Tapa Emea reports that more than 50% of European road haulage companies are unable to expand because of a lack of drivers. The Psr programme for secure parking is described as the most widely adopted standard in Europe, with database-listed sites up 70% year on year and present in 16 countries. At its 2026 annual congress in Oberhausen, the association also announced support for the Certified Carrier Exchange developed by Trans.eu Ggroup, based on Tsr 1, 2 and 3 certifications verified in real time in the Tapa database.
Daimler Truck parts logistics at full capacity
The Daimler Truck Global Parts Center in Halberstadt has become fully operational following the gradual start-up that began in summer 2025. Since 22 June 2026, the new centre has also taken over the final markets previously served from Germersheim and now manages the entire global supply of spare parts for Mercedes-Benz trucks. The site supplies 20 regional centres, which in turn serve dealers in more than 170 countries. The network involves about 2,600 suppliers and almost 3,000 dealers, with a range of up to 300,000 items, from screws to complete cabs. The complex covers around 270,000 square metres gross, of which 260,000 square metres are dedicated to logistics in the first construction phase. Daily operations are entrusted to DP World, which manages goods receipt, shipping and the spare parts warehouse. The centre uses an automated high-bay warehouse covering around 10,000 square metres and standing 40 metres high, with 70,000 wire-mesh containers and 21 stacker cranes. For small spare parts, an Autostore system is in operation with around 160,000 containers and 56 robots. Dynamic location management eliminates fixed storage positions and assigns each spare part through the logistics system. For Daimler Truck, the priority now is to stabilise and optimise processes, with the aim of reducing vehicle downtime through faster and more structured spare parts distribution.
